"Earth hath no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal."
Saint Thomas More
Saint Thomas More
Unfortunately we may have to wait
until we get to Heaven.
"The Virgin" - Joseph Stella
"The Virgin" - Joseph Stella
St. Julia of Corsica - My Patron Saint for the year 2010
Sancta Julia .... Feast Day May 22 She holds the Palm of martyrdom, a small crucifix and stands before a larger crucifix, the symbol of her crucifixion. Image and information available HERE
St. Julia Billiart, My 2nd St. Julia Patron Saint for the year 2010
Feast Day April 8th Her organization became the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame (Institute of Notre Dame; Sisters of Notre Dame), dedicated to the Christian education of girls. Canonized in 1970. Read more HERE
St. Genevieve , my patron saint for 2009. Saint Genevieve, Pray For Us.
Click on picture to read about St. Genevieve. Patroness of Paris. I guess this means I'll have to go to Paris in 2009........PRAYER TO SAINT GENEVIEVE................Loving Saint Genevieve, fair patron saint of Paris, lead us in your path of courage and valor. May we fearlessly defend what is right and true, may we turn not away from the fear and anguish of others but stand beside them as you did, and by your holy example help us to find eternal life among the warrior princes of the archangels, and all who serve God and His truth without reservation. (by G. Albert)
St. Isidore, my patron saint for 2008. St. Isidore, Pray for us.
Saint Isidore - O tiller of the soil, dear St. Isidore, it is said that while you labored in the field, "your hand was on the plow but your heart was ever blessed with the thought of God." Now that you are with our Lord in Heaven, ask Him to give us the grace to become accustomed to offer our daily toil to Him; ask Him to bless our land and our home and our harvest; ask Him to bless us in time and in eternity. Amen St. Isidore the Farmer Feast day: May 15th(b. 1070 – d. 1130) Spanish saint and patron saint of farmers and farmworkers
St. Joseph, my patron saint for 2007. St. Joseph, Pray for us.
O God, who in thy ineffable Providence did vouchsafe to choose St. Joseph to be the spouse of Your most holy Mother, grant we beseech You, that he whom we venerate as our protector on earth may be our intercessor in Heaven. Who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen
Call Your Mother
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The Window Shows It All
When I first started blogging I had no idea what my focus would be. Unlike Chelsey, our standard poodle, who had her focus on keeping us safe from the outside world. That’s why I named the blog The Window Shows it All. I later decided sharing my holy card collection would be my goal and that’s why my computer address is not Holy Cards for Inspiration.
Visitor Map from 10-10 until Present
December 16, 2009-April 5, 2010 ....Visitors and their country's flag......
Click on a flag, then when the next page opens click on flag to learn about that particular country.
8 comments:
I love this card. It is so moving. Great quote too.
Absolutely heart moving...God bless you Micky!
Jessica and Prayerflowers - Thank you for your kind words. I just learned something about this picture also. In Icon work, putting a "star" on Mary's clothes or headpiece, indicates virginity. I'm sure some icon masters out there could confirm this for me. Thanks all.
What a beautiful card, Micki, and the sorrow shown in Our Lady's face really is that of a mother's grief. Thank You.
Best Regards, Lynneda
There are supposed to be three stars, which represent her continuing virginity; before she was pregnant, when she had Jesus and afterwards. I'm nowhere near any reference materials.
Nan,
The three stars are supposed to be on the shoulders and above the forehead. We can see the two on the shoulders. It is not possible to see the third one, because the head is tilted back.
John
John, if you had read all previous comments, you might realize that rather than this card per se, I was talking about iconography of Mary, generally.
Lynneda - "Mother's grief"....oh how we can only imagine how sorrowful that was.
John and Nan - I think it's just interesting to know that the iconographers (is that the word?) have that artistic way of showing a message. I only just learned that myself. Thank you both.
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