The Visitation..........May 31

Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth. She is greeted with these words.."Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb."
Let us reach out to help others.
Lace card dated 1885.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus..........May 30

"Loving Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ,

You move hearts that are harder than rock,

You melt spirits that are colder than ice,

and You reach souls that are more impenetrable than diamonds.

Touch my heart with your sacred wounds.....

let my heart never rest until it finds You,

who are its center,

its love,

and its happiness....

Place my weak heart in Your own divine Heart...."

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Make our hearts like unto Thine.

St. Joan of Arc (Early) Feast Day..........May 29

Today I will post, one day early, a holy card in memory of St. Joan of Arc.
Patroness of France
Feast Day May 30th

"One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying. "

" O God who made this beautiful earth, when will it be ready to receive your saints? How long, O Lord?

How long?"

Anonymous

*Jesus At The Door..........May 28

JESUS AT THE DOOR

I hurried through my daily chores

And didn't stop to pray,

But a knocking sounded in my head

Did you make time for Me today?

I had so much that I must do

I pushed the thought away,

And hurried on to get things done

I 've no time to pray today.

When at last my work was finished

Happy...I should have been

But within me I felt empty

There's that knocking in my head again.

Down on my knees I dropped

With Jesus I would soar,

To answer that sweet knocking

It's Jesus at the door.

Charlotte Anselmo

Sheep Drinking..........May 27

"The Mother of the Creator

has power both in heaven and on earth."

St. Bonaventure

Mary is both the Mother of the Shepherd

and the Mother of the Lamb.

Thank the Holy Spirit..........May 26

"Thank the Holy Ghost for

continuing,

through the priests,

to produce Him daily

on the altar,

as He did the first time

in Mary's virginal womb."

http://www.catholictradition.org/main-index.htm

Translation from John.

-- [At the top:] "It is in communicating with my visible Being that you will unite yourself with my infinite Being." Come to take your turn at the holy table where the voice of the Spouse calls His friends. "All of you, come to Me! I am the living Bread, and in Me alone your souls will find superhuman food." -- [Beside the crown of thorns:] Prayer... Love -- [At the bottom:] Vanity, all is mere vanity. Pleasure! Pleasure! misleading drunkenness, which promises benefits so sweet -- ah! -- in your enchanting cup, I have found only disgusting bitterness!

Blessed Virgin..........May 25

We are still in Alaska but I'd like to

take this time to wish our

son a Happy Birthday.

"It is the nature of Jesus Christ

to lead us surely to the Father.

In the same way,

it is the nature of the Blessed Virgin

to lead us surely to Jesus.

St. Louis Grignion de Montfort

1673-1716

Our Lady of the Congo..........May 24

"Place yourself in Mary's hands;

she will think of everything

and provide for the needs of soul and body.

Therefore, be at peace, be at complete peace,

with unlimited confidence in her!"

St. Maximilian Kolbe

1894-1941

Angel With Chalice..........May 23

"He gave us His blood, His life, Himself
in the Blessed Sacrament;
there remains nothing more to give us."

St. Alphonsus Liguori
1696-1787

Thank you Janette.

Translation from John. Thank You.

"He is a God hidden by love. Approach Him, and you will be enlightened."

-- François Fénelon, a French theologian (1651-1715)

Who Is Jesus?..........May 22

"In Christ we have all things,
He is everything to us.
If you have wounds to heal,
He is a physician;
If fever scorches you,
He is a fountain.
Would you punish evil doing,
He is justice.
If you need help,
He is strength;
If you fear death,
He is life;
If you hunger,
He is food."

St. Ambrose

Alaskan Trip..........May 21

Hello dear viewers of this Holy Card Blog.
I want to let you know that I will be back in about 8-9 days. We are going on a cruise through Alaska and I ask you all for prayers for a safe trip and return.

I thought this Mary with Eskimo children would be an appropriate card to leave you with. Double click the card to enlarge. Note the little child with the rosary. Also, be sure to see Mary's headpiece....is that some kind of animal?

I do hope that you might leave an e-mail message while I'm gone with any comments. Please email me here.

With "bloggspot" I am able to pre-date holy cards to be posted while I am gone. So althought new cards will be posted daily, I will not be here. I hope you enjoy. Please keep us covered with your prayers.

Hugs and Prayers for you,
Micki

The Chalice..........May 20

"It is so consoling to think that Jesus,

Divine Strength Itself,

has experienced our weakness,

that He trembled at the sight of the bitter chalice,

the chalice that He had so ardently desired."

St. Therese of Lisieux

Translation from John:

"Renewal of the Vows of Baptism"

Waiting for You..........May 19

"No where on earth are you more welcomed,

no where on earth are you more loved,

than by Jesus,

living and truly present

in the Most Blessed Sacrament...

He is really there in person waiting just for you."

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Translation from our good friend, John.

Thank you always.

[At the top:] The pause on the journey -- or the daily visit.

[At the bottom:] It is only there that my heart is at rest. Everything is taken away from my sight before that tabernacle. If someone were to ask me, "Where is your happiness?" -- I would answer, "Look! Jesus, through a miracle, has placed His home in the midst of my exile."

Holy Trinity Sunday..........May 18

Glory be to the Father,

To the Son,

and

To the Holy Spirit.

Blessed be the Holy Trinity

and undivided unity.

We will give glory to Him,

because He has shown mercy to us.

(Another card that you should click

on to see in its larger view.)

Thanks to Nan who emailed me....
"The angels across the top look more like bundled up babies than anything until you click on the card to make it bigger; only then is it clear they're wrapped in their own wings!"

The Light..........May 17

"To me Jesus is the Life I want to live,

the Light I want to reflect,

the Way to the Father,

the Love I want to express,

the Joy I want to share,

the Peace I want to sow around me.

Jesus is everything to me."

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Hummel Madonna..........May 16

"Whoever does not have

a great love for the Mother of God

does not have a great love for Her Son."

Saint Joseph Cafasso

Feast of St. Isidore the Farmer........May 15

Patron of farmers and rural communities.


All day long he walked behind a plow and communed with God.
A simple laborer achieving sainthood shows labor has dignity, sainthood does not stem from status; contemplation does not depend on learning.

There are legends about angels helping him in his work in the fields and mysterious oxen.

St. Isidore is "my saint for this year".....see sidebar
on the left.

Pray for us St. Isidore and give us the grace to become accustomed to offer our daily toil to God. We don't have to be "country folk" to "toil" in the fields. Some toil in the kitchen or city offices.

The Rosary..........May 14

"Of all prayers, the Rosary is the most beautiful and the richest in grace; of all, it is the one which is most pleasing to Mary, the Virgin Most Holy. Therefore, love the Rosary and recite it every day with devotion."

Saint Pius X

Thanks to John for translation.

[At the top:]Gentle Heart of Jesus, be my love.

[At the bottom:] How good, how merciful -- the Heart of Jesus! How sweet for us to love it and to enjoy its benefits!

Our Lady of Fatima..........May 13

"I will never leave you alone.

My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge

and the way that will lead you to God."

"Jesus wants to establish the devotion to my Immaculate Heart in the world.

I promise salvation to those who embrace it, and their souls will be loved by God

as flowers placed by myself

to adorn His throne."

(Our Lady of Fatima: June 13, 1917)

Mary's Spirit..........May12

"Let the soul of Mary

be in each of us

to glorify the Lord

let the spirit of Mary

be in each of us

to rejoice in God."

St. Ambrose

Mother's Day and Pentecost..........May 11

The ascension of God's Son to heaven did not leave us abandoned and helpless. By the divine will, the Third Person of the Trinity is to be the soul and guiding light of Christ's Mystical Body.

Be sure to click on the card to see it in its enlarged beauty.

Wishing all the mothers a very blessed Mother's Day.
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Our Lady of Good Humor..........May 10

"Mary is more prompt than all the Saints in coming to our aid. She has a great desire to comfort us.

The moment she is invoked, she welcomes our prayers and grants us her assistance."

St. Alphonsus Lilguori

Thanks again to John for always coming up with the translations.

[At the bottom:] "Christian joy presupposes a person capable of natural joys. These natural joys were often used by Christ as a starting point when He proclaimed the kingdom of God." (From the Apostolic Exhortation, "Rejoice in the Lord," given by Pope Paul VI on May 9, 1975 [translation found at http://www.vatican.va/])

Charity..........May 9

Why Christian charity is inexhaustible.

The more I love,

the more God loves me....

The more I give,

the more God gives me.....

He whose heart is filled with love

always has something to give.

Translation thanks to John.

[At the top:]WHY CHRISTIAN CHARITY IS INEXHAUSTIBLE [At the bottom:]The more I love, the more God loves me ...The more I give, the more God gives me ...He always has whence he may give whose bosom is full of charity.

The Grave..........May 8

"We go to the grave of a friend,

saying,

"A man is dead;"

but angels throng about him,

saying, A man is born."

Henry Ward Beecher

Open the Door to Jesus..........May 7

When Jesus knocks at the door of our heart,

we basically have only four options:

Reject Him.

Ignore Him.

Appease Him.

Obey Him.

“Whoever hears my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father; and I too will love him and show myself to him. “

John 14:21

Good Shepherd..........May 6

"Jesus, the Good Shepherd, is at the same time light and love.

That is to say, He is the truth in charity."

Pope Pius XII

Lord Jesus, let me be attached to You in truth and love. Grant that I may always follow You as my Shepherd amid the perils and trials of this life.

Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament.......... May 5

Virgin Immaculate,

mother of Jesus and our mother,

we invoke you under the title of

Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Because you are the mother of the Savior

who lives in the Eucharist.

It was from you He took the flesh and blood which He feeds us in the Sacred Host.

Ascension of the Lord ..........May 4

God ascends His throne amid shouts of joy, the Lord is taken up with the sound of trumpets, alleluia!

Psalm 46:6

O Almighty God, we firmly believe that your only begotten Son, our Redeemer, ascended this day into heaven. May our minds dwell always on this heavenly home.

Be sure to click on the card to see it enlarged.

Feast of Sts. Philip and James..........May 3

"From St. Philip we must particularly learn an ardent love of God, and desire to see the Father. He asked only this favor, because this was his only desire. Is it ours? Do we feel it so perfect as to extinguish all inordinate earthly affections and desires? "

From Fr. Alban Butler
"The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints"

Read more here.

Bring Flowers..........May 2

Bring flowers of the fairest

Bring flowers of the rarest

From garden and woodland

And hillside and vale.

Our full hearts are swelling,

Our Glad voices telling

The praise of the loveliest Rose of the vale.

Sister Nealis' St. Joseph the Worker.........May 1

Today we also celebrate the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. This feast day was instituted in 1955 in response to "May Day" celebrations for workers .

This is a holy card repeat. However I think it is most appropriate for this feast.

Good St. Joseph, teach us how to work with others with love.

Confirmation...Gifts of the Holy Spirit..........April 30

CONFIRMATION

coming up at our local Church.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL

The gift of wisdom corresponds to the virtue of charity.
The gift of understanding corresponds to the virtue of faith.
The gift of knowledge corresponds to the virtue of faith.
The gift of counsel corresponds to the virtue of prudence.
The gift of fortitude corresponds to the virtue of fortitude.
The gift of piety corresponds to the virtue of justice.
The gift of fear of the Lord corresponds to the virtue of hope.

To read more about the Gifts of the Holy Spirit click here

Feast of St. Catherine of Siena.......... April 29

St. Catherine of Siena
Virgin and Doctor of the Church

Patroness of Fire Prevention


At eighteen years of age she received the habit of the Third Order of St. Dominic. She died at the age of 33.

St. Catherine has long been regarded as one of the finest theological minds in the Church--as is shown by her outstanding work, Dialogue--and in 1970 Pope Paul VI declared her a Doctor of the Church.

Read more about St. Catherine of Siena here.

See, Listen, Love..........April 28

"To see Jesus

is to see God.

To listen to Jesus

is to listen to God.

To love Jesus

is to love God."

Fr. Bernard

Holy Trinity..........April 27

O Most Holy Trinity,

Undivided Unity,

Holy God,

Mighty God,

God Immortal Be Adored.

Holy Family Prayer..........April 26

PRAYER TO THE HOLY FAMILY

O Heavenly Father, our loving God, you have given us the Holy Family as our patron to bless and guide our families that the fruit of the Holy Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self-control - shall reign in our homes.

St. Mark Feast Day..........April 25

St. Mark
Patron of Venice, Italy
Patron of Notaries

St. Mark is represented with a lion lying at his feet, because the lion, one of the four symbolical animals in the vision of Ezechiel makes the desert re-echo with its roaring.

God our Father, You helped St. Mark the Evangelist with Your grace so that he could preach the Good News of Christ. Help us to know You well so that we may faithfully live our lives as followers of Christ.

The Chalice..........April 24

"Almighty Father,

I place the Precious Blood of Jesus

before my lips before I pray,

that my prayers may be purified

before they ascend

to Your divine altar."

Sr. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi

River of Suffering..........April 23

And I saw the River
over which every soul must pass
to reach the Kingdom of Heaven,
and the name of the River was SUFFERING...
and I saw the Boat which carries souls across the River,
and the name of that Boat was...LOVE."

St. John of the Cross

Guardian Angel..........April 22

I will sing

even when I must pick my flowers

amid thorn.

The longer and sharper the thorns are,

the sweeter my song will sound.

St. Therese, The Little Flower

Cross and Book..........April 21

The crucifix is an open book

that all can read.

The crucifix is an infinite

declaration of love.

St. Catherine of Siena

Lord, inspire me to read the Crucifix often.

HIM..........April 20

O holy and immaculate Virgin,

how shall I praise you as I ought?

You have borne in your womb

HIM

whom the heavens could not contain.

God's Messengers..........April 19

"The Angels are the shepherds of our souls.

Not content with bringing our messages to God,

they also bring God's messages to us.

They nourish our souls

with their delightful inspirations

as well as their Divine communications."

St. John of the Cross

Silence..........April 18

"Silence exists so that we might speak to God.

And it is in silence that God communicates His graces to us."

St. Vincent de Paul

The world was silenced at His birth.

Meschini (artist) Jesus and Birds..........April 17

"Whenever our eyes feast on a spectacular scene--

such as a magnificent landscape, or a splendid sunset, or a beautiful star-studded sky--

let us realize that it is only a pale reflection of the Divine Beauty.

Let us then bless the Lord as being the sole source of all good."

St. Theresa of Avila

Come to the Tabernacle..........April 16

"Jesus knows how to comfort us.

So when you are desolate,

leave creatures behind.

Come to the tabernacle,

and you will always find strength and consolation."

St. Peter Eymard

Holy Father..........April 15

WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES

POPE BENEDICT XVI

April 15-20, 2008

"The one who has hope lives differently;

the one who hopes has been granted

the gift of a new life."

Pope Benedict, Spe. Salvi, 2

Mass..........April 14

"When you are at Mass,

be there as if you were on Calvary.

For it is the same sacrifice

and the same Jesus Christ

who is doing for you

what He did on the cross for all human beings.

St. John Baptist de la Salle

*The Good Shepherd..........April 13

"It takes some of us a lifetime

to learn that Christ, our Good Shepherd,

knows exactly what He is doing with us. He understands us perfectly."

Phillip Keller