Pope Francis Stained Glass Holy Card Devotion

Bring the Pope Francis effect into your home. 

I made this stained glass holy card in his honor. Having his photo hanging on my wall gives me hope and inspires me to "love" even more. I wanted to pass on his love to you. 

Pope Francis Stained Glass Wall Plaque Discounted price till Oct 30 in honor of his visit. Short supply

You can find this folk art devotion on Etsy at The Recycled Catholic.

Thank you! God Bless! Kim

History Lessons in Catholic Holy Cards

Have you ever wondered why Catholic's have holy cards?
Did they play Poker with them? Crazy Saints? Old Saint? Go Saint?
 I used to imagine has a child these scenario's in heaven.
Did God have this big pile of holy cards he would play with Mary and Jesus? I would giggle in childlike wonder. Now in my OLDER years I realize they are  devotions, keepsakes to remind us of their love and sacrifice to God.
However something took place in our society to publish a certain holy card. Of course the obvious is the Canonization or Beatification of a new Saint. But doesn't this represent a time in our development has a Catholic and a historical marker in our history has a society? So holy cards are very important in this fact. In conclusion, sell me Grannys holy cards.

Here are a few I have collected and sold over the last few years.

Two Rare Saint Theresa postcards 1920 for her Canonization celebration 

Rare French Joan of Arc 1890's

French Lithograph Station of the Cross Art Nouveau period. 

I make these folk art devotions as my work from God to pass on his love for you and your family. Each one is sealed and treated with 

Archival and Conservation techniques 

If you would like I can include more historial materials about each card to you. Let me know.

Kim

Small Saint Vintage Holy Card Christmas Decorations

Can you name these Saints?

Of Course we do have Jesus and Mary!

These cute little Stained Glass Holy Card Christmas Hangers will be for sale in my shop Nov 1. Collect them all! They are made from 100 percent vintage holy cards from the 1970's. Great for children in learning our Catholic Saints.

The finished Mold Our Lady of Guadalupe Casting The Plaster Mold.

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Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary

Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary
Day 1 of 33

Matthew 5:1-19

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him. And opening his mouth, he taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake: Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you. You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men. You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house. So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled. He therefore that shall break one of these least commandments, and shall so teach men, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But he that shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.



Examine your conscience, pray, practice renouncement of your own will; mortification, purity of heart. This purity is the indispensable condition for contemplating God in heaven, to see Him on earth and to know Him by the light of faith. The first part of the preparation should be employed in casting off the spirit of the world which is contrary to that of Jesus Christ. The spirit of the world consists essentially in the denial of the supreme dominion of God; a denial which is manifested in practice by sin and disobedience; thus it is principally opposed to the spirit of Christ, which is also that of Mary.

It manifests itself by the concupiscence of the flesh, by the concupiscence of the eyes and by the pride of life. By disobedience to God's laws and the abuse of created things. Its works are: sin in all forms, then all else by which the devil leads to sin; works which bring error and darkness to the mind, and seduction and corruption to the will. Its pomps are the splendor and the charms employed by the devil to render sin alluring in persons, places and things.
Prayers for the 12-Day Preparatory Period

I Am My Ducks Keeper Or I Am My Brothers Keeper

Yesterday,
My loving hubby of 31 year came home from running an errand in a rant. He said to me "You won't believe what just happened"! Of course being a dutiful wife and actually interested for once I asked "What happened?"

He said that while driving down a major road in our little world, he was stopped by a family of geese crossing the street.
Of course all the other drivers on both sides of the traffic saw this and stopped. Letting the new family cross the street. Dad duck was wildly quacking with his head down determined to cross over. His family in tow following in back. The baby geese of course were oblivious to the 2 ton dangers on either side of them.

Then out of the blue, in my hubby's passenger rear view mirror he sees a car coming alongside in the gravel. Of course this is a paved road handling thousands of cars a day . This car decided to pass all others waiting for the geese family to cross. My hubby said he started honking his horn over and over. I can see on his face has he described the scene how very upset he was!

The selfish car missed the geese family! A near miss, Blessed it be to God. He then said he hoped the SOB learned his damn lesson.

Of course I being a bit more cynical said, I doubt it.

What came after this little discussion was a grass roots effort to make people aware of the wildlife and living things around them. Also in your little busy world traffic stops for a reason! Your life isn't the only one needing to get things done or race around because you are late for work. This goose family needed to feed their children.

So the hubby and I made up these signs for the geese and ducks. Hopefully, It will stop and make one driver thinks before they hit a goose and it's family.

Yes, we are Our Brothers Keeper:)