Mother of God

and the Christ Child

untitled engraving

Dopter

The Child Jesus

Fonteney et Peltier

DIVINE BIRD KEEPER The birdsnatcher has taken advantage of your inexperience, but I am the Poor Dove and I will rescue you.
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As a mother 

caresses her child,

so I comfort you.  

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THE GOOD SHEPHERD
LEADS HIS FLOCK
AND CARRIES THE LAMB
TOO WEAK TO WALK.

Sweet Unity in the Cross of Jesus

FAITHFUL FRIEND
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Mary Most Admirable

Pray for us.

INCOMPARABLE FRIEND
I will draw all to myself by my divine simplicity.
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The Most Beautiful Gift of Mary

Little Jesus,  
my sweet Lamb,  

would that my heart 
might be your cradle.

I hold Him 
and will not let Him go 
because I chose Him 

for all my Good.

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By you O Mother and Virgin, heaven trembles with elation and the angels and the archangels rejoice. ~St Cyrille
Benziger,
Einsiedeln, Switzerland

See how He loved her.

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Be they small or large, all must be allowed to learn of Jesus  
in his crèche.
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St. Peter Thomas, Patriarch of Constantinople: Memorial, Jan. 8

Saint Peter-Thomas, Patriarch of Constantinople
Blessed are the lives of those who are consumed in the service of Holy Church! 
~ St. Teresa of Jesus 

St. Peter Thomas was inspired by an intense desire to promote peace and Christian unity. Quoting from the web site below, "His life may be summarized in three words: Mary, Union of the Greeks, and Jerusalem."
 St. Peter Thomas

I love the artist's touch of placing over the Carmelite heart the monogram of Mary.

It is good on His Heart!

Let us live holy lives that we may rest there one day.

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O INFANT,
SON OF THE VIRGIN MOTHER, HAVE MERCY ON US

Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, January 3

He is come who his mother calls Jesus, that name so sweet and yet so powerful.   ~ Fr. Faber
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from~ Small Album:
The Holy Name of Jesus

Long expected Prince of Peace,
Save us, O Sweet Jesu.
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I am the flower of the field and the lily of the valley.

INFANT JESUS

Infant Jesus, meek and mild

look on me a little child.

Pity mine and pity me,

suffer me to come to Thee.

Heart of Jesus I adore Thee,

heart of Mary, I implore thee,

heart of Joseph pure and just,

in these three hearts

I place my trust.
Amen!

This sweet prayer from long ago was sent to Holy Card Heaven this Christmas by the author of:

• Saints' Prayers

O JESUS FULL OF KINDNESS
I want to love you faithfully.

The Christ Child

Handmade by cloistered

Carmelite nuns in the 1800's

Come to me all, my arms are open, full of mercy and blessings.

Salvation has been given to us.
Let us unite our songs
with those of the angels.

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The Infant Jesus
Tony

Come my Jesus, 

come into my heart. 

Let us prepare for him a bed of roses and lilies! ... 

Angels of the Lord,
 come help me to worship
the Lord of heaven and earth.

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Near to Jesus one finds happiness.

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Salvation descends
from Heaven for us; 

Let us welcome,
with the Church,
the One who
comes to fulfill
all our desires.
~ Dom Gueranger  

                                                                                                 

            And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us full of Grace and Truth.

Feast of the Nativity

OH, MY SON! OH, MY GOD!

Christians together,
Happy together.

See above the CHIRSTMAS VIDEO, MOSTRA on line Natale - Le Monde Ravissant des Images Pieuse  created by Paola and Renato Galanzi and posted on their beautiful site,  Le Monde Ravisson des Images Pieuses

HE DESCENDS FROM HEAVEN, THE LITTLE CHILD
He weeps for your sins. He smiles on your tears.
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