Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Bruge

ALONE WITH GOD

At the foot of the Cross in the livery of Mary. 

O, the sweet retreat! 

Bouasse Lebel 1761

Jesus is Shepherd, all souls are the sheep of his fold
He knows and loves all.

May 24, Anniversary of the Ordination 

of our beloved Fr. Lawrence Vadakkan

The Sweet Rest of the child of Mary.

In the arms of my mother I do not fear the storm. Bouasse Lebel 545

My beloved has gone home.

Please forgive the interruption of daily posts.  My beloved husband, Alan, has gone home to be with the Lord.  (n April 23, 2015) Please pray for him.
I will return to this work as soon as I can.
In the meantime, visit the links below for the Month of May.  May they bring you close to the beauty of Our Lady, Mother and Queen.

Jesus feeds them with his hand

and of his virtues he perfumes them.

Bouasse Lebel 1492

The Good Shepherd

gives His life

for His sheep.

 John 10:11

       

Sunday of the Good Shepherd (4th Sunday in Easter)

I am the Good Shepherd

Dopter

Vesper of the Sunday of the Good Shepherd

The sheep who are always held close to their Pastor are the most favoured. 

He feeds them with a portion of the same food with which He himself is nourished. 

 ~St. Teresa of Jesus

Bouasse Lebel

Mary is the link that unites us to Jesus.

CHRIST LOVED US AND WASHED US IN HIS BLOOD.
Original hand painted illumination signed by artist with monogram

Von genies! penned beneath in German: By genius!

That which I do not see, I believe.

For witness of my sins I want only Jesus.

Hand painted on silk

Oh Jesus, our friend, be Thou our guide and our protector.

He feeds me, lest I faint or fall or die

with food from Heaven.

He, his own self, in wondrous mystery

to me has given.
Bouasse Lebel

Like little birds, let us hasten to Jesus; 

He will give us the Bread of Angels.

Basset 398

Third Sunday in Easter

The Vine of God's own Heart

desired and implored the Sun.

She expects everything
 FROM HIM... Nothing has meaning WITHOUT HIM...
She seeks HIM ONLY.

Letaille

I am pleased with those who are as sweet and gentle as the lamb.

As a mother caresses her child, so I comfort you.  

Bouasse Lebel 782B

Come, all ye who seek a comfort for your pain, 

strength for your weakness, hope in your sins, 

come to the Cross of Jesus. ~ Abbe Perreyve  

Bouasse Jeune 4087

Note: In this graceful visual metaphor we see the flowering thorn branches, symbolic of the New Creation, forming the Greek letter Omega Ω : "I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA, THE BEGINING AND THE END. Revelation 22:13

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree from YouTube

Blessed is he who posses Jesus!  

Obedience will lead him straight to Heaven.

Bouasse Lebel

I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. John 14:6

Saintin,Paris

Second Sunday in Easter 2015

Risen Christ appears to St. Thomas, the Apostle

Chas. Van de Vyvere , Bruge, Belgium

 SALVATOR MUNDI

Lucas van Leyden (Holland, Leiden, 1494 - 1533)
Series: Christ, Paul and the Twelve Apostles

Come to the most sweet medicine.

Alleluia! 
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us, 
how shall he not with him freely give us all things?

Romans 8:32

My God, what do you ask of me?

The sweetness of the Lamb.
Turgis

The kingdom of God, my children, is eternal springtime.
Dopter

Lamb of God, have mercy on on.

Jesus is for me like a bouquet of myrrhe that I carry in my heart.

Ineffable sweetness.

Felix, Paris