Vigil of Feast of Christ the King, Nov. 21, 2015

HEAVEN

Plentitude of Light.  
Perfect fullness.
The Lord God will be their light.
And all things will be clearly disclosed to them,

Come, blessed of my Father. These crowns belong to you. 

Faith, Hope, Love, Chastity, Sweetness, Humility,   

Lejeune, Paris

Come, ye blessed of my Father, 

inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning.

Based on Matt. 25:34 

JESUS OUR REFUGE

The path that leads to life is narrow and difficult,
but whatever it costs me there will I go.

St. Elisabeth of Hungary: Memorial, November 17

"Remember always that you are made by the hands of God, and act accordingly."
~ St. Elisabeth of Hungary

Story of
St. Elisabeth of Hungary

Hungarian Cinnamon Bread 
From Catholic Cuisine

Feast of Our Lady of Ostra Brama: November 16

Feast of Our Lady of Ostra Brama or Our Lady of the Dawn Gate

The link above gives history and includes the thoughts of Pope John Paul II as well as St. Faustina's description of the miraculous connection between her visions of the The Divine Mercy and her vision of Our Lady of Ostra Brama.

All Souls of the Carmelite Order: Feast Day, November 15

"On this day the Order remembers in prayer, and confides to the loving mercy of God, all the members of the Carmelite Family who have died." from All Souls of the Carmelite Order, Feast Day
To love... to suffer... to die... in union with Mary.

All Saints of the Carmelite Order: Feast Day, November 14

"On this day the Carmelite Family celebrates the memory of all its holy men and women, those known and those unknown, those living on Earth and those living in Heaven, who reflect the glory of God." 
from All Carmelite Saints Feast Day

Text beneath engraving:
"Mon coeur n'aspire qu'à voir Dieu dans sa gloire"
"My heart aspires to nothing except to see God in His glory." 

God wants it!  

Approaching, it happens.

This angelic image appears to symbolize

heart and soul, refined by God's love, received into Heaven

Port of salvation
Jesus himself is the even pilot

Chas. Letaille

All the souls who are sprinkled with this Torrent will have life.

Let us not attach ourselves to the foreign land, 

not search for sweetness, except in the Light.

Pope St. Leo the Great: Memorial, November 10

Pope St. Leo the Great,
Doctor of Unity of the Church

See small album ~
Doctors of the Church

She is the Door of Heaven. 

Bouasse Lebel Plate 872

HERE IS THE ROYAL ROAD OF THE CROSS 

Faith enlightens us, Hope supports us, Love draws us. 

Chez Ch. Letaille, Paris

Faith and Love  

The door of heaven will be opened 

to the Christian soul refined by love. 

Basset

First Friday

I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3
...Give me your heart.
Proverbs 23:26

small album~
Sacred Heart of Jesus

Like the bird, our souls have wings 

with which to fly toward heaven.

hand colored engraving

St. Charles Borromeo, November 4

Hearts armed with the Cross, 
walk with courage.

Heaven will be your portion.

YOU ARE ALL CALLED TO HAPPINESS!   

Poor sinner,  why flee the true path?

Even so, the Good Shepherd himself wants to guide you.  

Bouasse Lebel 1346

St. Hubert, November 3

After seeing The Cross between the antlers of a deer he was about to kill and at the same moment hearing the voice of Jesus begging him to repent, St. Hubert returned to the faith, gave up hunting and became a priest. In the Light of His love, may the Lord who changed the heart this holy man, bring forth tenderness for all His creatures.

All Souls Day, November 2

As we begin the month of prayer for the holy souls, we ask the intercession of all the saints and of our Blessed Mother.  In 1610 Ven. Dominic of Jesus and Mary, Prepositor General of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, was lead to this miraculous image, Mater Gratiae, and given this promise:"'All those who implore my protection, devoutly honoring this picture, will obtain their petitions, and will receive many graces. Moreover, I shall hearken in a special manner to the prayers that shall be addressed to me for the relief of the souls in purgatory'"  ~Joan Carroll Cruz Miraculous Images of Our Lady. Rockford: TAN, 1993. 

All Saints Day

Blessed be God in His Saints

18th century engraving

Queen of All Saints

November: Month of Devotion to The Holy Souls

Feast Days in November:

• November 1st. All Saints (S)
• November 2nd. All Souls: (M)
• November 3rd.  St. Hubert (M) 
• November 4 St. Charles Borromeo (M)
• November 10th. Pope St. Leo the Great (M)
• November 16th. St. Gertrude the Great (M) 
• November 16: Our Lady of Ostra Brama
• November 17th. St. Elizabeth of Hungary(M) 
• November 22rd., 2015 - Christ the King: (S) T
The Feast of Christ the King is a moveable feast. It is celebrated on the final Sunday of the liturgical year, which is the last Sunday before Advent.
• November 23rd. Saint Stanislaus Koska (M) 
• November 27th.  Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
• November 29th., 2015 First Sunday in Advent

Small Albums ~ November

• Heavenly Light
• Doves and Heaven
  Prayer Light
  The Divine Pilot
  Christ the King
  Paper Shrines 

Jesus, our Refuge

All Hallow's Eve

Carefully, in the forest,
a guardian angel
leads lost children home.
Matthew Scheistl




A sweet way to brighten this night:
Saint-o-Lanterns

Guardian Angel
Antique German postcard 
the artist was
Lindberg Heilige Schutzengel
TIKK publishing EGMS No 9505
 circa 1908

CARITAS

God is Love, and those who love dwell in God and God dwells in them.

God has commanded His angels to protect you in all your ways.
Psalm 91:11

Let your eyes be fixed on the sign of salvation.

  Bouasse Lebel 1030