May your soul, like a mystical bee, never abandon the dear little King and may everything within it be for Him. ~ St. Francis de Sales

Holy Family Day, 2013

WE ADORE
...when widening the gentle loop
in which I look for You confounded...
the three in one hug...
branches remaining forever united!.....

HONEY AND MILK 

To us is born a Child 

sweeter than honey.

LIKE CHILDREN
To the feast of love that your Mother gives you, 
she invites me Lord!
Your little sibling I am, and that Mother so beloved.... 
is treasure chest of the two!    
Let us unite in this Love

MOTHER!
I want to be your lily...

"There is no spot 
of sin in you, 

O my good friend!"  

Letaille

The title of this card celebrates the Immaculate Conception in a way that is so natural and trusting; distilling the theological doctrine to it's essence, the artist delights in the goodness of God who has given to us this perfect friend.

IMMACULATA
A reflection of your whiteness,
Mother, I would be.

 Immaculata!
Fair as the moon, bright as the sun.

3rd Sunday in Advent

I sigh after you, Lord, like a deer after the living water. Psalm 41:2

THIS IS THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN

the moon under her feet
and on her head a crown of 12 stars ~ Rev. 12:1

Bouasse Lebel 585

VIRGIN CONCEIVED WITHOUT SIN

Deign to accept that I publish your praises.  
Felix

MARY

I AM THE 

CONQUEROR OF HEARTS

Bouasse Lebel

Jesus,
Doctor of Evangelists

Faith and Love  

The door of heaven will be opened 

to the Christian soul refined by love. 

Basset

Let us not attach ourselves to the foreign land, 

not search for sweetness, except in the Light.

The End of the Voyage

It is night. We are gaining the port...

We touch it: ALLELULIA!

Courage, Courage
We will get there.

on verso

The Sheep of Heaven

Happy are those who aspire to heaven.

Bouasse Lebel

HERE IS THE ROYAL ROAD OF THE CROSS 

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

Chez Ch. Letaille, Paris

My heart  

burns with the desire 

to live in your courts, 

O blessed City!

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

Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, November 9

Nest of the Dove
I retire into solitude, and there listen to what the Lord says to me.
Letaille 

Teresa of Avila often referred to the Carmelite monestaries as the Dovecotes of Our Lady. For that reason, and because, like St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity lived near Paris during the time in which most of the cards in this collection were published, I looked for one for her feast day that I hope expresses something of the Carmelite charism she so beautifully embodied:

•  Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity - daily quotations
• Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity - Praise of His Glory
• BL. ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY
• Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, the Saint of the Divine Indwelling 
•   Living in the Image of his Glory - ENLARGING THE HEART
  
• Substitute Yourself in Me that My Life may Become but a Reflection of Your Life ~ ENLARGING THE HEART
  

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

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

Based on Matt. 25:34  
Come, ye blessed of my Father, 

inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning.

GOD WANTS IT!  

Approaching, it happens.

This angelic image appears to symbolize heart and soul, 

refined by God's love, received into Heaven

Illuminated engraving
Chas. Letaille

Like the bird, our souls have wings with which to fly toward heaven.

hand colored engraving

Jesus Loves the Innocent

Prayer is the elevation of the soul to Heaven.

Prayer is the song of the homeland which begins with the first refrains we stammer on earth.

Small album~

Prayer Light

Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, Sancta Dei Genetrix.

Under thy protection we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God

My good Angel, 

you are my guide and my tender guardian.

Boumard

Lover of souls.
As my mother loves her son.

Our Lady of the Rosary

Evil will not reach you;
God confides you to His angels.

Breval

Nest of the Dove

I will retire into solitude and there I will listen to what the Lord tells me.

Letailler

They listened to their
good angel 

and their good angel led them to the Good Shepherd.

Bouasse Lebel

I became a child
to attract you to Me.

SPEAK, LORD. YOUR SERVANT IS LISTENING

My Good Angel, teach me to pray to Jesus my Saviour.

JESUS JOY OF THE ANGELS

I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD

Bouasse Jeune

First Friday

In the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we find life, and the way to heaven. May this heart so loving reign in our hearts!

She is taking you to herself.
You will never go astray.
Boumard

 

Refuge from the Storm 

The little flock 

knows it has nothing to fear 

 in this celestial shelter.