Faith and Love  

The door of heaven will be opened 

to the Christian soul refined by love. 

Basset

The End of the Voyage

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

We touch it: ALLELULIA!

Thanksgiving Day USA, November 28, 2013

Infinate Providence of God, lead me.

Thanksgiving Day USA

Your Heavenly Father knows your needs.
Do not be anxious for tomorrow.

Have confidence in Divine Providence.

To the little birds, God gives pasture.

They are intoxicated by the abundance of your dwellings, O my God,

and you provide them with a torrent of your delights.

At death, the Christian soul rises to Heaven.

Oh, when will I go, when will I fly to the bosom of my God?

Letaille

My heart burns with the desire to live in your courts, O blessed City!

LONGING LOVE

When shall I come...

When shall I fly there?

I am here! Come share my triumph and my glory! In the Court of the Queen of Heaven, you will have the office of the Faithful Subject in time and in eternity.
Letaille

Lift up your soul to God, and you will find rest.  

Blot

Oh, when will I go, when will I fly to the bosom of my God?

Letaille

At death, the Christian soul rises to Heaven.

May I love you, O my God,
and may I desire to come to You.
Dopter

All Souls Day

Grant, O my God, that my prayer, like a sweet melody, rises to you,
so that it draws on all whom I love a merciful glance. 

Mme. Bouasse Lebel

First Friday

That I might have the wings of the dove 

with which to fly to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Turgis

All Saints Day

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

Faith, Hope, Love, Chastity, Sweetness, Humility

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

inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning.

Protect me, O my God, for in You I take refuge.

I say unto You: You are my Master, You alone are my good.

Psalm 15 (16)

Jesus calls us to be near Him.

Let us rest in His Heart.

Feast of the Holy Rosary

HOLY FRIENDSHIP Take Mary as model. Bouasse Lebel, Paris

                                      A beautiful detail: The tendrils of the lily form the Ave Maria monogram.

Like little birds, let us hasten to Jesus; He will give us the Bread of Angels.
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First Friday and Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

My God and my all!

First Friday

Blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

Henceforth this adorable Heart will be our unique portion.

ASCENDS, O MY PRAYER, TO HEAVEN... 

Bouasse Lebel 3036

The Sweet Name of Mary is my Hope and my Refuge.

Turgis

First Friday

TENDER LOVE

How empty seem the delights of the world

to the soul who has once tasted the caress of his God.

The same love unites us.

Aubry

Here is the Lord who calls to you. 

Return to him, you who have forgotten his voice.

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St. Augustine: Feast Day, August 28

HUMBLE LOVE
Oh, Lord, that I might know myself
and that I might know You.
St. Augustine

Victorian paper scrap

Treasures of the Heart of Mary
Consider the beauties of Mary's heart,
 and see if you will ever be able to refuse her your love.
Aubry

Believe in my heart,

lily of innocence with the rose emblem of the dawn

Let us honor our Mother.

Turgis

Heart of Mary showers her doves with Living Fragrance.

O Mary, through your Holy Heart, burning with divine love, 

console a poor mother and protect her frail children.

He who finds me will have life.

Holy Virgin

Chez Jean, Paris

Amiable heart of my mother, 

you are the Heaven I wish to inhabit forever.

In order not to go astray, let us take Mary as our guide.

Simple, Sweet, Modest...

Mary recognizes her doves.

First Friday

Let us offer to the Divine Heart a Crown of Love and Praise

Turgis

Holy heart of Mary, 

united inseparably to the Heart of Jesus, pray for us.

May the Blood of Our Lord, Jesus Christ 

preserve my soul to eternal life.  

so be it

Always united in the shadow of the Cross, 

under the protection of this lovely heart.

E. Bouasse-Jeune

Jesus Savior

Solitude is the nourishment of fervor.