Trinity Sunday 2015

Let us not attach ourselves to the foreign land, 
not search for sweetness, except in the Light.

Trinity Sunday: May 31, 2015

In the eastern rite the priest approaches the Altar  of Sacrifice with the words, "Now is the time for God to act."   These  words remind the faithful that in the Liturgy the substance of bread and  wine is changed by the action of the Spirit into the Body and Blood of  Jesus Christ and that, as we receive the Energy of the Triune God in the  Mystery of the Blessed Sacrament, it is the Sanctifier who acts to  change our very being, restoring in us the Image of that which we  receive.

At the mere sound of my appearing

Once opened the door softly.
There calleth: Come child to me,
Here you will find peace and rest.

Under the sweet influence of her radiance 

the lilies of innocence grow 

and the flowers of other virtues. Bouasse Lebel 632

The most sweet homage to the heart of Mary

is that of a pure soul.

The Divine Treasurer 

(in the sense of to treasure, to cherish, to adore)

Mary Most Holy Liberatrice

Pentecost: May 24, 2015

Happy the pure heart. How infinite in the Holy Spirit.

Bouasse-Lebel 

Beside the Living Water through the action of the Holy Spirit, 
the soul is nourished and purified. 

Made one with all life in the infinite love of God, this unity is true happiness; 
it is the expansiveness of joy.

For Mary our hearts

Our Lady our love.

hand painted on silk

Faithful Virgin, Pray for us.

Offer your good works to Mary.

Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us!

Tenderness of Mary

Mary, Home of the Ardent Soul

The Lord is my portion.

Simple, Sweet, Modest...

Mary recognizes her doves.

O, Virgin most pure

receive the homage of our hearts.

Saint Mary. Breval

IMAGE OF MARY

As the eagle teaches her little ones to fly into the air, 

Mary teaches us to lift our hearts towards God.  

Bouasse Lebel

Faith and Confidence in Mary

Mary, my loving Mother, is to you that I entrust them to be their helper and guide.
Mme. Bouasse Lebel

Text is different in each language:

O, Mary, obtain for us perseverance. French

Mother, suffer me to come to thee. English

Mary's children are called to be worthy. German

Bouasse Lebel, Paris  pl. 150

The humble and the little ones
are the object of her most divine solicitude.

Sweet Mary, Mother dear, pray for us.

Mother's Day USA 2015

Mary, Happiest of Mothers

With Jesus through Mary

Heart of pious obedience

Homage to the Queen of Heaven

Hand painted on silk

She is my refuge. Oh, my Mother, receive me into your arms.

Bouasse Lebel

Hail, Queen, Mother of Mercy

Lessons of Mary

Turgis

HEAVENLY REFUGE

I will not leave you orphans.

The Divine Arbor

MAY - "Behold Thy Mother"

In May, the month of Mary, I have gathered images that honor Mary, our Spiritual Mother.
The Church, both in the East and in the West, teaches that when, from the cross, Christ gave his Mother to the beloved disciple He gave her to each one of us:
"Behold Thy Mother."(Jn 19:36-37)
Through baptism into the body of Christ, we are made one, and, because of this divine mystery, Mary can love each one of us as her own.
The artists saw Mary as the all-beautiful to whom we owe our love and our obedience. The artist of this tiny holy card expressed that belief. It is hand painted with inlay of mother of pearl. The flowers are symbolic of the gifts we offer to her. Placed above all others is the rose, the symbol of love; the lily symbolizes the purity of heart to which we strive, and the pansy symbolizes remembrance. To remember Mary, simply to say her name with the love that belongs to her as our mother, is a blessing beyond imagining.

Feast of St. Joseph, the Worker: May 1

Divine Child

You lived by the work of your hands.

A. Jourdain, Paris