Just Another Day In Paradise

The winner of the Mother's Day Rosary is...

Kelly at Gratiae ut Deus

Congratulations, Kelly! Please email me your address and I'll send the Rosary to you this week. God bless you!

Happy 12th birthday, Joseph

We love you very much and we are so proud of you! God bless you! St. Louis Marie de Montfort, pray for us!

Mother's day gift ideas

6 mm Rainbow Jasper Rosary

 

African Turquoise Rosary bracelet

Turquoise Jasper tenner

St. Anne chaplet

 

African Jade necklace

Mother's Day giveaway

With so many wonderful giveaways going on for Mother's Day, I thought I would join in the fun and have my own giveaway :) This month I'll be giving away this Garnet and Swarovski Crystal Rosary on Wednesday, April 28th, the feast of St. Louis Marie de Montfort. Leave a comment below and I'll email the winner on Thursday. Good luck!

 

This woman's Rosary is made with 49 strands of stainless steel, nylon-coated flexible wire. Aves are 7mm deep red Garnet gemstone beads, Paters are 8mm Swarovski crystals. The 7/8 inch Draped Jesus/Mary center and 1 3/4 inch Elegant crucifix are solid bronze and are hand cast from antique pieces.

Wordless Wednesday

 

Isn't she lovely?

For years I have been hoping to get this beautiful 32" statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Finally, this year my husband asked me what I would like as a gift and I couldn't think of anything better than Our Lady of Fatima. She is so lovely and I'm so happy to have her in our prayer room. We are so blessed!

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!

Springtime Landscapes

 

Our Mary garden

Grapevines

Red Azalea and Strawberry plants

 

Blue Columbine

New Composter (from Costco) :)

Morning sunlit plants at the bottom of the Trinity Garden

Trinity Garden View 2

Trinity Garden bottom of steps (unfinished- brick overlay coming soon)

Grape Vine Twine Trellis

Autumn Sedum and Azalea

Side Patio Porch View

Side Garden- Cherry Tree, Strawberries, Verbena, variegated Holly

Side Garden- Porch View

Mary Garden- Verbena and Bleeding Hearts

Home Sweet Home :)

Divine Mercy Sunday

A Sunday morning treat! Spotted in our back yard.

 

 

Traditional Divine Mercy Novena- day 9

Ninth Day - Today Bring Me The Souls Who Have Become Lukewarm
 
Most Compassionate Jesus, You are Compassion Itself. I bring lukewarm
souls into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart. In this fire of
Your pure love let these tepid souls, who, like corpses, filled You with
such deep loathing, be once again set aflame. O Most Compassionate
Jesus, exercise the omnipotence of Your mercy and draw them into the
very ardor of Your love; and bestow upon them the gift of holy love, for
nothing is beyond Your power.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon lukewarm souls who are
nonetheless enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father of
Mercy, I beg You by the bitter Passion of Your Son and by His three-hour
agony on the Cross: let them, too, glorify the abyss of Your mercy. Amen

Traditional Divine Mercy Novena- day 8

Eighth Day -  Today Bring Me The Souls Who Are In the Prison Of
Purgatory
 
Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that You desire mercy; so I
bring into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls in
Purgatory, souls who are very dear to You, and yet who must make
retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood and Water which
gushed forth from Your Heart put out the flames of purifying fire, that
in that place, too, the power of Your mercy may be praised. Eternal
Father, turn Your most merciful gaze upon the souls suffering in
Purgatory, who are enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I
beg You, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the
bitterness with which His most sacred Soul was flooded, manifest Your
mercy to the souls who are under Your just scrutiny. Look upon them in
no other way than through the Wounds of Jesus, Your dearly beloved Son;
for we firmly believe that there is no limit to Your goodness and
compassion. Amen.

My latest creations

Here is a look at my latest creations. Click on the link below the pictures to see my previous designs.

Women's Rosaries

Men's Rosaries

Pocket Rosaries

First Holy Communion Rosaries

Rosary bracelets

Tenners

 

Chaplets

Traditional Divine Mercy Novena- day 7

Seventh Day - Today Bring Me The Souls Who Especially Venerate and
Glorify My Mercy
 
Most Merciful Jesus, whose Heart is Love Itself, receive into the abode
of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who particularly
extol and venerate the greatness of Your Mercy. These souls are mighty
with the very power of God Himself. In the midst of all afflictions and
adversities they go forward, confident in Your Mercy. These souls are
united to Jesus and carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls
will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will embrace them as they
depart from this life.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls who glorify and
venerate Your greatest attribute, that of Your fathomless mercy, and who
are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls are a
living Gospel; their hands are full of deeds of mercy and their spirit,
overflowing with joy, sings a canticle of mercy to You, O Most High! I
beg You O God: Show them Your mercy according to the hope and trust they
have placed in You. Let there be accomplished in them the promise of
Jesus, who said to them, "I Myself will defend as My own glory, during
their lifetime, and especially at the hour of their death, those souls
who will venerate My fathomless mercy."

Traditional Divine Mercy Novena- day 6

Sixth Day -  Today Bring Me The Meek and Humble Souls and the Souls of

Little Children
 
Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said, "Learn from Me for I am
meek and humble of heart." Receive into the abode of Your Most
Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little
children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy, and they are the
heavenly Father's favorites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before
the throne of God; God Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These
souls have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus,
and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love and mercy. Eternal Father,
turn Your merciful gaze upon meek and humble souls, and upon the souls
of little children, who are enfolded in the abode of the Most
Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance
to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very
throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You
bear these souls and by the delight you take in them: bless the whole
world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy
for endless ages. Amen.

Traditional Divine Mercy Novena- day 5

Fifth Day -  Today Bring to Me the Souls of Heretics and Schismatics

 
Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not refuse light to those
who seek it of You. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate
Heart the souls of heretics and schismatics. Draw them by Your light
into the unity of the Church, and do not let them escape from the abode
of Your Most Compassionate Heart; but bring it about that they, too,
come to glorify the generosity of Your mercy. Eternal Father, turn Your
merciful gaze upon the souls of heretics, and schismatics, who have
squandered Your blessings and misused Your graces obstinately persisting
in their errors. Do not look upon their errors, but upon the love of
Your Own Son and upon His bitter Passion, which He underwent for their
sake, since they, too, are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of
Jesus. Bring it about that they also may glorify Your great mercy for
endless ages. Amen.

Traditional Divine Mercy Novena- day 4

Fourth Day  - Today Bring Me The Pagans and Those Who Do Not Know Me

 
Most Compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of the whole world.
Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of
pagans who as yet do not know You. Let the rays of Your grace enlighten
them that they, too, together with us, may extol Your wonderful mercy;
and do not let them escape from the abode which is Your Most
Compassionate Heart. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gave upon the
souls of pagans and of those who as yet do not know You, but who are
enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Draw them to the
light of the Gospel. These souls do not know what great happiness it is
to love You. Grant that they, too, may extol the generosity of Your
mercy for endless ages. Amen.
 

Traditional Divine Mercy Novena- day 3

Third Day -  Today Bring Me All Devout and Faithful Souls.
 
Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy, You impart Your
graces in the great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode
of Your Most Compassionate Heart and never let us escape from It. We beg
this of You by that most wondrous love for the heavenly Father with
which Your Heart burns so fiercely.
Eternal Father, turn Your Merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the
inheritance of Your Son. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion, grant
them Your blessing and surround them with Your constant protection. Thus
may they never fail in love or lost the treasure of the holy faith, but
rather, with all the hosts of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your
boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Traditional Divine Mercy Novena- day 2

Second Day  - Today Bring Me the Souls of Priests and Religious.

 
Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your
grace in us, that we may perform worthy works of mercy, and that all who
see us may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven. Eternal Father,
turn Your merciful gaze upon the company [of chosen souls] in Your
vineyard - upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow them with
the strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of Your Son in
which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they
may be able to guide others in the way of salvation, and with one voice
sing praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen.

Traditional Divine Mercy Novena- day 1

First Day - Today bring Me all mankind, especially all sinners.

 
Most Merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to have compassion on us
and to forgive us, do not look upon our sins, but upon our trust which
we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of
Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape from It. We beg
this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the Holy
Spirit. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and
especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate
Heart of Jesus. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion show us Your
mercy, that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and
ever. Amen.

The Mystery of the Cross

"Good Friday is the day which invites us more than any other to 'enter into the thicket of the trials and pains...of the Son of God' and not only with the abstract consideration of the mind, but also with the practical disposition of the will to accept suffering voluntarily, in order to unite and assimilate ourselves to the Crucified. By suffering with Him, we shall understand His sufferings better and have a better comprehension of His love for us, for 'the purest suffering brings with it the most intimate and the purest understanding" and "no one feels more deeply in his heart of the Passion of Christ than one who has suffered something similar.' With these dispositions let us accompany our Lord during His last day on earth." Divine Intimacy