May we, through the veneration of Saints of the past, inspire Saints of the future!
All Saints Museum has added a the Blessed Virgin Mary Exhibit to our collection. Please take a look. The last picture in at the link is one of the most interesting finds we have. It is an African Virgin with the Blessed Infant Jesus. This image demonstrates the universality of the Church and Mary’s motherhood for all. I hope you enjoy.
God bless.
How beautiful to contemplate the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. All Saints Museum has updated our Holy Card Project exhibit to include cards of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
We sholuld always keep in mind that Our Father is the creator of all things visible and invisible. Our human hearts are visible, but they in a sacramental way point to the heart of our soul which is invisible. Jesus recieved His human heart when Mary said yes, and she then concieved the Sacred Heart by the Power of the Holy Spirit – and this was a reflection of what was happening in her Immaculate Heart.
Jesus and Mary be with us always! Amen.
All Saints Museum is still in the process of finding a “home”. But we are continuing to add to our growing collection, and we want to be sure to share with all of you.
Please check out our latest Saint Philomena Exhibit! And check out all the rest of our Exhibits.
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Saint Joan of Arc was only a teenage girl, but that didn’t stop her from leading the French in battle against the English to reclaim the crown. It was God’s will of course, and Saint Joan of Arc was open to His plan for her, no matter how improbable. She believed in the Power of God, that “All things are possible with God”.
Please see our Saint Joan of Arc Holy Card in our Holy Card Project, among other Holy Cards. We will continue to add new cards as they coincide with Feast Days.
Saint Joan of Arc, Pray for us!
God bless,
All Saints Museum
Many students will be graduating over the next few weeks. Let us remember the value of an education; that its value lies in how it can help us to be good stewards of the gifts God has given us. Let’s pray for all these students, that they may use their educations to glorify God in all they do. Amen!
Please take a look at our Holy Card Project for our Holy Graduation Card, and many more.
God bless!
All Saints Museum
Today we celebrate the holy feast day of Saint Rita of Cascia. Known for her mystical experiences, she is most often depicted with her unique stigmata – the wound of the thorn in her forehead. Saint Rita was also married and had children. But her husband passed away, and when her children grew older Saint Rita became an Augustinian Nun. Saint Rita is the patron Saint of healing wounds, lonely people, tumors, unhappy married women and desperate situations. Because of her great favor with God there is hardly a prayer she won’t answer.
As mentioned in previous posts, this is an ongoing display of our Holy Card Project. Holy Cards will continue to be added as our collections align with Feast Days of the Saints in our collection.
God bless.
All Saints Museum
Saint Rita, Pray for us!
Happy Feast Day to Saint Dymphna, and a very Happy – albeit overdue- feast of Our Lady of Fatima!!
As mentioned in previous posts, this is an ongoing display of our Holy Card Project. Holy Cards will continue to be added as our collections align with Feast Days of the Saints in our collection.
God bless.
Saint Dymphna, Pray for us!
Happy Feast Day to Saint Damien of Molokai. Known for his love and devotion for the lepers in Molokai, Saint Damien eventually contracted the disease himself and died on April 15, 1889.
As mentioned in previous posts, this is an ongoing display of our Holy Card Project. Holy Cards will continue to be added as our collections align with Feast Days of the Saints in our collection.
God bless.
Saint Damien of Molokai, Pray for us!
As we begin the month of May, let us reflect on Mary, Queen of all saints, and her role in the Blessed Family.
We are familiar with Mary as Mother. She is in fact our Mother. We understand this from Scripture when Jesus was hanging on the cross – John 19:26 “Woman, behold your son.” If you are familiar with St. John’s gospel, you will recognize that he refers to himself as the “disciple whom Jesus loved”. Why? Because we can put ourselves into his place. We are the disciples whom Jesus loved. When Jesus gave Mary and John to each other in this mother – son relationship, He gave her to us in the same way.
We may be less familiar, however, with Mary as wife. Perhaps because she is The Virgin. Perhaps because she was Immaculately conceived. Nevertheless, the fact of the matter is Mary was a wife. The Angel told Joseph – Matthew 1:20 “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife”.
Let us reflect on that. St. Paul, inspired by the Holy Spirit, writes to the Ephesians the following – Ephesians 5:22 “ Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.” This is something to meditate on for sure – imagine how Our Lady had already submitted herself to the Lord when she said in Luke 1:38 “I am the handmaid of the Lord; be it done unto me according to thy word”.
Mary states that she is the Lord’s handmaid! Now think about how she who is without sin puts herself under the authority of her husband, St. Joseph! She who is without sin, under the authority of someone!!!.
Yet this is a reflection of Christ himself, who became “obedient, even to death on a cross” – Philippians 2:8. Of course we know that Jesus is God, and in His Divinity He knows everything. Yet, Jesus is also fully man, and “he was obedient to them” Luke 2:51. Surely in His Humanity, our Lord learned His obedience at least in part by the humble obedience of His mother!
This is such an important message for us, who are WITH sin. John 13:16 “the servant (i.e. handmaid) is not greater than his master”.
This is all summarized in the Divine Doctrine of Love, who is God Himself.
St. Catherine of Siena (a Doctor of the Church) says this about Holy Obedience –
“Oh! How sweet and glorious is this virtue of obedience, which contains all the other virtues! Because it is born of charity…” I emphasize charity, because it is another word for Love!
And so with this, my friends in Christ, do not be afraid to be obedient. This is a core doctrine for the family, as Mary so clearly teaches us. Let us strive to imitate her who so perfectly imitated her Master, our Lord, Jesus Christ!
All Saints Museum has added a few more cards to our Holy Card Project in honor of Divine Mercy Sunday which recently passed, and in honor of Saint Gemma Galgani whose Feast Day is April 11th. We hope you enjoy this special project as we continue to add cards.