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September 12, 2011

September 13th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 3 Period II.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries  
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Excerpt from August 15, 2001   

Messenger:  Father Carter was very sick as you can

                        see from this photo taken August 8, 2000.

 

August 8, 2000

  
August 15, 2001 continues

Messenger:  Father went to China to say Mass despite

                        his sickness.

                     On September 22, 2000 he was opened up, found

                        out he had cancer and died

                        December 18, 2000.

                     Father Carter realized the importance of his

                        trips to China.

                     He went September 1, 2000 and September 8, 2000.

                     September 8, 2000 was his last trip,

                        when we celebrated Mary's birthday.

                     I didn't know how he made the trip.

 

 

On the way to China

 

 

 

 

Front of St. Anthony's - our church in China

   

Front door of St. Anthony's - our church in China

 

Mural over the altar in China

       

China, Indiana

    

China, Indiana

 

China, Indiana

         

 

Homilies

delivered by Fr. Carter

A month before he was diagnosed with cancer last year.

   

 

 

August 3, 2000

Father Carter's Homily

John 6:51-58

"'I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.’ Then the Jews started arguing among themselves, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ Jesus replied to them: In all truth I tell you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life, and I shall raise that person up on the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in that person. As the living Father sent me and I draw life from the Father, so whoever eats me will also draw life from me. This is the bread which has come down from heaven; it is not like the bread our ancestors ate: they are dead, but anyone who eats this bread will live for ever."

Fr. Carter's homily:

    Again, as we have the Votive Mass of the Holy Eucharist, we have occasion to dwell on the great gift which is ours in the Eucharist and to deepen our spirit of thanksgiving. We have the Eucharist in the Mass as sacrifice, in which Jesus invites us as we share in His priestly power to offer sacrifice to the Father in the Spirit. And then we have the Eucharist as Sacrament, as we receive Jesus in His Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity at Communion time. And then we have the ongoing opportunity of visiting, of worshipping, of praying to Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament as that is reserved in the tabernacle.

    Some years ago, not too many—was early part of 1989—had the opportunity to visit Versailles, the palatial complex at Versailles in France where the French kings lived for some 100 years before the French Revolution, and it is an amazing sight, even these hundreds of years later has been very well preserved, and it is like a little city in itself. There was apparently room to house some hundreds or at least about a thousand servants plus the royal family itself, and as you went through that, as one goes through that palatial palace, palatial surroundings, you are overwhelmed by the earthly splendor of the whole thing.

    I also had the opportunity to visit another place in France, the little house and the little church which was home to the Cure of Ars, St. John Vianney, for so many years; and what a difference between the palatial complex of Versailles and the humble dwelling of this great saint of God. They have preserved his original living quarters more or less as they were at his time, and so simple, so simple to the standpoint of certain degree of poverty, and yet he was rich, he was rich beyond our wildest imagination. Why? Because each day he had the Eucharist. He offered Sacrifice in that little church which now has become a basilica, and also he spent many, many hours before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. What a difference—Versailles, the residence, and the church of the Cure of Ars at Ars. And I don't think it's stretching the comparison too much to compare your dwelling here at China, so very, very simple and humble, and yet you too are rich beyond your imaginations because from time to time we have the Eucharist here together in Sacrifice. But always, you have the Eucharist, Jesus present with you, 24 hours a day in the tabernacle.

  

 

August 12, 2000

Father Carter's Homily

John 19: 25-27

Jesus and his mother

Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. Seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, ‘Woman, this is your son.’ Then to the disciple he said, ‘This is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

This is Our Lady and the Child Jesus
from China, Indiana

Fr. Carter's homily:

    This certainly is one of my favorite scenes in all of Scripture, and I'm sure it is relative to yourselves. Jesus, near the point of death, so tenderly gives Mary to us as our spiritual Mother, John representing all of us. We know in the natural order of things, according to natural motherhood, no matter how many children a mother has, she has a very, very special relationship with each of her children. So it is with Mary. Despite the fact that she is Mother of the whole human race, and this is so hard for us to grasp but it is so true—she has that most tender, special, unique love for each of us. If you could imagine the most loving mother possible here upon earth in the natural order of motherhood, the great love of that mother for her children would fade into just a tiny, tiny measure of the love which Mary has for each of us. In other words, she loves us much, much, much, much more than the most loving mother in the natural order of motherhood loves her children. And what a consoling thought this is. We always have to remember that God chose Mary as the human person instrument through which to give us Jesus, and her Fiat, in her saying yes at the scene of the Annunciation, she pledged that she would cooperate with the Holy Spirit in bringing Jesus into this world. That same pattern repeats itself in a different order now of course, but the pattern repeats itself in the sense that God the Father still gives us Jesus through Mary, as she cooperates with the divine action of the Holy Spirit. And so these two: the Holy Spirit in using the cooperation of Mary, His spouse, are always forming Jesus within us in a deeper fashion. What a great gift, of Mary to us as our spiritual Mother. We can never thank our Lord enough for this.

This is Father Carter delivering homily

    St. Bernard, Doctor of the Church, which means he is not only outstanding for his holiness but for his spiritual wisdom, gives us some very, very tender and moving words concerning Mary in our life. He says, "If you will not be submerged by tempests, do not turn away your eyes from the splendor of this star. If the storms of temptation arise, if you crash against the rocks of tribulation, look to the star [that star, of course, is Mary], call upon Mary. If you are tossed about on the waves of pride, of ambition, of slander, of hostility, look to the star, call upon Mary. If wrath or avarice or the enticements of the flesh upset the boat of your mind, look to Mary. If you are disturbed by the immensity of your crimes...If you begin to be swallowed up by the abyss of depression and despair, think of Mary! In danger, in anxieties, in doubt, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let her name not leave your lips, nor your heart, and that you may receive the help of her prayer, do not cease to follow the example of her conduct...If she holds you, you will not fall, if she protects you, you need not fear."1

Note:

1. St. Bernard, as in Hilda Graef, Mary: A History of Doctrine and Devotion, Christian Classics, Vol. I, p. 237.

 

  

August 14, 2000

Father Carter's Homily

Matthew 17: 22-27

Second prophecy of the Passion

When they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, ‘The Son of man is going to be delivered into the power of men; they will put him to death, and on the third day he will be raised up again.’ And a great sadness came over them.

The Temple tax paid by Jesus and Peter

When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the half–shekel came to Peter and said, ‘Does your master not pay the half–shekel?’ ‘Yes,’ he replied, and went into the house. But before he could speak, Jesus said, ‘Simon, what is your opinion? From whom do earthly kings take toll or tribute? From their sons or from foreigners?’ And when he replied, ‘From foreigners,’ Jesus said, ‘Well then, the sons are exempt. However, so that we shall not be the downfall of others, go to the lake and cast a hook; take the first fish that rises, open its mouth and there you will find a shekel; take it and give it to them for me and for yourself.’

Fr. Carter's homily:

    ‘The Son of man is going to be delivered into the power of men; they will put him to death, and on the third day he will be raised up again.’ (Matthew 17: 22-23)— words towards the beginning of today's Gospel. Jesus paved the way in a very special way for all His disciples but in also a unique way for those who were to be martyred, and today we celebrate the memory of one of those martyrs, St. Maximilian Kolbe. So for the cause of the Father as Jesus gave Himself up to death—so the martyrs for the cause of the Father, in Christ, gave themselves up to martyrdom. They realized that this life here upon earth is only a relative good. They would not trade it in a million years in denial of Christ for the saving of that life, trading it for eternal life. Their whole being shuddered at this idea. They realize that this life—good as it is—is not the ultimate life, eternal life is. And yet paradoxically in a type of contradiction according to the minds of some, the ones who think in a worldly way, they cannot realize that these very martyrs who gave up life upon this earth took it with utter seriousness, much more, with much more seriousness than do those who do not believe in eternal life. And why do they take it with utter seriousness, this life which they gave up in martyrdom? Because they realized it was a preparation for eternal life and they made the most of it. They knew that each day of their lives their eternity was being shaped, and that's why the saints who even died at an early age, for instance St. Theresa of Lisieux, died at the age I believe it was 24,  St. Claude de Columbiere, the great apostle of the Sacred Heart, died at the age of 41. His great partner in spreading the devotion of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque died at the age of 43. Two of the young Jesuit saints, seminarians, died in their twenties. So these saints who died at a relatively early age, we know how much importance they put upon each day, because they knew each day was shaping their eternities and those whom they were called to help on the way to eternal life.

    So let us not waste our days, each day is so precious. We speak of the age old mountains, the deathless stars, the eternal hills. And yet these expressions we have for timelessness are only a faint indication of the timelessness of eternity. So let us look upon each day as a precious opportunity to help shape our eternities according to God's will and help others to shape their eternities according to God's will. Even the longest life passes so quickly. Our days are numbered—let us remember that. Let us make the most of them. The Book of Sirach reminds us, in relationship to this earth time-span and the timelessness of eternity, we read, "The length of his life: a hundred years at most. Like a drop of water from the sea, or a grain of sand, such are these few years compared with eternity." (Sirach 18: 9-10)

    

  

August 23, 2000

Father Carter's Homily

John 6: 51-58

"'I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.’ Then the Jews started arguing among themselves, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ Jesus replied to them: In all truth I tell you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life, and I shall raise that person up on the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in that person. As the living Father sent me and I draw life from the Father, so whoever eats me will also draw life from me. This is the bread which has come down from heaven; it is not like the bread our ancestors ate: they are dead, but anyone who eats this bread will live for ever."

Fr. Carter's homily:

    In this beautiful section from John's Gospel, Jesus speaks to us of the Eucharist, that most loving gift of Himself in the Eucharist.

    It is easy for a star athlete to fall into the trap of making his or her sport the center of his or her existence. All one's thoughts and so much of one's activity is given to excelling in that particular sport. Sport can, unless the athlete takes proper precautions, be all consuming. It becomes the center of his or her existence. The same with an actor or an actress. The field is so competitive and the artistic drive within a person in this field of endeavor can take over in a wrong way and make an acting career the all-be of that person's existence, the end for which that person exists, the center of that person's existence. The same with a research scientist, he or she can become so absorbed in scientific research and reaching a solution to scientific inquiry in this or that respect that again, the science becomes the center of that person's existence. And a businessman—business success and the making of more and more money can become the center of that person's existence. Or even another human person, for another person can become the center of that person's existence. These, of course, are all misdirected approaches regarding the center of life, the center of one's life, the center of one's existence. And the center of existence for the committed Christian, it is the Eucharistic Christ. It is the Eucharistic Christ.

           end of excerpt from august 15, 2001

 
 

September 8, 2000

  Father Carter's Last Homily

Matthew 1: 18-23

Joseph adopts Jesus as his son

This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being an upright man and wanting to spare her disgrace, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.’ Now all this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken through the prophet:

Look! the virgin is with child
    and will give birth to a son
whom they will call Immanuel,

a name which means ‘God–is–with–us’.

  

                            Father Carter's homily

    We notice that the Church in Her liturgy for the celebration of the birthday, the Birth of Mary, immediately puts her with Jesus:

    "She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins." (Mt 1:21) – words from today's Gospel.

    And so the Church reminds us that Mary was born for the sake of Jesus. Again, in celebrating her birth, the Church links her very, very directly with Jesus. Yes, this is the reason for her birth: to be Mother of Jesus, and in doing that, everything else about her takes its proper place.

    And just as Mary was dedicated entirely to Jesus and to His cause, we in giving her a birthday present of the highest value can only promise her, "Mary, as you were completely dedicated to Jesus, help me be completely dedicated to Him. You were His first and perfect disciple. Teach me to imitate you in the putting on of Christ."

 

 

September 12, 2011

R. We are currently, at the direction of Jesus,
    about to print the Response in Christ book.
    It was translated in several languages.
    Here is an excerpt from that book.

 

Excerpt from Response in Christ by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J.
 

ELEVEN Other Christian Virtues


We have been considering faith, hope and love. Love is served by faith and hope, and the three together are the most important of the Christian virtues. Yet they cannot stand alone. Other virtues are needed to remove impediments to the exercise of love and to allow for love's expression in the various dimensions of human existence. Taken together, the theological and moral virtues are positive dispositions of the Christian person. They may also be conceived of as certain attitudes1 which determine the manner in which the Christian takes his stance before God, man, and the rest of creation.

In our continued treatment of various Christian virtues, let us remember that they must always be seen in their relationship with Christ.2 Each of them according to its individual finality is meant to deepen our incorporation into Him. Each of them in its own way allows us to live out Christ's death-resurrection. 

1.  Humility

Humility essentially is truth. It is the realization of what we are as creatures of God. It is also the correct implementation of this realization in our Christian lives. Humility therefore is not an exercise in self-depreciation. Humility is not telling myself that I am no good, that I really have nothing of any significance to contribute to the service of God and man. Again, humility is truth. It is compatible with the recognition that God has given a person certain gifts, even great gifts, of nature and grace. Indeed, God wants us to recognize these gifts. Otherwise we do not thank Him for them as we should, nor properly develop these gifts according to His will. But if God wants us to recognize the good which is in us, He also wants us to realize the source of this goodness. Although we have to cooperate with His graces, God is the one who is chiefly responsible for what we are. If a person has advanced in the Christian life beyond another, it is ultimately because God has given that person greater graces.

    It should be obvious then why the spiritual masters throughout the history of Christian spirituality have emphasized humility. God is a God of truth. He will not contribute to our living according to a lie. If we attribute the good within us mainly to our own efforts, this establishes an obstacle to God's grace. In the Letter of James we read: ". . . as scripture says: God opposes the proud but he gives generously to the humble. Give in to God, then; resist the devil, and he will run away from you. The nearer you go to God, the nearer he will come to you. . . Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will lift you up." (Jn 4:6-10).

    If humility is truth, and therefore allows for the proper recognition of my gifts, it also necessitates my admitting to the evil within me. This is also part of the truth. This truth also must be acted upon; for Christian humility not only allows me to admit that there is evil in me, but it also tells me that as a creature of God I should conform myself to His will and strive to eradicate and control the evil as far as this is possible. In summary, humility allows the Christian to evaluate properly both the good and evil in himself.

    Humility likewise allows us properly to accept the human condition with all its various ramifications. One aspect of the human condition is the fact that we suffer at times because of the human limitations and sinfulness of others. To rebel in these situations is to fail to realize what it means to be part of the human condition. It is a failure to relate properly in truth to reality. It is a failure in humility. Christ, the sinless one, the perfect one, suffered tremendously because of the human condition, but He did not rebel. He realized what it meant to be man. He realized that to be man means to accept the fact that one at times is going to suffer because of the evil of others. Christ did not flinch. As man He fully accepted His creaturehood with all its ramifications; He was truly humble.

    Another sign of Christian humility is one's willingness to live out the various implications of being social persons. A proud person is an independent person who in many ways refuses to admit the social dimension of his being. He does not readily admit that he needs others. He also can refuse to admit his obligation to help others. To be available to others in their manifold needs demands a price. A proud person, closed in upon his own self-interests, often is not willing to pay this price. Whether it is a question of receiving from others or giving to others, humility helps to remind us of a truth we have mentioned before: no man is an island.

    Humility also bids a person to accept himself as he has come forth from the creative hand of God. God has given us certain fundamental talents. These can be great. They can also be ordinary. God has also given each of us a certain basic temperament and personality, and we must realize that He leads us on in Christian holiness according to this fundamental structure.3 This is not to say that we are not to improve upon our essential structure as indicated; it is rather a question of not striving to become what God does not intend us to be.

    Humility likewise leads a person to seek and fulfill God's appointed task for him in life. To act in this way is to exercise humility because it is a realization of what it means to be God's creature. We cannot always be as sure of our role in life as we would like. But if we utilize prayer and the other means available we can be as certain as God wants us to be, and this is what matters. Within this God-given role, we should try to give our reasonable best each day despite the possible monotony, frustration or hiddeness of our work. We must give our attention primarily to the task of the present. All of us are tempted at times to live too much in the past or too much in the future. This can be caused by a lack of humility (although not necessarily so). For to fail to live properly in the present can mean that we are dissatisfied with the tasks and circumstances which Providence here and now put before us. If this is the truth of the matter, it means we are failing to some extent to act as a creature before our Creator. It is to fail in humility.

    A truth attached to the practice of Christian humility which we find difficult to accept is the fact that we must be willing to accept humiliations properly. This generally is always difficult for us despite the presence of God's grace. It perhaps is made more difficult in the type of culture which surrounds us. But the difficulty involved cannot relieve us of the necessity of reacting properly to insults and humiliations. We should not give occasion for humiliations, but our humility will never be a solid one unless we properly accept these when they do occur. Christ has shown the way. "Then they stripped him and made him wear a scarlet cloak, and having twisted some thorns into a crown they put this on his head and placed a reed in his right hand. To make fun of him they knelt to him saying, "Hail, king of the Jews! " And they spat on him and took the reed and struck him on the head with it." (Mt 27:28-30).

    But, of course, it is not only in regard to reacting properly to insults and humiliations that Christ has given us an example. Humility in all its aspects is perfectly summed up in the man Jesus: "In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus: His state was divine, yet he did not cling to his equality with God but emptied himself to assume the condition of a slave, and became as men are; and being as all men are, he was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross." (Ph 2:5-8).

2. Courage

Christian courage or fortitude is that virtue which disposes us to face maturely the difficult in Christ's service. The necessity of this virtue is evident from our own inner experience. We all have a tendency to shrink from that which poses a difficulty or which frightens us. Numerous Christians never develop their life in Christ to its destined potential precisely because they do not bring themselves to confront the arduous when God's will leads in this direction.

    We should not think that courage is usually to be exercised concerning matters of great moment.  As with the exercise of all the Christian virtues, courage customarily finds its expression within the prosaic framework of everyday life. This type of setting demands its own kind of courage. To confront properly the rather uneventful duties of our vocation day in and day out demands fortitude. All states of life are confronted with this challenge. To evade the challenge is to thwart our growth in Christ.

    At times Christian courage must be exercised concerning matters of greater moment. An example is the decision involving one's state of life. This type of decision can demand the greatest fortitude in certain instances. It is commonly known that some Catholic parents oppose the religious or priestly vocations of their children. This is particularly true as regards their daughters. Those who have experienced this opposition know the great suffering involved and the courage which is necessary to follow God's will faithfully.

    After the Christian has chosen a particular state of life, numerous occasions can arise which demand more than ordinary courage. It can be a question of choosing a particular type of work.  Such a choice can demand sacrifices. Many of the lay men and women who have taught in Catholic schools are an example of the point we are making. Often they have made financial sacrifices in order to make their particular contribution to the Church's work.  Of course, these decisions of courage and sacrifice must be compatible with one's existing obligations, towards one's family, for example.

    There are many other possibilities of decision-making which can demand considerable, even great, courage. Those who hold important positions in the Church, in government, in industry, and in the military, offer examples. Their decisions can affect the lives of many, even of millions. Often these decisions are not necessarily popular ones. Whatever the case may be, those who have to decide in these momentous matters are aware of what true courage can demand.

    There is another obvious area for the application of the virtue of courage. Any committed Christian who seriously gives himself to the development of his Christ-life will be exposed to some extent to interior trials of one type or other. It may be a question of severe temptation, of dryness in prayer or a seeming inability to pray at all, of an apparent darkening of faith, of the passive purifications which accompany certain mystical graces. There are numerous possibilities.  Whatever form the difficulty may assume, the dedicated Christian realizes the need of fortitude. He knows that growth in the Christ-life is not always a smooth development.

    We have described some of the existential situations which involve the use of Christian courage or fortitude. God has infused this virtue along with our fundamental life of grace. No matter how great the difficulty which may face us, we have to believe in this capacity of strength which God has instilled in us and act accordingly. St. Paul gives us an example of how the Christian is to confront the arduous: "We are only the earthenware jars that hold this treasure, to make it clear that such an overwhelming power comes from God and not from us. We are in difficulties on all sides, but never cornered; we see no answer to our problems, but never despair; we have been  persecuted,  but  never  deserted; knocked down, but never killed; always, wherever we may be, we carry with us in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus, too, may always be seen in our body." (2 Co 4:7-10). 

3. Temperance

If fortitude allows us to relate properly to the difficult, the virtue of temperance permits us to regulate properly the pleasurable in our lives. Temperance moderates and controls the tendency we have toward sense-pleasure. In giving us this virtue, God has actually provided for our greater enjoyment of sense-pleasure. For moderation increases our capacity to enjoy. The temperate person can enjoy a glass of beer more than a drunkard. He uses drink as a rational being is supposed to, and he accordingly receives the enjoyment which God has attached to the proper use of things.

    Since our two strongest inclinations in this matter of sense-pleasure are toward food and drink and the use of our sexual powers, temperance is especially concerned with these areas. Human experience emphasizes the great necessity of this virtue. God has attached great pleasure to the functions of taste and sex precisely because the preservation of the human race depends on them. Because of the type of pleasure connected with taste and sex, a lack of control here can lead to grave excesses and create great obstacles to the Christian life. As regards excesses involving the palate, the obvious one is the misuse of alcoholic beverages. In numerous cases the abuse of strong drink is due to the disease of alcoholism. It is not to our purpose to discuss this problem here. There already exist many fine treatments of this question which the interested reader can consult.

    Temperance or control of one's sexual faculties is, we know, called chastity. All are called to their form of chastity – the non-married laity, the married, the priest and the religious. It is a question of using or not using sex according to God's will. But as contemporary thought on chastity in the various states of life emphasizes, this virtue should always be seen in terms of love. Whatever one's vocation, the practice of his particular kind of chastity is meant to enable him to love ever more authentically God and man. When the Christian practices chastity according to his state in life, he is meant to give testimony to this fact. The truly chaste person is one who is trying to love properly.

    There are various other types of sense-pleasure besides those involving taste and sexual enjoyment. God has provided for our recreation and relaxation in so many ways, and often the senses are involved. God wants us to have our proper share of this type of enjoyment, and the exercise of the virtue of temperance insures that we pursue our enjoyment according to His will. Let us allow ourselves needed pleasure and recreation. On the other hand, we who live in an affluent society have to be aware that our culture is peculiarly open to excess in this matter of sense-pleasure. If we do not avoid this excess, we not only harm ourselves, but in various ways we lessen our capacity to serve others. For instance, there are some Christians who waste precious time in the pursuit of excessive pleasure. If they devoted this time in some form of service to their fellowman, would not this be a different world?  When we seriously consider the matter, is it not really tragic that a Christian can waste so much time in frivolous and useless activity while so many crucial needs of man go unattended? 

end of excerpt

 

 

 

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So Deep Is the Love of His Heart. Author: Rita Ring.
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God's Blue Book V by Rita Ring. Jesus wants to be the bridegroom of our soul — He is our beloved — Jesus tells us about pure love — how we are to be pure of heart and love God and love others. It is a must, to hear about love from Jesus — Jesus is love — $5
God's Blue Book 6A
He Calls Us to Action Author: Rita Ring.
$ 10.00  plus postage

God's Blue Book 6A by Rita Ring. Rosaries from Their Hearts during apparitions. Jesus and Mary appeared every day and I received rosaries from Them and They were transcribed from a tape. Also messages of love from Jesus on days of January, 1995 — About Baptism — writings from Fr. Carter and the Scriptures. $10
God's Blue Book 6B
He Calls Us to Action Author: Rita Ring.
$ 10.00  plus postage

God's Blue Book 6B by Rita Ring. Jesus and Mary appeared every day in February, 1995 — So beautiful — transcribed from a tape — the Stations, 7 Sorrows, prayers in the Prayer Manual, the Holy Spirit Novena Book and the Song Book. Pure love — loving and forgiving — a book about Jesus' love, baptism, grace and Fr. Carter's Newsletter. $10

  
Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume I
Red Rosary Book - Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 10.00  plus postage

Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 1. Mary appeared in Clearwater December 17, 1996 in rainbow color and these rosaries left the printer the same day from Apparitions of Jesus and Mary — transcribed from a tape. $10
Blue Rosary Book
Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume II
$ 12.00  plus postage

Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 2. This is a book of so many rosaries - transcribed from a tape. So many beautiful rosaries.   pages  $12
Short Rosary Meditations for the Ederly, Ill, and Homebound
From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary: Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur
This book is 8 1/2" by 11" and you can open it up and sit it on your lap.
$ 10.00  plus postage

Short Rosary Meditations for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This book is so important with pictures they can open it and lay it on their laps and pray the rosary. $10
  Messages From Jesus
  Given by Jesus to His Messenger Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
  This book is 8 1/2" by 11" and you can open it up and sit it on your lap.

  $ 10.00  plus postage
Messages for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This is a big book of loving messages for nursing home people and homebound from Jesus and Mary — Their lives are so important — united to the Mass offering up their suffering, their lives for the souls of this earth. $10
Daily Messages From Heaven 1
From the Florida Apparition Site Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 10.00  plus postage

Daily Messages From Heaven Volumes 2 thru 5 (Spiral bound)
From the Florida Apparition Site Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$25.00 each plus postage

Daily Messages from Heaven. First book of Daily Messages. $10
Rosary Meditations for Little People and Elderly
Short Meditations for the Rosary
$ 3.00  plus postage
Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary, Books 1 thru 5
A Coloring Book with Short Meditations on the 15 mysteries of the rosary. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 5.00 each plus postage

Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary. Volumes 1 through 7. Coloring books and meditations for grade school children and others on the mysteries of the rosary - really good. $5 each.
  Coloring the Lives of Jesus and Mary Books 6 and 7
  Mysteries of Light
  $ 5.00 each plus postage

  Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary. Volumes 6 through 7. Coloring books and meditations for grade school children and others on the mysteries of the rosary - really good. $5 each.

 
  God's Blue Book I on CD, Disk #1
  God's Blue Book I, Disk #1 Read by author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
  $ 10.00 plus postage

 
  Mysteries of Light Rosary Book
  Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume I
  $ 5.00  plus postage 

 
  Mysteries of Light Rosary Book
  Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume II
  $ 5.00  plus postage 

 
  Apostle's Manual
  Shepherds of Christ Overview: Very carefully discerned by Fr. Edward J. Carter S. J.
  $ 20.00  

 Apostles Manual. About the Movement - the structure of the Movement — All Ministries - from the time 3 months before Mary appeared in Clearwater and 3 months after. Rosaries of the 13ths, Fr. Carter's Newsletters. Messages from God the Father — Reaching the priests, the Church, the schools and the world. $20
 Songs From Jesus
  Given by Jesus to His Messenger Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
  $ 3.00  

Songs from Jesus Songbook. These loving songs were given from Jesus. So beautiful — Love Songs from Jesus of His love - helping us have pure and loving hearts. $3

 
   
Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena
  Holy Spirit Novena by: Rita Ring
  $ 1.00  plus postage

 Holy Spirit Novena Booklet. In four languages with the Imprimatur with 18 scripture readings for two complete novenas – this very powerful Holy Spirit Novena has prayers for prayers for Protection by the Blood of Jesus, Healing, Strength and Light, To Be One with God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, One with Jesus, To Dwell in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Prayer for the Holy Spirit and His Gifts, and the Word Alive in Our Hearts. All these prayers take about 10 minutes daily recited out loud. $1

 
  Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena CD
  Holy Spirit Novena Read by: Rita Ring
  $ 10.00  plus postage


   Holy Spirit Novena CD. Prayers and scripture readings from the Holy Spirit Novena Booklet read by Rita Ring. $10
  Colorea 1 thru 5
  las vidas de Jesús y María (recibido el Imprimátur)
  $ 5.00 each plus postage 

 
  Para Comprender Mejor La Santa Misa
  Una Jornada Hacia el Corazón de Jesús
  $ 10.00  

 
  Meditaciones del Rosario
  para Pequenos y Ancianos
  $ 10.00  

 
 

Fr. Joe Robinson

Inspiring Homilist & Author

Fr. Joseph Robinson has dedicated his life to serving Christ and the Church for over 40 years.
Guiding Light - Steadfast to the Son
Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle A of the Liturgical Year
$ 10.00 plus postage

Guiding Light homily series - Steadfast to the Son - Cycle A — The sunflower is a great example of how we should be steadfastly guided by light. What a powerful thought that this exceptional plant is not stuck in one pose day in and day out, yet adaptable and magnetized to the sun. We feel the same about our Son. Our heads turns to face Christ as each day presents its challenges to find light. We join together like plants in a field and soak up the Son through the pulpit. We are a warm circle of strength using the wind of our breath to carry our priests' words, Christ's words, to new rich soil. $15

 
Guiding Light - Feed My Soul
Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle C of the Liturgical Year
$ 10.00 plus postage

Guiding Light - Feed My Soul - Cycle C — In a world rapidly advancing and encouraging personal gain, we are faced with modern problems. There is a challenge to find time in our busy schedules for Sunday Mass or a family meal. We are able to research, shop, bank and even work without hearing one human voice. It is no wonder that we may often feel disconnected and famished at our week's end. In Fr. Joe's third book of homilies from Cycle C, we are reminded of the charity that Christ intended us to show each other. We have a calling to turn the other cheek and be the Good Samaritan to others. We are rewarded with the Father's kingdom and love when we are not worthy. We are not left alone or hungry. $15
Guiding Light - Focusing on the Word
Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle B of the Liturgical Year
$ 10.00 plus postage

Guiding Light - Focusing on the Word - Cycle B — At times we may feel that our path to Christ is a bit "out of focus". Like the disciples in the Book of Mark, this ordinary life clouds our vision of Christ's Divinity. We may doubt the practicality or possibility of applying His teachings and example to our modern life. Cycle B's homilies are a "guiding light" to help us realize Jesus' Messianic greatness and His promise of better things to come. $15
Guiding Light - The Word Alive in Our Hearts
Inspiring Homilies covering partial year of Cycle A by Fr. Joe Robinson
$ 5.00 plus postage

Guiding Light - The Word Alive in Our Hearts. - Cycle A (partial) — Homilies by the Reverend Joe Robinson given at St. Boniface Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is a tremendous honor Fr. Joe has allowed us to share these great gifts with you – for greater holiness and knowing more and more about God. $10
Fr. Edward J. Carter
Books written by the founder of Shepherds of Christ Ministries

Response to God's Love
...God Himself is the Ultimate Mystery
$ 10.00  plus postage

Response to God’s Love by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. In this book Fr. Carter speaks of God as the ultimate mystery. We can meditate on the interior life of the Trinity. Fr. Carter tells us about our uniqueness in the Father's Plan for us, how the individual Christian, the Church and the world are in the state of becoming. Imprimatur. $10
Shepherds of Christ Spirituality Newsletters 1
Selected Writings on Spirituality—for All People Editor: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur
$ 10.00  plus postage

Shepherds of Christ - Selected Writings on Spirituality for all People as Published in Shepherds of Christ Newsletter for Priests. Contains 12 issues of the newsletter from July/August 1994 to May/June 1996. $15
Shepherds of Christ Spirituality Newsletters 2
Selected Writings on Spirituality — for All People Editor: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur
$ 12.00  plus postage

Shepherds of Christ - Volume 2: by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. Contains issues 13-29 of the newsletter (September/October 1996 - Issue 5, 1999) $15
Shepherds of Christ Spirituality Newsletters 3
Selected Writings on Spirituality — for All People Editor: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 10.00  plus postage

Shepherds of Christ - Volume 3 by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. Contains Newsletter Issues 1 through 4 of 2000 including Fr. Carter’s tremendous Overview of the Spiritual Life $10
Tell My People
Messages from Jesus and Mary Author: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimi Potest  
$ 10.00  plus postage

Tell My People. Messages from Jesus and Mary (As given to Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.) — One of Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.'s Synopsis of the Spiritual Life — From Jesus to Fr. Carter "On Holy Saturday, 1994, Jesus told me that on the following day, Easter, I would also begin to receive messages for others. Our Lord also told me that some of these were eventually to be published in a book—and here is that book." $10
Spirituality Handbook
Shepherds of Christ Associates Spirituality Handbook - A Way of Spiritual Life
Author: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimi Potest
$ 3.00  plus postage

Spirituality Handbook. Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. did 3 synopsis of the spiritual life. The Spirituality Handbook, the Priestly Newsletter 20he Tell My People book. The way of spiritual life proposed to the members of Shepherds of Christ Associates is centered in consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. All aspects of the spiritual life discussed below should be viewed as means to help members develop their lives in consecration to Christ, the Sacred Heart, and to Mary, the Immaculate Heart. $3
The Spirituality of Fatima
Fatima: The Setting, The Message, The Spirituality of Consecration
$ 5.00  plus postage

The Spirituality of Fatima by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. The Fatima apparitions and messages received official Church approval in 1930. In giving her official approval to the Fatima event, the Church tells us that what took place at Fatima involving the three young visionaries is worthy of our belief. $5

  
  Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual
  Shepherds of Christ Associates Prayers
  Author: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
  $ .50  plus postage

Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual. The Shepherds of Christ has prayer chapters all over the world praying for the priests, the Church and the world. These prayers that Father Carter compiled in the summer of 1994 began this worldwide network of prayer. Currently the prayers are in eight languages with the Church’s Imprimatur. We have prayed daily for the priests, the Church, and the world since 1994. Associates are called to join prayer Chapters and help us circulate the newsletter centered on spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart and helping to renew the Church through greater holiness. Please form a Prayer Chapter & order a Prayer Manual.

  
 

 
Shepherds of Christ 6:20 Prayers CD
Holy Spirit Novena, Associates Prayer Manual and the Rosary Led by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 10.00  plus postage
Priestly Newsletter 2000 Issue 1
Audio CD - Read by Father Edward J. Carter
$ 10.00  plus postage

Priestly Newsletter - 2000 #1 - CD. - Christ is Our Strength - Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. read it the year he died. It is so beautiful. "This brief passage contains one of the greatest lessons of the spiritual life. As we progress along our spiritual journey, we become increasingly aware of how weak we are in our-selves, but how strong we are in Christ. To experience our weakness involves suffering. The degree and kind of suffering can vary. The suffering can include the experience of the classical dark night of the spirit as described by St. John of the Cross. One of the main purposes of the dark night is to make a person keenly aware of his or her helplessness without God." quote by Fr. Carter from the newsletter $10
Priestly Newsletter 2000 Issue 2
Audio CD - Read by Father Edward J. Carter
$ 10.00  plus postage

Priestly Newsletter - 2000 #2 - CD. - Suffering: A Source of Life - Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. read it the year he died. Fr. Carter knew suffering that year. His voice is so powerful as he read each Newsletter from his heart and soul. "Every man has his own share in the redemption. Each one is also called to share in that suffering through which the redemption was accomplished. He is called to share in that suffering through which all human suffering has also been redeemed. In bringing about the redemption through suffering, Christ has also raised human suffering to the level of the redemption. Thus each man in his suffering can also become a sharer in the redemptive suffering of Christ..." quote by Fr. Carter from the newsletter $10

Fr. John J. Pasquini

Light, Happiness, & Peace
Journeying Through Traditional Catholic Spirituality Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 10.00 plus postage

This book Light, Happiness and Peace is a journey into the spiritual life — an awakening of deeper life IN HIM. Here are some of the comments we received from bishops and cardinals about the book. Cardinal – Pontifical Council for Culture – Vatican City “I am sure that this book, Light, Happiness and Peace through a discussion on traditional Catholic Spirituality will contribute in bringing back prayer into the mainstream of life.” $10
In Imitation of Two Hearts
Prayers for Consolation, Renewal and Peace in Times of Suffering Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 10.00  plus postage

In Imitation of Two Hearts - Prayers for Consolation, Renewal and Peace in Times of Suffering Fr. John J. Pasquini leads a suffering soul to the gentle Hearts of Jesus and Mary. In these most loving Hearts - the prayers by Fr. John Pasquini - help the person suffering to know more deeply the pascal mystery of death/resurrection. President of the Pontifical Council for Health $10
Authenticity
Authenticity - Prayers and Meditations Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 10.00  plus postage

Authenticity, the Yellow Book of prayers by Fr. John Pasquini, can lead the soul into deeper intimacy with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, can lead to greater love of Mary which leads to the unitive life and greater holiness. The book of prayers Authenticity by Fr. John J. Pasquini is to help one grow ever deeper in the Unitive life. Apostolic Nuncio – Archbishop – Philippines “With Authenticity, much is gained in prayer, and much is accomplished through prayer. More especially if prayer is directed in behalf of the Church.” $10
Medicine of Immortality
Prayers and Meditations for Mass and Eucharistic Adoration Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 10.00  plus postage

“In Medicine of Immortality, Father John Pasquini offers his readers the richness of Catholic devotional prayer, the wisdom of the Fathers and, most of all, the fruits of his own prayer and meditation before the Blessed Sacrament. I recommend this book to all who wish to grow in their love for the Lord, who sustains the life of His Church through the precious gift of His Body and Blood.” Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago $10
Ecce Fides
Pillar of Truth - Dedicated to defending Catholic beliefs through reason, Scripture, and the life of the Holy Spirit Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 10.00  plus postage

Ecce Fides is a work dedicated to defending Catholic beliefs through reason, Scripture, and the life of the Holy Spirit. "It is important that we (as people of God) return to the source of life, our faith, which is usefully exposed in this volume, and take it out to our contemporaries, evangelizing them and their cultures and inculturating the Gospel." Cardinal – Pontifical Council for Culture – Vatican City $10

  
Shepherds of Christ Spirituality Newsletters
 Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 35.00  plus postage

Shepherds of Christ, a book of Spirituality Newsletters, is a compilation of the first nine newsletters from Fr. John J. Pasquini begining in August 2006. The Newsletter has been circulated to the priests and hierarchy spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart, promoting love for the Eucharist, greater love for the Church, the Priesthood, Mary and the Holy Spirit, the Mass, Prayer, and greater intimate relationship with God. $35
Authenticity Ocean DVD
The Authenticity Prayer Book is read with the Ocean as a backdrop.
$ 10.00  plus postage

DVD - Prayers from the Authenticity Book read by Rita Ring on the ocean — it is beautiful. 410
Nursing Home Mass DVD
A special mass by Fr. John J. Pasquini for those in nursing homes or homebound.
$ 10.00  plus postage

DVD - A beautiful Mass was done by Fr. John J. Pasquini for Nursing homes and assisted living. It was done at St. Joseph's magnificent chapel — St. Joseph's assisted living in Jupiter, Florida. It last about 33 minutes. We call it the golden Nursing Home Mass from St. Joseph's. $10
Consolation DVD
Give this DVD as a sympathy present.
$ 10.00  plus postage

Consolation by Fr. John J. Pasquini — upon the passing of a loved one. Fr. Pasquini has done a beautiful gift of his most wonderful homily given when someone dear has died. It can be given as a tremendous gift. $10

  
Divine Mercy Chaplet CD
Give this DVD as a gift.
$ 10.00  plus postage

Divine Mercy Chaplet CD. Prayed by Fr. John J. Pasquini $10
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Special 27" Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima/Clearwater Statue with Glass
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White gown with gold trim around mantel
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White gown with gold trim around mantel
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Blue and Pink gown with a rosary over her hand.
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Blue and Pink gown.
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Crucifix with incredible detail!
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Imitation of Two Hearts
Giclee Art Print on Canvas
$ 150.00 plus shipping
Lucia's Vision
Giclee Art Print on Canvas by Harold Kellner
$ 150.00 plus shipping
 
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  Giclee Art Print on Canvas of Mary's image with a sliver of glass and a little bottle of Jesus and Mary water. The glass will be fixed behind the back of the picture.
  $ 200.00 plus shipping

 

 

 
  Blue Crystal Rosary
  Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
  6mm - $ 30.00 plus shipping
  8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping

 
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  Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
  6mm - $ 30.00 plus shipping
  8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping

 

 
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  Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
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Statues  

OL-Guadalupe
w/glass - 28

OL-Grace
w/glass - 24

 		OL-Mt. Carmel
w/glass - 24

OL-Lourdes
w/glass - 24
 

IH-Mary
w/glass - 24

IH-Ivory
w/glass - 24

SH-Jesus
w/glass - 24

SH-Blessing
w/glass - 24

Sorrow M
w/glass - 24

Inf.-Prague
w/glass - 24

OL-Lourdes
w/glass - 18

OL-Mt. Carmel
w/glass - 18

I Heart
w/glass - 18

I Heart - Ivory
w/glass - 18

OL-Grace
w/glass - 18

SH-Jesus
w/glass - 18

 		OL-Guadalupe
w/glass - 12
 		 
PV-Fatima
w/glass - 27
 		PV-Fatima
w/glass - 18
 		PV-Fatima
w/glass - 15
 		OL-Fatima
w/glass - 18
 		PV-Fatima
w/glass - 12
 		OL-Fatima
w/glass - 11

St. Padre Pio

St. Joseph

St. Therese

St. Francis

St. Anthony

St. Claire

Limpias

St. Jude
  

Divine Mercy

Holy Family

Angel

St. Philomena

Pieta - Marble

Pieta - Color

Holy Family 12

St. Anthony - 18

St. Francis - 18

 		St. Joseph - 18

St. Therese - 18

St. Rita - 18

St. Clare - 12
  

St. Rita - 12

St. Padre Pio - 12

Divine Mercy - 12

St. Michael - 11

Limpias - 8
 		       
           
           
           
           

 


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China, IN  47250

 

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 24"

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 Limpias

 24"

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 St. Anthony

 24"

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 St. Claire

 24"

$125

  

 St. Francis

 24"

$125

  

 St. Joseph

 24"

$125

  

 St. Jude

 24"

$125

  

 St. Padre Pio

 24"

$125

  

 St. Therese

 24"

$125

  
 Divine Mercy

22"

 $125  
 Angel

22"

 $100  
 St. Philomena

20"

 $100  
 St. Philomena

16"

 $65  
 St. Joseph

18"

 $65  
 St. Francis

18"

 $65  
 St. Anthony

18"

 $65  
 St. Rita

18"

 $65  
 St. Therese

18"

 $65  
 Pieta - Color 15" $125  
 Pieta - Marble 15" $125  
 Holy Family

12"

 $75  
 St. Padre Pio - standing

12"

 $100  
 St. Padre Pio - sitting

9"

 $100  
 St. Michael

11"

 $40  
 St. Rita

12"

 $40  

 Divine Mercy

12"

 $50  
 St. Claire

12"

 $40  
 Pieta - Color 8" $75  
 Pieta - Marble 8" $75  
 Limpias

8"

 $25  
 Our Lady of Guadalupe w/glass

28"

 $500  
 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel w/glass

24"

 $500  

 Immaculate Heart of Mary w/glass

 24"

$500  

 Immaculate Heart - Ivory w/glass

 24"

$500  

 Infant of Prague w/glass

 24"

$500  

 Our Lady of Grace w/glass

 24"

$500  

 Our Lady of Lourdes w/glass  

 24"

$500  
 Sacred Heart of Jesus w/glass

 24"

$500  
 Sacred Heart -Blessing w/glass

 24"

$500  

 Sorrowful Mother w/glass

 24"

$500  
 Immaculate Heart of Mary w/glass

18"

 $300  
 Immaculate Heart - Ivory w/glass

18"

 $300  
 Sacred Heart of Jesus w/glass

18"

 $300  
 Our Lady of Lourdes w/glass  

18"

 $300  
 Our Lady of Grace w/glass

18"

 $300  

 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel w/glass

 18" $300  
 Our Lady of Guadalupe w/glass

12"

 $200  

 Fatima w/glass

11"

 $150  

 Fatima w/glass

 18"

 $250  
 Pilgrim Virgin w/glass

 12"

 $160  
 Pilgrim Virgin w/glass 15" $200  
 Pilgrim Virgin w/glass 18" $250  
 Pilgrim Virgin w/glass

27"

 $450  


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