Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman Note Cards - Set of 10

Set of 10 note cards with five each of two versions each offering a different prayer composed by Blessed Cardinal Newman, placed over a watermark inside the card.

• Version 1 features a photograph of John Henry Newman on the cover with the prayer: "O Lord, support us all the day long of this troublous life..." which was composed by Cardinal Newman over a watermark of the painting of Blessed John Henry Newman by Sir John Everett Millais in 1881.   - Printed on crisp white cardstock, envelope included.
• Version 2 portrays the painting of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman by Sir John Everett Millais on the cover, while inside over a watermark photograph is the prayer: "O My Lord and Saviour, support me in my last hour bvy the strong arms of Thy Sacraments..." composed by Cardinal Newman.  - Printed on natural parchment cardstock, envelope included.

We honor the  Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, the Father of Souls, who forever remained devoted to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, composing theLitany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, when he converted as an Anglican priest into the Catholic church in 19th century England.  In an address to the Bishops of England and Wales, on February 1, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI said of Blessed Cardinal Newman, "Much attention has rightly been given to Newman's scholarship and to his extensive writings, but it is important to remember that he saw himself first and foremost as a priest.  in this Annus Sacerdotalis, I urge you to hold up to your priests his example of dedication to prayer, pastoral sensitivity towards the needs of his fold, and passion for preaching the Gospel.

A set of nine Christmas cards featuring beautiful artwork from old, traditional holy cards.  You will not find any shallow messages inside these cards.  We have searched for real heartwarming treasures - passages from the Bible, poems, sacred hymns, and sayings of the saints.  This year make your Christmas greetings to your family and friends come alive in the spirit and joy of Christ!

This set contains 9  cards and 9 envelopes.   Each card is 4 1/4" by 5 1/2"

Prepare your heart for the Holy Family this Advent by following along with this simple custom.  The Advent Family Spiritual Crib has little acts of love for you to do each day during Advent to build a spiritual crib in your heart to welcome the Baby Jesus on Christmas Day.

Printed on pastel cardstock, 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" card.

Mother of Divine Grace Graduation Announcement/Invitation Card

Order your Mother of Divine Grace Graduation Announcement Cards online.  All cards feature an image of Mother of Divine Grace on the front with two options for the interior.

1. Psalm XXX,  "In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust...", chosen by Laura Berquist, founder/director of MODG school.    
2. Prayer by St. Thomas Aquinas asking God to grant a steadfast, unconquered, and upright heart: "Most loving Lord, Grant me a steadfast heart which no unworthy desire may drag downwards...".  

On the right hand side of the card,  is the graduation announcement.  To customise this card with your graduates name, please include in the order comments, or contact us at info@saintjosephspress.net or (816) 265-1087, your graduates name beginning with Mr. or Miss for a basic announcement card.  For an invitation card  also provide the date, time, location name and address, etc.)  Printed on white card stock with a blue frame on the cover and interior. 

Cards are 4 1/4" by 5 1/2 inches and include an envelope.

Please include your graduates name, beginning with Mr. or Miss, in the comments section of the order process, or send it in an email to info@saintjosephspress.net

Holy Mass Card Set

These Mass Cards will serve all the needs of the sacramental life.  This set of 10 Mass cards features beautiful vintage images. and special messages inside.  There are four general intention  cards, printed on white cardstock,with the sayings of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, and St. John Chrysostom, with space for your name, the name of the person for whom the Mass is offered, and the priest.  There are 3 Repose of the Soul Mass Cards printed on parchment cardstock, and finally, there is one card each for offering a Mass for someone's birthday, for someone's hardship, and for someone's illness.  These messages tell of the value of the Holy Mass in aiding a person plus room for you to add a personal note.  These cards are a great way to share in the Catholic community and give one another support in the sacramental life.  

Set of 10 cards, 7 on white cardstock, 3 on parchment cardstock; envelopes included.

Easter Greeting Cards - Set of 10

"Resurrexi et adbue tecum sum!  I am risen and am still with thee!  I suffered and died, and am risen again. It is thy sins I have washed away in My Blood; it is for thy place in Heaven that I have paid with My life; it is for thee I am risen that My Resurrection may be the pledge and the model of thine." (Mother Loyola, With the Church, vol. 1 Advent to the Ascension, 1924)

The anniversary of this Resurrection is a day of Great Joy! It is the holiest of days since it opens to us the gate of Heaven, into which we have listened to Holy Mother the Church and prepared by our bodily mortifications and compunction of hearts in the Lenten Season. (The Liturgical Year , Pascal Time volume by Abbot Gueranger, osb).  With gladden hearts we follow the disciples of the first Easter morning and say, Surrexit Christus!  Christ is Risen!  This is the Day the Lord has Made, let us Rejoice and be Glad!\

Eastertide is one continual feast as was stated in the third century. And St. Ambrose tell us, "...our ancestors have taught us to celebrate the fifty days of Pentecost as a continuation of Easter.  There are seven weeks and the feast of Pentecost commences the eighth...during these fifty days the Church observes no fast, nor does she on any Sunday. For it is the day on which our Lord rose; and all these fifty days are like so many Sundays." (The Liturgical Year, Pascal Time volume by Abbot Guerangers, OSB)

It was a custom for the men in the mountainous regions of Austria to proclaim the Day the Lord has Made by firing their rifles and the echo would resound from mountain top proclaiming the holiest day of the Church.  On Easter Monday the custom of remembering the two disciples who traveled to Emmaus and met Our Lord on the road, is when the sick and elderly are visited.  In the weeks between Easter and the Ascension, four days are given as Holy Mother the Church and her children travel the countryside from farmland to farmland chanting the Litany of the Saints to receive God's blessing for a good harvest and protection from inclement weather.

Our Blessed Eastertide Card Set began its maiden voyage Holy Week 2019 offering 10 different Easter vintage images  conveying the JOY on Eastertide -- messages tucked inside on the Day the Lord has made -- Easter Sunday from excerpts from: 19th century Venerable Abbot Gueranger on Easter Sunday and the fifty days of celebration in the Emmaus cards, the Good Shepherd cards offer the Easter message of St. Patrick while the Easter greeting cards offer a selection of Psalms from the Divine Office; and the Resurrections cards convey the bible passages of Colossians 3:1-4.  It was so well received we present it to you.

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Note Cards

July 2nd is the feast day of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth.  These note cards feature a vintage image of the Visitation on the front.  Inside on the top left is a quote from the Gospel of Luke.   Choose from Luke 1: 36-40, "And behold thy cousin, Elizabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren: Because no word shall be impossible with God.  And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word.  And the Angel departed from her.   And Mary rising up in those days, went into the mountainous country with haste, into a city of Juda: And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth."  Or Luke 1: 42-44, "And she (Elizabeth) cried out with a loud voice, and said: 'Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.  And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?  For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for you.'"

Printed on ivory cardstock, 4.25" by 5.5", envelope included

Saint Joseph Note Cards - Set of 5 - Cause of our Joy and Glory of Home Life

In this set Saint Joseph note cards you will receive 5 unique vintage images and inside excerpts from The Life and Glories of St. Joseph with the them of Cause of our Joy and Glory of Home Life.  As Father Faber wrote, "When God is wont to bestow His gifts; devotion to St. Joseph was needed."  So you too can share your devotion to St. Joseph with this set of note cards.  

Printed on pastel parchment, 4 1/4" by 5 1/2", envelope included.

image source: chant art

Excerpts from The Life and Glories of St. Joseph, permission by St. Benedict Press, NC, www.TanBooks.com

Christmas Letter to the Christ Child

Discover a new Christmas tradition for your family.  Based on an old Austrian Advent custom, the Christmas Letter to the Christ Child is an inspiring way for families to throw open the doors of their hearts and homes to the coming of the Baby Jesus at Christmas.  The Christmas Letter to the Christ Child card provides detailed instructions for carrying out this Advent custom with your familiy and includes 3 sheets of Christ Child letter paper tucked inside.

Card printed on ivory cardstock, with white letter paper inside.

Image source: Chant Art

Advent Custom Christmas Recipe Cards - Set of 6

Prepare for and celebrate the Christmas season by learning about traditional Catholic European Advent customs and also enjoying a variety of tasty Christmas recipes!  This set of six cards features beautiful vintage images of the Nativity and Saint Nicholas.  Included are Advent customs from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, England and Ukraine!