Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Immaculate Heart of Mary Cameo Necklace
Remember, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, what ineffable power thy divine Son hath given thee over His own adorable Heart. Full of trust in thy merits, we come before thee and beg thy protection. O heavenly Treasurer of the Heart of Jesus, that Heart which is the inexhaustible source of all graces, which thou mayest open to us at thy good pleasure, in order that from it may flow forth upon mankind the riches of love and mercy, light and salvation, that are contained therein; grant unto us, we beseech thee, the favors which we seek. . . . We can never, never be refused by thee, and since thou art our Mother, O our Lady of the Sacred Heart, graciously hear our prayers and grant our request. Amen
ST. Michael and Archangels Two-Strand Charm Bracelet
"The very name of Michael urges us to honor this glorious spirit; it is a cry of enthusiasm and fidelity, for it signifies: "Who is like unto God?" satan trembles at hearing this name, for it reminds him of the noble protest wherewith the bright Archangel answered the call of the rebel angels. Michael proved his strength and prowess when he fought the great battle in Heaven. From that hour he has been known as "Michael, the captain of the armies of God, first Prince of the Holy City, to whom the other angels yield ready obedience. They most willingly and gratefully recognize his supremacy, for after God, they owe to him their perseverance in grace and their eternal happiness. With loving submission, they receive from him their various offices. They are attentive to the slightest wish, because they recognize in his commands and regulations the will of God, their sovereign Lord and King.*
* St. Michael and the angels
PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.
That is why I included a hummingbird glass charm to this bracelet, since they are always singing the praises of God and are a reminder of God's angels and glory
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Our Lady of Guadalupe Religious Charm Bracelet
Mother of the Americas,
grant to our homes the grace of loving
and respecting life in its beginnings,
with the same love with which
You conceived in Your womb
the life of the Son of God.
Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of Fair Love,
protect our families so that
they may always be united
and bless the upbringing of our children.
Our hope, look upon us with pity,
teach is to go continually to Jesus,
and if we fall
help us to rise again and return to Him
through the confession of our faults
and our sins in the Sacrament of penance,
which gives peace to the soul.
We beg You to grant us a great love
of all the Holy Sacraments,
which are, as it were,
the signs that Your Son left us on earth.
Thus, Most Holy Mother,
with the peace of God in our consciences,
with our hearts free from evil and hatred,
we will be able to bring to all others
true joy and peace,
which come to us from Your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
who with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
(Pope John Paul II.)
I created this bracelet in honor of Our Most Humble Lady of Guadalupe in a unique way, by adding a beautiful picture of Our Lady to a howlite cross and adding rhinestones.
I also added other Catholic medals to smaller howlite crosses and also adorned them with rhinestones. I added other Catholic oxidized Italian medals, a vintage rosary piece and coral beads to enhance the pictures.
Virgin Mary Miraculous Medal Charm Bracelet
On this bracelet that I created in honor of Our Blessed Mother Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, I added a couple of vintage medals and attached them to turquoise howlite crosses and adorned them with rhinestones.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Virgin Mary Cameo Rosary Style Necklace
St. Jude Relic Catholic Charm Bracelet
Patronage Desperate Situations
NOVENA TO ST. JUDE
(pray for 9 days or 9 hours straight)
"O most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, people honor and invoke you universally, as the patron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of. Pray for me, for I am so helpless and alone. Please help to bring me visible and speedy assistance. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly (state your specific request or intention here!)and that I may praise God with you always.
"I promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you by publishing this request. Amen."
Say 3 Our Fathers, 3 Hail Marys and 3 Glory be to God.
On this bracelet in honor of St. Jude, I added a 3rd class relic medal of St. Jude, a figural medal of Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus "Madonna of the Streets, a color medal of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
I also added other Catholic Italian medals like St. Anthony, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Our Lady of Fatima, Blessed Sacrament, Archangel St. Raphael with St. Christopher and others.
I added natural green Jade gemstones and glass pearls.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus "Shower of Blessings" Bracelet
TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
How I love Thee, O my Blessed Virgin Mother!
Had I been a priest,
I would have spoken so much of Thee.
Thou art represented as to Thee
I consecrate my soul and all unapproachable;
rather thou shouldst be shown as so easily imitated.
Thou art more Mother than Queen!
Yet I have heard it said that all the Saints are eclipsed
by Thy radiant brightness,
as the sun at rising makes the stars disappear.
How strange that seems,
a mother eclipsing the glory of her children!
I think quite the contrary, sweet Virgin,
I believe that thou wilt
immensely increase the splendor of the elect,
O Sweet Virgin Mary!
how simple does Thy life seem.
Recently I had a dream where rain was coming down so pleasant and so uplifting that resembled a stream of crystals and together with the water there was incense coming from Heaven as well.
I interpret that dream that is Our Blessed Mother and Our Lord sending those blessings to us and that was my inspiration for this bracelet.
We must continue in prayer
The pearls and crystals represent that stream of rain and of incense falling from heaven.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Rosary of Our Lady's Tears
ROSARY OF OUR LADY’S TEARS
Next to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus there is nothing more touching and effective than the tears of Our Heavenly Mother! How mane tears She shed on the Way of the Cross and when She stood beneath the Cross! She shed bitter tears in reparation for the many insults Her Divine Son then and which He would receive in the future. She wept bitter tears for the many souls who would not submit to the Commandments of God, and so would be lost forever. In recent centuries, too, She wept tears of sorrow:
THE ORIGIN OF THE CHAPLET
This rosary or chaplet was revealed in 1929 and 1930 by Our Lord and His most holy Mother to Sister Amalia in Campina, Brazil and was confirmed as supernatural by Bishop Campos Baretto.
Our Lord’s words to Sister Amalia on November 8, 1929 were: “My daughter, whatever I am asked through the tears of My Mother, I shall give lovingly.”
On March 8, 1930, the Most Pure Mother stated: “Through this rosary the devil will be subdued and the power of hell will be destroyed. Prepare yourself for this great combat.” Today the devil has much power because we have forgotten sin and no longer believe that satan exists.
HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARY OF TEARS:
THE CHAPLET IS PRAYED WITH REGULAR ROSARY BEADS IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE SPECIAL CHAPLET BEADS, EXCEPT YOU SAY SEVEN DECADES.
INSTEAD OF THE CREED, SAY:
Crucified Jesus! We fall at Your feet and offer You the tears of Her who with deep compassionate love accompanied You on Your sorrowful Way of the Cross. Grant, O Good Master, that we take to heart the lessons which the tears of Your Most Holy Mother teach us, so that we may fulfill Your Holy will on earth, that we may be worthy to praise and exalt You in Heaven for all eternity.
INSTEAD OF OUT FATHER, SAY:
V. O Jesus, look upon the tears of Her who loved You most on earth
R. And loves You most ardently in Heaven.
INSTEAD OF THE HAIL MARY, SAY:
V. O Jesus, hear our prayers
R. For the sake of Your most Holy Mother’s tears. At the end repeat three times on the small beads the invocations that replace the Our Father.
Conclude with this prayer:
O Mary, Mother of love, sorrow and mercy, we beg you to unite your prayers with ours so that Jesus, Your Divine Son, to Whom we turn may hear our petitions in the name of Your maternal tears and may give us in addition to the favors we ask, the crown of everlasting life. Amen
Infant of Prague Novena
INFANT BABY JESUS OF PRAGUE NOVENA
Aka The Storm Novena
(This Novena should be used for any urgent need)
(Pray for 9 days or 9 hours straight)
Jesus You said, “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you. “Through the intercession of Mary, Your Holy Mother, I knock, I see, I ask that my prayer be granted (State your specific request or intention here)
Jesus, You said, “All that you ask of the Father in My name, He will grant you. “Through the intercession of Mary, Your Holy Mother, I humbly and urgently ask Your Father in Your name that my prayer be granted. (State your specific request or intention here)
Jesus, You said, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My word shall not pass. “Through the intercession of Mary, Your Holy Mother, I feel confident that my prayer will be granted. (State your specific request or intention here)
I prostrate myself before Thy Holy Image, O most gracious Infant Jesus, to offer thee my most fervent thanks for the blessings Thou hast bestowed upon me. I shall incessantly praise Thine ineffable mercy and confess that Thou alone art my God, my Helper and my Protector. Henceforth, my entire confidence shall be placed in Thee! Everywhere, I shall proclaim aloud Thy mercy and generosity, so that Thy great Love and the great deeds which Thou dost perform through this miraculous image may be acknowledged by all. May devotion to Thy Holy Infancy increase more and more in the hearts of all Christians, and may all who experience Thine assistance persevere with me in showing unceasing gratitude to Thy Most Holy Infancy, to which be praise and glory forever. Amen
Thank you, Infant Baby Jesus of Prague and the Sacred Heart of Jesus for granting my request. I will always be dedicated to You Dear Jesus and have faith that You will always be by my side. Your faithful servant (State your name)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
St. Michael, St. Benedict and Archangels Religious Charm Bracelet
"The very name of Michael urges us to honor this glorious spirit; it is a cry of enthusiasm and fidelity, for it signifies: "Who is like unto God?" satan trembles at hearing this name, for it reminds him of the noble protest wherewith the bright Archangel answered the call of the rebel angels. Michael proved his strength and prowess when he fought the great battle in Heaven. From that hour he has been known as "Michael, the captain of the armies of God, first Prince of the Holy City, to whom the other angels yield ready obedience. They most willingly and gratefully recognize his supremacy, for after God, they owe to him their perseverance in grace and their eternal happiness. With loving submission, they receive from him their various offices. They are attentive to the slightest wish, because they recognize in his commands and regulations the will of God, their sovereign Lord and King.*
* St. Michael and the angels by Tan Books
I created this bracelet in honor of most powerful and majestic Archangel St. Michal and other Archangels and as well as for St. Benedict, powerful intercessor against evil.
I other other archangels charms as well, beautiful ornate angel wings and gemstones.
I added one of God's creations being Amethyst. This gemstone is rough and not polished. I like rough gemstones better because they have not been polished and feel more natural.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Antique-Style Virgin Mary Cameo and Medal Catholic Necklace
I feel blessed to be able to find this just stunning and unique antique-style pine resin cameo of Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus "Madonna of the Streets" which I was so inspired to create such a unique necklace.
Blessed as well to find such a beautiful antique medal/brooch of Our Lady of Lourdes in black and white with beautiful ornate gold tone frame.
I added vintage pearls, brass bead, vintage and new Czech. glass beads and all the other components are brass.
The rhinestones I added to adorn this cameo are vintage from around 1960's
Prayer The Virtue of Trust
THE VIRTUE OF TRUST
My trust is in sweet Jesus:
He is my passport to heaven!
I place my life in His gentle hands;
He will guide me along the rainbow.
My blind trust is His to guide,
May my soul reflect His light.
I look around and see Jesus' help;
I know He is worthy of my trust.
Sweet Jesus, remain by my side,
Never letting my trust be shaken!
May I learn to share my trust with others,
So Jesus will be known to all!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Devotion in Honor of the Five Holy Wounds
As I kneel before Thee on the Cross, most loving Savior of my soul, my conscience tells me it is I who have nailed Thee to that Cross with these hands of mine, as often as I have fallen into mortal sin, wearing Thee with my monstrous ingratitude.
My God, my chief and most perfect Good, worthy of all my love, seeing Thou hast ever loaded me with blessings, I cannot now undo my misdeeds, as I would most willingly, but I can and will loathe them, grieving greatly for having offended Thee Who art infinite Goodness. And now, kneeling at Thy feet, I will try at least to compassionate Thee, to give Thee thanks, to ask of Thee pardon and contrition. Wherefore, with heart and lips I say:
(To the Wound of the Left Foot)
Holy Wound of the Left Foot of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O my Jesus, for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for the love whereby Thou was wearied in overtaking me on to way to ruin, and didst bleed amid the thorns and brambles of my sins. I offer to the Eternal Father the pain and love of Thy most Sacred Humanity, in atonement for my sins, all of which I detest with sincere and bitter contrition.
(To the Wound of the Right Foot)
Holy Wound of the Right Foot of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O my Jesus, for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for the love which pierced Thee with such torture and shedding of blood in order to punish my wanderings and the guilty pleasures I have granted to my passions. I offer to the Eternal Father all the pain and love of Thy most Sacred Humanity, and I pray unto Him for grace to weep over my transgressions with burning tears, and to enable me to persevere in the good which I have begun, without ever swerving again from my obedience to the commandments of my God.
(To the Wound of the Left Hand)
Holy Wound of the Left Hand of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O my Jesus, for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for having, in Thy love, spared me the scourges and eternal damnation which my sins have merited. I offer to the Eternal Father the pain and love of Thy most Sacred Humanity, and I pray Him to teach me how to turn to good account my span of life, and bring forth in it worthy fruits of penance, and so disarm the angry justice of my God.
(To the Wound of the Right Hand)
Holy Wound of the Right Hand of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O my Jesus, for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for Thy graces lavished on me with such love, in spite of all my miserable obstinacy. I offer to the Eternal Father all the pain and love of Thy most Sacred Humanity, and I pray Him to change my heart and its affections, and make me do all my actions in accordance with the will of God.
(To the Wound in the Sacred Side)
Holy Wound in the Side of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O my Jesus, for the cruel insult Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee, my Jesus, for the love which suffered Thy side and Heart to be pierced, that the last drops of Blood and water might issue forth, making my redemption to abound. I offer to the Eternal Father this outrage, and the love of Thy most Sacred Humanity, that my soul may enter once for all into that most loving Heart, eager and ready to receive the greatest sinners, and from it may never more depart.
Friday, October 9, 2009
May Thy Heart dwell always in our hearts!
May Thy Blood ever flow in the veins of our souls!
O sun of our hearts, Thou givest life to all things by the rays of Thy goodness!
I will not go until Thy Heart has strengthened me, O Lord Jesus!
May the Heart of Jesus be the King of my heart!
Blessed be God. Amen.
I created this bracelet with much love and devotion to Our loving Sacred Heart of Jesus. Whenever you are burden, He will take your burdens and place them in His heart.
When I was 19 yrs. old I was burden with so many things going on with my life and He came to me in a dream and showed me His heart on His hand and I could actually see the heart pulsating and He told me that He suffered for us and His heart was open to take my pain and burden away and whenever I was going through a difficult time, place it in His heart and He will let me know He is with my by my side.
For many years, when I'm troubled by something, I find, out of no where, heart shape items, not man made hearts, but either stones, outside the garden, leaves, even rubber bands and up to today. I can still find His message and that overwhelms me.
That is why this bracelet is very meaningful to me as well. May His love be with you always.
Virgin Mary Our Lady of Sorrows Cameo Bracelet
Several years ago I had a vision of seeing Our Lady's Tears falling and would see Her teardrops and I was inspired to create a rosary with teardrop shape beads, but when I began making these inspirational bracelets and found this cameo, I then was inspired to continue creating a bracelet reflecting in Her tears shed.
I wanted to create this bracelet as a reflection of Her pain and sorrow.
That is the reason I used mother of pearl teardrop-shape beads to represent Her tears. I also added a one decade rosary to this bracelets.
Besides the beautiful vintage cameo, I added other Catholic medals: Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Therese, Our Lady of Fatima, Infant of Prague and others.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Necklace
In 1531 a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to a poor Indian at Tepeyac, a hill northwest of Mexico City; she identified herself as the Mother of the True God, instructed him to have the bishop build a temple on the site and left an image of herself imprinted miraculously on his tilma, a poor quality cactus-cloth, which should have deteriorated in 20 years but shows no sign of decay 474 years later and still defies all scientific explanations of its origin.
O Virgin of Guadalupe,
Mother of the Americas,
grant to our homes the grace of loving
and respecting life in its beginnings,
with the same love with which
You conceived in Your womb
the life of the Son of God.
Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of Fair Love,
protect our families so that
they may always be united
and bless the upbringing of our children.
Our hope, look upon us with pity,
teach is to go continually to Jesus,
and if we fall
help us to rise again and return to Him
through the confession of our faults
and our sins in the Sacrament of penance,
which gives peace to the soul.
We beg you to grant us a great love
of all the Holy Sacraments,
which are, as it were,
the signs that your Son left us on earth.
Thus, Most Holy Mother,
with the peace of God in our consciences,
with our hearts free from evil and hatred,
we will be able to bring to all others
true joy and peace,
which come to us from Your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
who with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
(Pope John Paul II.)
Today I had the inspiration to create a unique and bold necklace in honor of Our most humble Lady of Guadalupe.
I used a vintage cameo set in a stunning ornate setting and placed it on beautiful vintage lace adorned with rhinestones, calla Lillies and a rose.
I added stabilized turquoise beads to necklace keeping it simple on the necklace part to enhance the beauty of the came of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Virgin Mary Cameo Rosary Style Catholic Necklace
we beseech Thee, O Lord,
by the worshipful intercession
of Thy glorious Mother,
the ever-Virgin Mary;
that we,
who have been enriched by Her perpetual blessings,
may be delivered from all dangers,
and through Her loving kindness
made to be of one heart and mind:
Who livest and reignest world without end.
Amen.
"FLOWERS FOR OUR BLESSED MOTHER"
THE ROSE BEING REPRESENTATIVE OF MARY
The rose is regarded as the "queen of flowers", and often symbolizes Mary, the Queen of Heaven. Also an almost universal symbol of perfect love, its color, perfection of form, and fragrance, as well as its thorns signifies Mary's role in salvation history as the Mother of God the Savior who was crowned with thorns and shed His blood on the Cross for love of mankind. The rose, arising from a thorny bush, also signifies Mary, the Mystical Rose, "our fallen Nature's solitary boast", who alone of the human race was conceived without sin. It also may contain a parallel with the fiery thorn bush from which God spoke to Moses: Mary, immaculately conceived, was the means through which God became Man, The Word made flesh.)
I just love this cameo with an antique style and look to it. It's made of pine resin with an antique finish.
I decorated it with a vintage goldplated rose bracelet that I placed around the cameo.
This necklace is made with vintage chain. I also added a one decade rosary created with natural garnet beads, Our Lady of Miraculous Medal center and beautiful ornate crucifix.
To the center rosary in necklace I created it with vintage pearls and an Immaculate Heart of Mary center and a large natural Tourmaline gemstone bead holding cameo.
I also added a beautiful brass medal of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal.
I added flowers as "Flowers to Our Blessed Mother"
St. Therese Relic Religious Medals Bracelet
O Lord, who hast said; "unless you become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven"; grant us, we beseech Thee, so to walk in the footsteps of thy blessed Virgin Theresa with a humble and single heart, that we may attain to everlasting rewards: who livest and reignest world without end. Amen
To this bracelet in honor of St. Therese, I added handcrafted marzipan flowers and glass leaves.
I added misc. colorful glass pearls, like pink, purple, white and lavender Czech. glass beads to add color to the bracelet.
I added vintage and new medals. Including, Infant of Prague, Our Lady of Lourdes, Virgin Mary, Guardian Angel, St. Rita and others.
On center is a beautiful larger color medal of St. Therese adorned with a pink rose.
Virgin Mary Locket Shrine Altered Art Catholic Necklace
St. Barbara and Patron Saints Catholic Bracelet
On this bracelet that I created in honor of St. Barbara, I added a beautiful vintage color medal of St. Barbara on center of bracelet. I also added other color Italian Catholic medals of St. Therese, St. Jude, St. Anthony, St. Rita, Our Lady of Fatima, Infant of Prague, Guardian Angel and Our Lady of Miraculous Medal.
I made it very colorful and lively by adding beautiful glass lampwork beads and a heart charm with blue stones.
Virgin Mary Catholic Ethnic Charm Necklace
Our Lady of Guadalupe
God of power and mercy, You blessed the Americas at Tepeyac with the presence of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. May Her prayers help all men and women to accept each other as brothers and sisters. Through Your justice present in our hearts, may Your peace reign in the world. We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
This is a very unique necklace I created with vintage Mexican silvertone chain, figural Medal of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos, A color picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe, red enamel medal of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, silvertone medal of Our Lady of the Conquest, lapis lazuli cross, turquoise and gemstone pendant and vintage crucifix.