Gift of Prayer from Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke

AN ELECTION YEAR PRAYER FOR THE FAITHFUL
WITNESS OF CATHOLICS IN THE UNITED STATES
By His Eminence Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke,
Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

O Lord Jesus Christ,

You alone are the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

In Your Church You show us the Way,

You teach us the Truth, and You give us Your Life.

Grant, we humbly beg You,

that, always and in all things, we may

be faithful to You in Your Holy Church,

and to Your Vicar on Earth, the Supreme Pontiff,

Pope Benedict XVI.

Grant also, we beg You,

that, in these times of decision,

all who profess to be Catholic

and who are entrusted with the sacred duty

to participate in public life,

may, by the strength of Your grace,

unwaveringly follow Your Way and

faithfully adhere to Your Truth,

living in You with all their mind and heart,

for Your greater glory, the salvation of souls,

and the good of our nation. Amen.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of America,

Pray for us.

Saint Thomas More, Patron of Religious Freedom,

Pray for us.

More Christmas Stockings?

 Told you I was in a sewing mood this week. Again, the fabric only featured two scenes from the Nativity. Although I usually enjoy piecing and appliqueing fabric onto the stockings, this pattern and the pictures lent themselves to a more 'basic' look.

Victorian overtones?

 A departure from the religious motifs I've been using for my sewing projects. I was attracted to the stylized angels and it sort of reminded me a bit of a Victorian look. Perhaps now overtly religious but they are still angels!

Yet another set of Christmas stockings!

 I really liked the picture fabric I found for this set an only wish it has featured more than the two scenes of the nativity. The shepherds got a bad deal this year! The two fabrics I used only had the Nativity and the Three Kings.

More Christmas Stockings!

 In spite of a late start to the day, I managed to complete ten new Christmas stockings to sell. This is one of my favorite ones as the picture fabric was set off well by the other colors. Just proof I didn't waste my day!

Much-needed laughs . . .

"Babies are cool, until you've done everything to do with 'em and you get bored. That's why T.V. shows about babies don't last more than a year."
-- Gregory Thomas Garcia, Alan Kirschenbaum

"A good listener is usually thinking about something else."
-- Kin Hubbard

"Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient. It's called 'rain'."
-- Michael McClary

"'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds."
-- Malaclypse the Younger

Holiday sewing . . .

 I've dedicated this week to finishing up my proposed sewing projects for my sales site on YahooGroups. I added these Christmas stockings to my photo page, yesterday, and have three more sets to complete today. I enjoy creating unique items for the holidays.