Blessed Are

"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."
Matthew 5:7 

 

Blessed

"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."
Matthew 5:5

 

Come Emmanuel

"And he said,
My presence shall go with thee,
and I will give thee rest."
Exodus 33:14

 

Against Odds

"Many are afflictions of the righteous:
but the Lord delivereth him out of them all."
-Psalm 34:19

 

Joy & Nativity

"Rejoice ye in that day,
and leap for joy;
for, behold, your reward is great in heaven."
Luke 6:23

 

Nativity

"Him  that overcometh will I make
a pillar in the temple of my God."
Revelation 3:12

 

Nativity

"Wait on the Lord:
be of good courage,
and he shall strengthen thine heart." 
Psalm 27:14

Christmas 1953

"He giveth power to the faint; 
and to them that have no might
He increaseth strength."
Isaiah 40:29

The card was received during the Priest's Christmas call in 1953.

Christmas 2006

"Casting all your care upon him;
for he careth for you."
Peter 5:7

1946

"When I sit in darkness,
the Lord shall be a light unto me."
Micah 7:8

God bless in New Year

Priest Kazimierz Szyndler was the rector of the parish church in Gdynia Oksywie from 1946 to 1947.
The card is a gift from him received during the annual Christmas Carol call in 1946/47.

Silver Jubilee of Priest Jastak

Priest Hilary Jastak was the rector of our parish church in Gdynia, Poland.

He was born on 13 April 1914 in Koscierzyna. Priest Jastak was the Chaplain of the Solidarity movement, Doctor of Theologie, Major of the Polish Army, and Lieutenant Commander of Polish Navy. besides that, he was also a prelate of the Catholic Church.

Hilary Jastak was ordained to the priesthood on 7 June 1941 in Warsaw. He became the rector of The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in 1949. Priest Jastak was known of his charity work as well. He died on 17 Jan. 2000 in Gdynia.

When I was a primary school girl, children of our RE group together with our priest who ran the RE classes visited Priest Jastak on his birthdays. The visit was usually brief as we went to greet him and sing Happy Birthday for him (the song in Polish is called "100 years!"). The rector treated us with some candy and cookies, and it was always nice.

The card was issued in 1966 as a token on his Silver Priesthood Jubilee (25 years of the priesthood).

Baby Jesus and Angels

"For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive;

and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon him."

Psalm 86:5

Franciscan's Christmas Call

We know that all things work together for good to them that love God,

to them who are the called according to His purpose.

Romans 8:28 

The token of the Franciscan's Christmas call - from the 1960s.

Happy Christmas!

'I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh'

-Acts 2:17

'Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved'

-Romans 10:13 

May God bless your home and all the people who dwell in it.

This card was given to me at Christmas time at the end of the 90s.

Nativity

Joy to the world! The King has come!

'All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, ye shall receive.'

- Matthew 21:22 

One of the pictures received during the annual Christmas priest's visit - a very long time ago in Poland.