Mother of God's Grace

"Commit thy way unto the Lord;
trust also in him; 
and he shall bring it to pass."
Psalm 37:6

Mother of God's grace obtain for us the blessings of Baby Jesus.

The memento of the priest's Christmas visit which took place in the 1950s.

Saint Joseph

The card is a token of the Christmas priest visit which took place in the 60s.

Joseph was born in I BC/ died in 20 AD. He was the husband of Mary, Jesus' mother.

The feast day of  Saint Joseph's is on 19 March and 1 May. He is the saint patron of fathers, families, farmers, workers, and carpenters. Saint Joseph's attributes are a lily, a hammer, a plane (carpenter's tool), and Baby Jesus

Jesus and His Torturers

"Heaven and earth shall pass away;
but my words shall not pass away."
Luke 21:33

Christams Call

"Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee."
Psalm 50:15

A token of the annual Christmas priest's call in the 1950s.

Pope John XXIII

Pope John XXIII was born on 25 Nov. 1881 in Sotto Il Monte, Bergamo, Kingdom of Italy. He served as Pope from 28 Oct. 1858 till the day he died (3 June 1963).

I must have had the card stuck in my RE notebook when I was in primary school (first or second grade). Then, I guess I cut it out, you can see the back of the card - part of notes from the notebook and my kiddy handwriting.

Saint Paul and Saint Peter

"Whosoever will save his life shall lose it;

but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it."

Mark 8:35

Saint Paul and Saint Peter the Apostles both died as martyrs.

St. Paul's attribute is a sword, St. Peter is usually portrayed with a key/two keys.

Their feast day is 29 June.

St. Paul is a saint patron of missions, theologians and evangelists.

More about St. Peter the Apostle in another post.

Grace and Mercy

"Let us therefore come bodlyunto the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
Hebrews 4:16