An unexpected "Thank you!"

Shamiel, our friend in Lahore, Pakistan,

received his May Catholic, today.

What a kind "Thank You!"

We remember in our prayers

all the brave Catholics in Pakistan.

We offer our full solidarity and communion with our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI.

"This is precisely the moment in which to demonstrate esteem and appreciation for the Holy Father and the service he carries out; to show full solidarity with him and thus, to demonstrate communion, unity, and coherence with how this situation is dealt with".

Fr. Lombardi, S.J.

Press Officer of the Holy See.

referring to the Vatican Leaks.

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Oremus. ~ Let us pray.

For God's Holy Church

Ecclesiae tuae, quaesumus, Domine,

preces placatus admitte:

ut, destructis adversitatibus et erroribus universis,

secura tibi serviat libertate. 

Per Christum Dominum nostrum.

Amen.

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Graciously hear, O Lord, the prayers

of Thy Church that,

having overcome all adversity and every error,

she may serve Thee in security and freedom. 

Through Christ our Lord, Amen.

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Oremus. ~ Let us pray.

Pro Papa. ~ For the Pope.
Deus omnium fidelium pastor et rector,
famulum tuum Benedictum quem pastorem
Ecclesiae tuae praeesse voluisti
propitius respice; da ei quaesumus verbo et exemplo,
quibus praeest, proficere;
ut ad vitam, una cum grege sibi credito,
perveniat sempiternim.

Per Christum Dominum nostrum.

Amen.

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O God the shepherd and ruler of all the faithful,
look with favour upon Thy servant Benedict
whom Thou hast been pleased to appoint pastor over Thy Church:
grant him, we beseech Thee,
that by word and example he may be of profit
to those over whom he has been placed,
and together with the flock committed to his care,
attain unto life everlasting.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Across the fields and throughout the centuries they keep coming.

Father Anthony Mary with some of the pilgrim priests
before they leave

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.

Pilgrim priests

 and 

throngs of pilgrims.

Pilgrims of all ages

and especially

the young here kneeling.

Mass and Holy Communion

before they leave.

Pilgrims kneeling

before setting off.

The Standard of the Cross 

and Our Lady 

leading the thousands ever onwards.

Yes, we know these as they set out.

Procession to Mass in the fields.

A long procession.

Franciscans of the Immaculate beside our Brothers.

Tom Esteban, Br. Seelos, Br Clemens...

Holy Mass.

and Communion

O Esca Viatorum ~ O Food of men wayfaring...

Through the fields

they pilgrimage onwards

an image of the Church pressing on through the ages

these fields saw pilgrims last century

and two hundred years ago pilgrims passed here...

...five hundred years ago it was the same Church, doing the same thing...

doing what their ancestors in the faith did 100 years before them

in 1400 A.D.... and 1300 A.D.

  ... in 1200 AD it was the same story of pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres;

the days of prayer and 75 miles on foot as penance for sins;

prayer and penance in action, 

a proclamation of the Kingship of Christ.

The Cathedral is packed with pilgrims.

Many are still quite young.

See how the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres is overflowing with them...

...and after this our exile

show uto us the blessed fruit of Thy Womb,

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

Source and link for more photos.

Markets - May 28th to June 3rd

SATURDAY 2nd JUNE
Ballarat Town Hall
Bundoora Park
Daylesford
East Gippsland
Echuca
Golden Plains
Kingston
Murrabit
Myrtleford
South Gippsland
Spotswood
Sunraysia
Tatong
Torquay Central
Veg Out St Kilda
Westerfords Park
Woodend Community

SUNDAY 3RD JUNE
Castlemaine
Flemington (ex Melb Showgrounds)
Heathmont
Hurtsbridge
Lilydale
Maffra
Mulgrave
North Melbourne
Tallarook

Update of Chartres Pilgrimage.

Fr. Anthony Mary, F.SS.R. hearing Confessions 

during the Great Pilgrimage to Chartres.

(Thanks to Thomas Em via Facebook).

#321 - Strange Bedfellows

Hello everyone!

 I apologize for the confusion with Mr. Linky last week. I was away and without connection for two weeks so I experimented with writing the posts ahead and scheduling them to appear on Saturday. It looks like Blogger is quite happy to do that, but I'll have to figure out how to encourage Mr. Linky to let me do the same thing.

 The prompt this week is: strange bedfellows.

 Have a great week!

Glorious Dawn follows a long night of Vigil.

The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham

The Deaconing Ordination

Vigil of Pentecost

26 May, 2012.

Te Deum laudamus...We praise thee, O God :
    we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee :
    the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud :
    the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.

DT Call.

This blog post is dated to stay until the deadline for our DT call.

For our latest challenge (#208 sponsored by The Craft Barn) please scroll down or click here. Thank you.

Would you like to be a Saturday Girl?.... 

or maybe a Saturday Boy?

We are looking for some new design team members to join Sketch Saturday! :)

Initially on a 3 month trial, with a view to a permanent position we hope.

What is required:

You MUST have your own personal blog and be prepared to post each week.

You must be able to make a card each week, and upload it before midnight (UK time) on the Friday before the challenge goes live.

You will get the sketches well in advance, so you will have plenty of time to create.

You can use any craft materials you like to make your DT work (except copyright protected images of course),

The only 'rule' is that you stick as close as possible to the sketch, but of course artisitc licence plays a part and is welcomed, you don't have to be 'spot on' but the sketch design needs to be recognised within your work.

You must post about our challenge on your own blog each week, leaving links to SS and to our sponsors on all posts.

You must be prepared to leave comments for challengers, currently 1 challenger in every 10, although you are of course allowed to leave comments for more should you have the time to do so.

You will be expected to take a turn hosting a DT week.

DT weeks are the first Saturday of each month, when it's your turn, we want you to make your own sketch for the challenge, arrange a sponsor, and arrange the guest designer (GD) too. You will be expected to type up the post for this week.

DT week is only for one week, but your GD will be with us for the whole month, so would be expected to make a card for each Saturday in the month that you are DT host. You are responsible for uploading your GD's cards each week before the deadline.

You must also type up the winners post the following week after your DT week, and arrange for your winner to receive their prize from your sponsor.

Sketch Saturday is a challenge blog like any other, and we are happy for our DT to be members of other challenge blog DTs too.

We expect ALL of our DT members to treat SS with the same respect as others.

If you are currently on other DTs then please apply to join us if you want to be a part of our team too, however, if it is going to be a problem for you to make a card for us if you have deadlines and/or rules from other DTs to keep to, then please do not apply if there is a possibilty that SS could be pushed to one side so that you can make your card for another challenge blog instead.

It's only fair to the other SS DT members.

Saying that, real life has a habit of getting in the way sometimes, and if you need time out from all crafting for a while, that's no problem, we will cover your commenting while you take a break.

If you would like to join Sketch Saturday, please email myself (Susie) at susielittle@ymail.com

with THREE of what you consider to be your favourite card/projects to date as well as telling us a little bit about you as a crafter. 

Please don't send just photos, we need to see the individual BLOG POSTS

But no more than 3 please.

DO NOT just give us your blog address, we can look through your blogs anyway, we only want specific blog posts please.

Please ensure your email has SSDT in the subject line

 to ensure our application doesn't get lost in spam. 

Deadline for applications is 26th May 2012, if selected you will be notified by 2nd June 2012, and we would like you to make your first DT card/project for challenge #212 - 16th June 2012.

We look forward to receiving your emails! :)

Week #209 Sponsored by The Craft Barn.

We have the ever fabulous The Craft Barn back with us this week at Sketch Saturday

"We are a UK business selling a wide range of craft supplies including stamps, dies and embossing folders, punches, an extensive range of items to alter and decorate and much more for your scrapbooking and card making projects. We are committed to providing the best, most up to date craft products at great prices, coupled with first class service.

We have over 10,000 products, some of the leading brands that we stock include: Sizzix, Ranger, Tim Holtz, Crafty Individuals, Katzelkraft, Crafts Too, DecoArt, Copic, Viva Décor, Spellbinder Nestabilities, Impression Obsession, Tando Creative, Marianne D and Cosmic Shimmer to name but a few. We are constantly adding new products to our range of craft supplies so be sure to add us to your browser favourites so you can pop back and see us."

The Craft Barn offer a wide range of goodies for all crafters from all things 'Cuttlebug' to grunge paper, from cottage cutz dies to cosmic shimmers, then there's your essentials like cardstock and papers and adhesives.

Not forgetting their HUGE stock of clear and rubber stamps to tantalise you!

There really is something for everyone :)

For all the latest products that have been added to the site PLEASE CLICK HERE



LATEST NEWS from The Craft Barn!...

EXTRAVAGANZA 2012

Click here for details and booking 

of workshops and masterclasses

Click here for the amazing list of free demonstrations

If you do have the opportunity to go, then please do. This is a very popular event, and very worthwhile, you may pick up some crafting tips and meet up with fellow crafters too

And of course you will be able to see the full range of wonderful products available in store.

This weeks challenge winner will receive a generous gift voucher from The Craft Barn, HUGE thanks Sandy!

                         This weeks prize is a £10.00 gift voucher to spend in The Craft Barn Store.

I love this weeks sketch, its so curvatious!

Before we go any further we are having a celebration!!

Happy 4th Birthday Sketch Saturday!

and to celebrate we have extra goodies.

Each of the G/DT has some candy on their blog. Just follow the links to each of the G/DT's blog and leave a comment to be in with a chance to win

First is our Guest Designer

 Sarah-Louise's super card,

 I love the embellishments and she has used on of my favourite images too 

Steph

Donna

Jen

Lizy

Susie

Winner of #208

Thank you for sharing your wonderful entries with us.

The winner of a shopping voucher, redeemable at  is Bunny Zoe Crafts is..


# 45 Becky

with this Gorgeous card...

Congratulations !

Please leave a message here, then email me at susielittle@ymail.com so that I can pass it onto Nikki, so that you will receive details of how to claim your prize. Thank You.

Jesus and Mary go with ye!

Afore ye go.

Fr. Anthony Mary and the Brothers

before they depart for the 80 mile pilgrimage

between Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

and Notre Dame Cathedral in Chartres, France.

The pilgrimage begins tomorrow 
and closes on Monday 28, May. 

With banners flying. 

Br. Seelos bearing the banner of

the Most Holy Redeemer on Golgotha.

The sturdy wooden banner hafts were made 

by our friend Surik. Thank you!

  "Make Her known!"

Blessed Pius IX gave Redemptorists the command

to "Make Her known".

Mr. Esteben with the banner of 
the Mother of Perpetual Succour.

"Few but good!"

The little band takes to the sea to join 
the throng of 15,000 pilgrims.

In this storm battered boat 

they are an image of a missionary monastery:

a religious family afloat on the sea of the world 

holding aloft the banners of Jesus Crucified 
and Most Holy Mary;

They are making for the Port of Salvation themselves,

and they want to take others with them, as they go.

Afore ye go, and when ye go, and as ye go:

Jesus and Mary go with ye!

Memorial Day Sharing

Memorial Day is here again. This is another American holiday. We do have several people from other countries who share with us on Spiritual Sundays. Sometimes I tend to forget this when talking about one of our holidays. This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. Even if your country doesn't celebrate this holiday, you probably have a day to remember those who have given their lives in service to

DT Call reminder!

Good Afternoon all, I just thought I'd pop by to remind you all that there are just a couple of day's left to get your emails in for the DT call. 

The information can be found HERE.

Markets - May 21st to 27th

SATURDAY 26TH MAY
Ballarat Lakeside
Casey-Berwick
Churchill Island
Hume-Murray
Lancefield
Mansfield
Monty
Myrtleford
Newtown
Preston
Slow Food
Taste of Gold - Monash
Torquay Central
Traralgon
Yarraville

SUNDAY 27TH MAY
Flemington
Kinglake
Manningham
Mt Eliza
Mulgrave
Yarrawonga

Markets - May 14th to 20th

SATURDAY 19TH MAY
Bayside
Boroondara
Buninyong
Echuca
Euroa Village
Fairfield
Gasworks
Highlands
Moyhu
Myrtleford
Park Orchards
Pearcedale
Port Fairy
Prom Country
Riddels Creek
Sunraysia
Torquay Central
Trentham
Wellington
Wheelers Hill


SUNDAY 20TH MAY
Ashwood
Flemington (ex Melbourne Showgrounds)
Inverloch
Koondrook-Barham
Mooroopna
Mulgrave
Queenscliff Harbour
Seaford
Talbot
Yarra Valley

#320 - Always

The prompt this week is: always.

Week #208 - 19th May - Sponsored by Bunny Zoes

Good Morning all and Happy Saturday to you!

We have another Fab sketch for you this week but before the sketch our Sponsor this week is the lovely Nikki at Bunny Zoe Crafts 

NEW ARRIVALS

*NEW Summer Bildmalarna Stamps
*NEW S.W.A.L.K. Collection
*NEW Magnolia DooHickey Dies - Summer Memories
*NEW Whiff of Joy Sympathy Collection
*NEW C.C. Designs May Release
*NEW TGF May Release
*NEW Magnolia Special Stamps - NOW SHIPPING
*NEW May Release Marianne D Stamps
*NEW May Release Marianne D Dies
*NEW Marianne D Pretty Paper Bloc - Sweet Summer
*NEW Kaisercraft Paper Pads - Magnolia Grove & Rock Pool
*NEW Kraftin' Kimmie April Stamps
*NEW Humphrey's Corner Rubber Stamps
*NEW Teresa Collins Paper Pad - Sweet Afternoon
*NEW Bazzill Basics Paper 6x6" Multipacks
*NEW My Minds Eye 6x6" Paper Pads
*Magnolia Summer Memories Stamps - NOW SHIPPING
*Magnolia Summer Memories Papers - NOW SHIPPING

Nikki is giving this weeks winner a equally lovely £10.00 gift voucher to her online store.

Thank you Nikki. x

So here is this weeks sketch 

First up is what our Guest Designer Sarah-Louise has made for you this week!

Bente

This is Bente's last card for us at Sketch Saturday so I'm sure you'll all join me in saying thank you for all the inspiration she has given us with her beautiful work and to say good luck for all she chooses to do in the future. Thank you Bente! xxx

Susie 

Steph

Lizy

Donna

Jen