Week #287 with Milk Coffee!

Good Morning Sketchers! 
It's time for another Super Saturday Sketch and
this week we are sponsored by the fabulous

Milk Coffee

Our prize this week is 5 digis of the winner's choice
from the Milk Coffee Etsy store!

Here is this week's sketch designed  
by our Queen of Sketches Jen.
Hope you enjoy using it!

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November Guest Designer Mary J

Steph

Alex H.

Debra
Using Charlotte on Cloud

Lesley
(using Tiffany Couture from our sponsor Milk Coffee)

Niki
using 'Fairy Princess'

Cathy

Marzena

Vannessa
Using Charlotte and Christmas Tree

Jen




Now it's your turn to play!

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Winner #286!

The winner of last weeks sketch sponsored by Bugaboo is.......

  #17 Caroline - KISS

 

with this lovely clean and simple creation!

You won 7 digital stamps of your choice!

Congratulations Caroline!!

Please leave a comment below and email Debra at dmiller98@wi.rr.com

for details of how to claim your prize from Bugaboo.

Grab you winner's badge from the sidebar!

Onward!

Thanksgiving is over - all except the left-overs which to some are the best part. LOL. I hope everyone had a blessed day. This linky will open on Black Friday. How many will be out shopping that day? I really hate it that so many stores are opening on Thanksgiving Day. Just doesn't seem quite right. Since Thanksgiving is late this year, Christmas is just around the corner.

Many people will be

It's all in the detail

One of the many details found on the image of The Bonnie Prince is His brooch.  He is pictured wearing the Hunterston Brooch. The Hunterston Brooch is an ancient Scottish brooch dating from about the year 700 A.D. It is dated by its artistic similarity to the Lindisfarne Gospels.  You can click the images below to enlarge them.

#397 - Spelling

We can't write nearly 400 prompts about writing and not mention spelling at least once!

This is prompted by the fact that nearly every time I type prompt, I actually type pormpt.  I don't know what that is about.  Do you have any words that you spell wrong every single time?

The prompt for this week is: spelling.

I hope you enjoy it!

Homage to the King of kings, the Bonnie Prince.

The holy image of Our Lord Jesus Christ,

 King of kings, 

set in Scotland, 

under the title of 
The Bonnie Prince.  

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of kings,

under the title of 

The Bonnie Prince 

blesses you from the Stone of Destiny, 

the crowning place of kings.

As your Infant King He seeks to win your heart to Himself. 

Look upon His wounded Hands and little Feet. 

Behold His Heart that has loved you so much. 

Stand beneath His banner, 

worship Him as God and do Him homage. 

By Homage you declare that: He is your Lord; 

you are His servant and friend; 

and you promise to remain with Him 

in loyalty, love and perpetual fidelity.

The permission to depict the Bonnie Prince in the Royal Stuart tartan was graciously accorded to us by the Earl of Moray. The portrait was commissioned by us and skilfully painted and is described thus by the Catholic artist Mr. Anthony VanArsdale:

The image depicts the Royal Child emerging from the darkness, the mystery and the mist of the Highlands in all His beauty.  The Christ Child wears the Royal Stuart Tartan, and on His head is the crown of Scotland.  He sits on the coronation stone (The Stone of Scone) which was used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland.  His hand is raised in blessing and as in the style of the Most Holy Redeemer, He holds the Cross on His left side.  His Sacred Heart is visible - the high point of the manifestation of His Kingship.  He bears the marks of His crucifixion.  Around Him are the Highlands of Scotland known for its grey skies and mist, and towards the edge of the painting the Royal Scottish Standard is visible. 

Mr. Anthony VanArsdale

Artist

The Image, the title The Bonnie Prince and 

the Hymn to the Bonnie Prince 

were canonically approved by the Bishop of Aberdeen
on 13 May, 2013. 

Hymn to the Bonnie Prince

(Tune:  Auld Lang Syne –Robert Burns)

1. Let folly praise that fancy loves,

    I praise and love that Child

Whose heart no thought, whose tongue no word,

    Whose hand no deed defiled.

I praise Him most, I love Him best,

    All praise and love is His;

While Him I love, in Him I live,

    And cannot live amiss.

2. Love's sweetest mark, land's highest theme,

    Man's most desired light,

To love Him life, to leave Him death,

    To live in Him delight.

He mine by gift, I His by debt,

    Thus each to other due,

First Friend He was, best Friend He is,

    All times will try Him true.

3. Though young yet wise, though small yet strong,

    Thou man yet God He is;

As wise He knows, as strong He can,

    As God He loves to bless:

His knowledge rules, His strength defends,

    His love doth cherish all;

His birth our joy, His life our light,

    His death our end of thrall.

4. Alas, He weeps, He sighs, He pants!

    Yet do His angels sing;

Out of His tears, His sighs and throbs,

    Doth bud a joyful spring.

O Bonnie Prince, whose tender arms   

    Can force all foes to fly,

Correct my faults, protect my life,

    Direct me when I die.

[Slight adaptation of the hymn: Let Folly Praise What Fancy Loves

by St Robert Southwell, S.J. martyred at Tyburn, 21 February, 1595.]

We have a Facebook page dedicated to The Bonnie Prince.

Images of The Bonnie Prince
are available for distribution by writing to:
The Bonnie Prince
Golgotha Monastery Island
Papa Stronsay, KW17 2AR
Orkney, Scotland.

Cards are in the following sizes:
A7 A5 A4

Week #286 with Bugaboo!

Good morning all...

Welcome to another challenge at Sketch Saturday.

We have one of our favorites joining us as sponsor this week.

Bugaboo

The super prize on offer this week is 7 fantastic Bugaboo Digi's of our winner's choice. 

So here it is designed by our Queen of Sketches Jen!

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November Guest Designer Mary J

Steph

Debra
Using Pretty Cow

Alex H.

Lizy

Niki
using 'Wedding Glasses'

 

Cathy

Vannessa

Marzena

Lesley
using 'Frame it Halloween' 

Jen

Now it's your turn!
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Winner #285!

The winner of last weeks sketch sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts is.......

#4 Stephanie at Ingenious Inkling

You won a £10.00 gift certificate!

Congratulations Stephanie!!

Please leave a comment below and email Debra at dmiller98@wi.rr.com

for details of how to claim your prize from Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

Grab you winner's badge from the sidebar!

How can I keep from Singing?

One of my happiest mornings was spent in 2008 in St Cecilia in Trastevere, built upon the remains of the house of St Cecilia. Time spent in the crypt of this Roman church is truly an extraordinary experience, as it is left almost as the saint would have known it, the large grain pits near which she was imprisoned, the shrine even to Minerva set there by her pagan relatives. Most wonderful was to be favoured with the key to the gated, almost ciborium like, golden chapel under the high altar where one can see the sarcophagi of the Saint, with that of her chaste husband St Valerian, through a stone lattice. I had read the wonderful account of the finding in the 1500s of her incorrupt relics, still stretched downwards as she had fallen, the blood still fresh in the wounds on her neck, and this more than a thousand years after her death. As nobody dared to touch them in this wonderful state, to this day we have no idea of what her face looked like and that is why the famous statues of her, carved by one who had seen the miracle, never show her face directly, she is always stretched downwards. There, close to her shrine, all of this came alive in my mind.

The famous phrase associated with the holy martyr we celebrate today is "singing to God in her heart", it is what holy tradition tells us she did in the direst moment of her life, and it is considered in some way why she is the patroness of musicians. I know this is a little different, and I know the words to this song, which first appeared in 1868 of unknown origin, have been somewhat de-Christianised in this more modern version, but none-the-less they fit St Cecilia very well and raise one’s heart and mind to remember a holy and innocent one, who will surely protect us in our direst needs if we call upon her intercession, singing in our own hearts.

Br Nicodemus Mary, F.SS.R.

"My life goes on in endless song, above earth's lamentations, I hear the real, though far-off hymn, that hails a new creation. Through all the tumult and the strife, I hear its music ringing, it sounds an echo in my soul... how can I keep from singing? 

"While though the tempest loudly roars, I hear the Truth, It liveth. And though the darkness 'round me close, songs in the night it giveth. No storm can shake my inmost calm, while to that Rock I'm clinging. Since Love is Lord of Heaven and earth... how can I keep from singing? 

"When tyrants tremble in their fear and hear their death knell ringing; when friends rejoice both far and near... how can I keep from singing? In prison cell and dungeon vile our thoughts to them are winging; when friends by shame are undefiled... how can I keep from singing?" 

WELCOME

It will be Thanksgiving here in America in just a few days. Even though many are going through trying times, we have so much to be thankful for. As I was thinking about how blessed I am, my thoughts turned to recent news from the Philippines and and more recently the tornados here in he midwest. There are so many concerns that we could spend full time in prayer but, of course, that is not

#396 - flight

The prompt for this week is: flight.

I wish you a great week!

Week #285 with Bunny Zoe's Crafts!

Good morning all...

Welcome to another week at Sketch Saturday!

Back with us this week as our sponsor is the ever fabulous 

Bunny Zoe's Crafts

The prize this week is a fantastic £10.00 to spend in the

 Bunny Zoe's Crafts Store

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Designed by our queen of Sketches Jen!

November Guest Designer Mary J

Steph

Debra 

Alex H.

Niki

Lesley

Jen

On Holiday!

Vannessa

Cathy

Marzena

Lizy

Now it's your turn to play along!

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An InLinkz Link-up

Winner #284!

The winner of last week's sketch challenge
sponsored by Simon Says Stamp is.......

#14 Becky S

with this adorable card!

You won a $25 gift certificate!

Congratulations Becky!!

Please leave a comment below and email Debra at dmiller98@wi.rr.com

for details of how to claim your prize from Simon Says Stamp.

Grab you winner's badge from the sidebar!

WELCOME

Thank you for the comments you made about the Prayer Request page. Some didn't even know anything about it. I need to promote it more. Just click on Prayer Requests under the header picture to go to that page. We do have several new requests there so I hope you will take time to go there and pray for those concerns. Of course much prayer is needed for the people in the Philippines who have lost

Notice to Friends

Until the end of February when the weather is bad or westerly, 

it is not possible to moor the monastery boat
at our Papa Stronsay pier. 

 For the next three months 

I am looking for a friend of the monastery who would 

moor the boat at Whitehall Stronsay during bad weather 

and oversee it at the pier;

 then during breaks in the weather,
return the boat to Papa Stronsay.

Could any interested friend please contact me.

Fr. Michael Mary, F.SS.R.

Contact address: contact@the-sons.org

#395 - etc.

Here's a strange one. Your prompt for this week is: etc. (Or if you like: et cetera.)

The Pronouncing of Vows

On the feast of the dedication of the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Saviour, 9th November, we had the great joy of witnessing Br Peter pronouncing his temporary vows.  This date is of special significance since it marks the 281st anniversary of Saint Alphonsus founding the Redemptorists.

Brother pronounced his vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience for a period of three years, taking the religious name: Brother Peter Mary of the Listening Heart of Jesus, F.SS.R.

Br Peter, a native of Montana, USA, kneels before the Altar during the beginning of the ceremony.

 Representing death to the world and the things of the world, Brother is covered with the funeral pall.

 Brother is questioned by the Rector Major:
What do you ask?

Reverend Father, having finished the time of my probation,

I desire to consecrate myself to Jesus Christ

and to enter this Congregation...

 Then, in the presence of his Saviour and Judge, Brother says the great words:

...Therefore, having spent several days of reflection and prayer, now, in the presence of Thy Divine Majesty, of Mary most Holy and Immaculate, my Mistress and Mother, of Saint Joseph, Saint Alphonsus and the whole Court of Heaven,, prostrate on my knees, I promise and vow for three years: OBEDIENCE CHASTITY and POVERTY...

Receiving the monastic pallium.

Brother Peter Mary signs the certificate of profession upon the altar, of great mystical symbolism as by his vows he begins the sacrifice of his life to Our Lord.

 Brother Peter Mary with some of his confrères.

Happily both brother's father and mother made it to Papa Stronsay all the way from America to be with him on his great day!

We wish for Brother every grace and happiness, but especially that grace of perseverance.

Sweet Mother Mary, pray for him and obtain him this grace,

for it is thy special charge to do so.