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Blessed Christmas! God is with us!

12/25/2022

Hard to believe Advent, and this beloved St. Andrew Christmas Novena, are over!

I hope that praying this novena helped you prepare more deeply to adore the Christ Child in that "blessed hour and moment!" No need to stop abruptly, by the way! Keep praying it as long as you feel inspired to! It's a beautiful prayer anytime you are in adoration, or during Mass, as He is about to be made present in the Eucharist. Where ever Jesus is present in the Eucharist, it's Christmas!

For your visual mediation on this Christmas day, I offer you this peaceful and recollected Renaissance painting by Filippino Lippi, "The Adoration of the Child" on view at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

In these days of Christmas, (and you can take it the full traditional 40, until Feb 2, the Feast of the Presentation!) I hope that you can carve out many hours and moments adoring, with Our Lady and the angel, in quiet solitude, our Emmanuel. He longs so much to be intimate with us; let us make quiet time to be alone with Him.

See you next Advent, God willing!

In the meantime, to stay connected, follow me on my For the Love of Beauty Facebook page for more ways to pray with art throughout the year and/or subscribe below for email updates.

One more time together...

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Happy Feast of St. Nicholas!

12/6/2022

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Lots of goodies here: Full Market Review and St. Nicholas Giveaway Drawing Entry!

Just wrapped up an exhausting, but great time at the St. Nicholas Market last Sunday at St. Rita in Alexandria, VA. I got to meet with lots of new people and share my love for the St. Andrew Christmas Novena and offer other sacred items that facilitate prayer through beauty!

I'm still working to add the new items that debuted at the market into the online shop. Check back or subscribe to know when they are live. I'll be having a very special sale on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, for any item the bears her image! Stay tuned!

One item I debuted is the full version of my icon of Christ the Teacher in two sizes: 6x6" and 12x12".

To introduce folks to it I made the 6x6", and my stationary set, into a gift basket for subscribers!

Update:
We have a WINNER and she has claimed her prize! Congratulations Mary B!

Fear not if you didn't win! I have an online St. Nicholas drawing for anyone to enter below!

St. Nicholas Giveaway

This year's St Nicholas Giveaway prize is the Czech Fire-Polished Luster Light Violet with Rose reflections in 6mm faceted beads with the Advent star!

Winner will be announced on the evening of the third week of Advent when we lighten things up and light the rose candle. These beads help to foster the anticipation that Christmas is near. Notification will be sent by email first.

Good Luck! Do share with your friends!

Entry cut off will be Sunday, December 11, at 3pm.
The winner will receive an email Sunday evening on Dec. 11 informing them of their win and must respond via email within 48 hours to claim their prize. Phone number will be used after 24 hours.
Giveaway open only for entrants with valid USA mailing addresses for shipping purposes.

Market Highlights

Sharing some photos highlights from the market: two kind souls brought over market candied almonds, and Gluhwein -in a commemorative mug! Super big mug fan here! Impressive to see (our young) Fr. Nicholas transform after Mass and play old St. Nicholas, spray-painting his beard that he's been growing for the occasion! But the 4-month-old dog wearing lederhosen stole my heart with nuzzles and licks after a long day! Big thanks to the organizers at St. Rita’s in Alexandria, VA for making year 2 a hit!

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