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A Reminder and Update!
It’s December 3rd and we are still completely up-to-date with year 2019 orders and we have even been able to say “Yes!” to Special Requests too ... so far! I say this every year: “Maybe this will be the Christmas Holiday where we do everything right!”
It’s Thanksgiving week...
It’s Thanksgiving week - the time to appreciate the bounties of our harvests, our loved ones, our families, our friendships, and our lives. Happy Thanksgiving to all, even those of you in Canada and the other continents where my e-mails arrive.
A Quick Note from SaintsforSinners That’s Only Five Paragraphs Long!
We have been enjoying making the new crosses with the medals we dug up after the flood and also using the medals that just did not quite make it through the creation phase for one reason or another. “THE MISFIT MEDALS” were in a big bin with nowhere to go because they are blemished in some way but we could not ever throw them away….
We are very surprised by the interest in sales of the flood medal crosses!
We have recently seen an increase in interest at SaintsforSinners for our Flood Medal Crosses (pictured above). These crosses have medals that were either recovered from after Hurricane Katrina, or medals that didn't quite make it through final inspection to sell. We are so excited that you like them!
Hi, this is Emily. Just writing a few lines
because Rob is away and I’ve got to share this with everyone!
We received the sweetest SaintsforSinners testimonial from Shirley Lewis today:
"Today I was at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. and saw your SaintsforSinners medals in the gift shop! It makes me proud and happy! Well done!!"
Thank you, Shirley. You made my day. You made Rob's week, I'm sure. Thanks so much! I can't wait until he sees this.
Saint Gabriel Has Brought Us Some Very Happy News From Baton Rouge
Here’s just a short note and update with some very exciting news, along with some very cool photographs! Yesterday, I spoke with the folks at Paperwhite Stationery Boutique in Baton Rouge. Kathryn and Alisa ordered more medals, after their store was only open for two weeks!
Short Answers Quickly to the 4 Questions You Asked Since Yesterday’s Note-
Answers About the Synod and the “Controversy.” There are some Catholics who think Pope Francis went too far scheduling a Synod, or big meeting about the Climate Change Crisis. I think he was just trying to raise awareness about the deforestation and problems with the indigenous people who are threatened by development on their land. I guess it is similar to what the Indians encountered by the development of their land back-in-the day.
WARNING: THIS IS A PRETTY LONG NEWSLETTER - A RECAP OF MY TRIP TO ROME FOR THE CANONIZATIONS
First, one of the funnier things that happened. I arrived and stayed on Borgo Pio Strada, one of my favorite streets because some of the stores call themselves “Religious Articles Factories.” My favorite is “Comandini S.” Except it was disappointing at first….
OK, here is the Final, Final Two Paragraph Note, I simply had to….
I Simply HAD to send out this letter I received. It came yesterday - the day before the trip. It sort of astounded me - it is so nice and such a perfect “send off” for the trip. I cannot wait to send this “rainbow” kid, Henry, some items.
Ciao! I'm off to Rome!
Here’s our last note before we board the plane for the Canonizations at the Vatican this weekend. We’ve received your envelopes and taken notes and think we can find most the items you have requested. Emphasizing “most!”
What a Super Fantastic Response of Our Offer to Send Souvenirs from the Canonizations on October 13, 2019
Look at the cards and letters we have already received. Rob is not even leaving until October 10th so it looks like he will be receiving even more. As we have said before, that’s OK, we are happy to and send some gifts or trinkets, that may or may not be Blessed by Pope Francis like they were when he went to the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Canonization a few years ago. We will all find out eventually. Some have asked for the deadline to request something by sending us a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope ( SASE ). The answer is truly As Soon As Possible ( ASAP ) because it takes a lot of time and work to get everything organized, planned, put together, mailed and on their way to you.
We all make Mistakes! Some Big, Some Small; Remember that None of Us are Defined by our Worst Mistakes
We are finally figuring out how to present our flooded saint medals and the hand-painted saint medals that were not quite nicely finished.
Of Angels, and Our Celebration of Angels, Yesterday was their Day!
Yesterday, September 29th, is known as the Feast Day and the Celebration of Angels, specifically the Arch Angels, Gabriel, Michael and Raphael. The Guardian Angel seemingly fits into the calendar radar too because his Feast Day is this Saturday, October 2nd, or this Wednesday! Don’t worry about missing the feast day of the Guardian Angels. They don’t take days off!
The Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi.... or Was It?
October 4th is the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, well known and revered as the patron saint of animal lovers and ecologists. He was canonized as a saint by in 1228 by Pope Gregory IX.
Pope Francis & Vatican Pan-Amazon Synod & Canonization of saints, including John Henry Newman
www.SaintsforSinners.com and I have started to receive the Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes ( “SASE” ) from readers. I am excited to be able to send out souvenirs from our trip, as I have done so many times in the past.