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Day 3 of Lent 2023 🕊️ Saint Martha of Bethany
The story of Saint Martha of Bethany is one we often repeat, because it is so easy to understand yet also very broad and all encompassing. Since we seem to write about Saint Martha often, I’ll repeat some of the message we offered about her in 2022: Martha and her sister, Mary, and brother, Lazarus, lived in Bethany. Lazarus was friends with Jesus so he would often invite Jesus over for a bite to eat. This was wonderful for Jesus because Martha was a great cook, and always actively coming up with the new recipes and ideas for “breaking bread” at the table.
Day 2 of Lent 2023 🐝 Saint Bernard the Mellifluous
The saint we will talk about today is Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. He is known as the patron saint of bees and beekeepers. “Mellifluous” was the word used to describe him. That was because his sweet words seemed to flow like honey!
It's Ash Wednesday ⛪ And So Begins The 40 Days of Lent
There's hope Venerable Matt Talbot will be canonized soon. So many alcoholics, their families, friends and neighbors would reap great reward if the Pope would just recognize that curing someone in the throes of the disease, Alcoholism, is just as significant as another person attaining canonization for their disease being cured by intercession.
Who was Saint Valentine? 💌 Was there a Saint Valentine?
We have never really delved into the story and history of Saint Valentine’s Day. So, SaintsforSinners founder Rob Clemenz wrote an article about Saint Valentine’s Day, which is now often just called “Valentines Day.”
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Wearing St. Patrick From the Great Republic of Ireland 🍀 Celebrating the Friends, Neighbors, and Family of SaintsforSinners From Over the Years
This photo was taken at Carrollton Station in New Orleans. Rob Clemenz was with his friend Emily Cranston (pictured with Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and they were out and about offering medals and taking pictures to promote the SaintsforSinners website.
Announcing Our New Format 📖 Updating Our Scheduling and Theme
Our SaintsforSinners / SaintsforHope Instagram project, “Celebrating the 100 Year Anniversary of Philosopher Marcel Proust’s Life” has been inspiring. Reading responses to the “Proust Questionnaires” completed by others has made us pause and reflect, but most of all, it has helped us learn that listening is art.
Just Another Manic Monday 🦁 New Themes, New Questions, New Followers. OH MY!
WE GET MAIL! ☕
We’re compiling a list of "Saints by Topic" and "Saints by Name" and will put it into a handy booklet form very soon. The latest drafts are enclosed here
Announcing Our Sterling Silver Survey Results! 📈
We asked whether you would like us to begin offering sterling silver beaded chains. Thank you for the overwhelming responses and personal replies. 1 out of 5 respondents said "Yes!"
🎺 Gretna Heritage Festival 🎷
Along with our ever-growing collection of hand painted saint medals we will be introducing our NEW line of jewelry and vintage medals, keychains, and pins from France. Come prepared to find your match, take our "Who's Your Saint" quiz.
Introducing Our Newest Edition - Saint Janarius ✨ Patron Saint of Blood Banks - Invoked Against Blood Diseases - Seeking Cure for Multiple Myeloma
Janarius has been honored as the Patron Saint of Blood Banks and is invoked against blood diseases. Pray to Saint Janarius and ask for his intercession and help with the search in curing Multiple Myeloma and other blood diseases, including hemophilia. You may also ask him for some help when visiting a phlebotomist who is getting ready to draw your blood during your next medical checkups. Can’t hurt, might help! Wear or share Saint Janarius to help you remind yourself, your family, and others about the tremendous need for blood donations at your local blood banks.
Our New Saint: The Patron of Hospice, Saint Camillus of Lellis 🆕 A Dalmation Medal
Saint Camillus is officially known as the patron saint of hospitals and hospital workers. He is not truly designated as a patron of Hospice and Palliative Care but he “fits the bill.” You’ll read and see that he is the perfect saint for all things “Hospice.”
A Special Offer 💌 USPS, We Have A Problem, "RETURN TO SENDER"
We are offering our very unique hand painted 4" Pectoral Cross of Pope Francis for $25.00. The medal is 3 or 4 times as big as the typical medals. It has Jesus tending to the sheep with one draped over his shoulder. And usually, in the sea of white sheep we’ve painted we put a sheep painted black to represent those marginalized and forgotten. The sheep is “smack dab in the middle,” in the flock just like the rest of us. It’s a very cool medal but it’s big!
Notes from Venasque 🗒️ Vintage French Saint Medals
We have located more vintage items. Prayer cards, Saint medals, reverential sacramentals and the like. On the Miraculous Medals and all the other items we have found inscriptions written in French. Imagine that! We’ll be adding a "Vintage Section" to SaintsforSinners~SaintsforHope website soon. And adding a vintage prayer card with every order that comes in during the month of June.
A Surprise Visit 🥰 Antique & Vintage Medals and Cards
We will begin displaying some of the older medals and cards we’ve collected over the years. We had no idea people would be so interested in 100-year-old cards. The cards are obviously quite unique and it’s fun to show them to people who appreciate the cards and notes and dates that people have written on them, some, a century ago. We will begin posting these cards & medals on our social media pages too, so keep looking for updates and even buying opportunities on one of a kind, vintage medals!