As I have an amazing personal collection of Antique Holy Cards from my travels to Europe as well as having students who are stuggling financially to finish college, I decide there was a "match" made in heaven staring me in the face! I am going to use the proceeds of my Ebay antique holy cards to help these students. The one who needs the most help is my French student who is VERY CATHOLIC. He hopes to continue studying in the U.S. and by translating the prayers from the cards and selling them on Ebay...He is getting better in the English language and working hard for his goal of continuing his studies in the U.S. The cards that do not sell I will keep in my collection. The others will go to those who are meant to have them. In this way I believe many people are helped by these "Calling Cards From Heaven... Anyway about antique holy cards....
Holy Cards are Western cultural visual prayer cards. They can have a combination of images and words that are placed to allow the user soul to focus on all things heavenly. Many holy cards that are produced today are equallly as beautiful as their older or antique holy cards counterparts. The oldest of the holy cards were clearly made by those who have who have loved and lived before us. The modern laminated holy cards are wonderful effective tools for our actual daily kinesthetic prayer life. Antique holy cards on the other hand I believe,are often the best holy card for visual prayer. The beauty found in many of the older cards is beyond written description The images on these cards often transcends what our current perceptions of holiness offer us. Actually, many of the older holy cards I believe offer us an actual glimplse into the relm of the heavenly life. Modern prayer cards give us a glimpse of the holy through a "secular and current day" filter. Many of the older cards from Belgium, France, and Germany were created and purchased by sacred souls who loved,lived and served Our Lord, Our Lady, and the Communion of Saints in life where holiness was perceived to exist amongst them. These cards represent that sweetness as well as a holiness that we seem to have forgotten in our modern day existence.Additionally, when we purchase old holy cards we can see the love that went into both the creation of the card and those who actually prayed with them. We can also remember those who have been touched by them, and and can pray for them (Many of those same souls can can now pray and smile at us for "remembering and reviving" a tradition, with their objects of genuine affection and that they once held close to their hearts) with their own holy cards or prayerbooks.
Isn't this a lovely way to do global marketing?
I am delighted that Ebay offers such a fun "get to know" each other through sharing our hobbies, or businesses and our stories. As a professor of marketing I use ebay as a teaching and motivational tool. My other career is "digital archivist." I have a passion for digitally archiving Victorian art on CD or placing them within my digital image bank located on my Archival Art website. I have been blessed to collect and again archive my collection for over 10 years, I hope I am graced to continue this activity for for the rest of my life. Anyway, have a great Ebay Marketing journey...I know I am... Blessings...or Bless-signs! Julie Ann Brown
Favorite Links
Santa Barbara City College
HolyCards.Com
Traditional Catholc Life
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