Welcome to the wild side of wordplay with our "LET US PREY" t-shirt, where the natural world meets edgy humor. Adorned with a hyper-detailed, savage illustration of a praying mantis, this shirt is a powerful expression of the duality between calm poise and predatory instincts. The clever twist in the phrase epitomizes those who embody a fierce and unstoppable spirit, with a touch of wit. It's more than a t-shirt - it's an emblem for the bold, the fearless, and the ones who aren't afraid to show their true colors in the urban jungle. Flaunting an impeccable neon-green on stark black, this piece of wearable art screams confidence and asserts dominance in any room. Wear it to make a statement without saying a word; let your shirt do the talking as you embrace your inner predator with style. Perfect for the badass at heart, this tee is your armor in the concrete wilderness - grab it, wear it, own it. .: The men’s cotton crew tee comes with a light fabric (4.3 oz/yd² (146 g/m²)) making it an excellent all-season choice. Made with 100% combed, ring-spun cotton for long-lasting comfort. .: The classic fit along with the crew neckline provide a timeless style with neat looks that are perfect for accessorizing. This means it’s a highly versatile choice for both casual and semi-formal events. .: Fabric blends: Heather colors - 90% cotton, 10% polyester

Colour and Make 'Let us Pray' prayer cube. Roll the cube, whichever side lands uppermost use those words to help you to pray. A fun activity for you to colour, make and do with your family or church group. This is a black and white instant digital download that you can print at home or at a print copy shop. Comprising of two PDF's - one in A4 format (297mmx210mm) - one in US Letter format (8.5" x 11") Each has 4 pages: - Prayer cube black and white artwork - with additional text - Prayer cube black and white artwork - no text - Colour in page - Instruction page Additional Information - The help of an adult may be needed to cut out and assemble this activity. ________________________________ Ways to use this download: - For personal use only - for personal use that does not entail resale, redistribution, sharing, adaptation, commercial printing or posting on a website of this digital PDF artwork. - for personal use as a leader/teacher for your own class or church group e.g. Sunday school / Messy Church © Mouse Makes Studio Additional Information - The help of an adult may be needed to cut out and assemble this activity. - this is a digital item so no refunds are given

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About this product Product Identifiers Publisher Leisure Arts, Incorporated ISBN-10 157486047X ISBN-13 9781574860474 eBay Product ID (ePID) 16038639150 Product Key Features Book Title Let Us Pray Number of Pages 96 Pages Language English Publication Year 1997 Topic Needlework / Cross-Stitch Illustrator Yes Genre Crafts & Hobbies Author Leisure Arts Staff Format Hardcover Dimensions Item Height 0.5 in Item Weight 38.8 Oz Item Length 11.2 in Item Width 8.7 in Additional Product Features LCCN 96-077626 Dewey Edition 21 Dewey Decimal 746.44/3/041 LC Classification Number TT778.C76L48 1996 Show More Show Less

This is a gentle and delicate representation the Our Lady. She is attending to a dove, and as is the custom in Victorian holy cards, the dove represents the you and I. The holy card meant to remind us of the delicate and intimate relationship we have with her. We think perhaps the trompe-l’oeil lilies and the wing of the dove outside the circle indicate that we have gone to her realm in prayer, as we do. We love this image. The inscription means, “Faithful virgin, Pray for Us. Bring to your loved ones the benefits of your goodness.” Boumard Fils, also known as Boumard et Fils, was a family-run publisher of religious art, active at the beginning of the twentieth century. Boumard Fils was located in the Saint-Sulpice neighborhood of Paris, the center of the religious printing industry in France. The artwork on their earlier cards, such as this one, is exemplary of the Saint-Sulpician style, which tends towards the sentimental. We think the sentiment in this picture is just right, delicate and gracious, and it gladdens our hearts. It is a lovely reminder of the relationship we can have with the Blessed Mother. (sources: Ohiolink.edu and The Mysterious Sofia by Stephen Andes) ** IMPORTANT ** THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER! There is a white border of about 0.5" inch for 5x7", 1.3" for 8.5x11", or 1.6" for 11x14" pictures. All Approx! Fine art printers do this because the images are almost never the same rectangular ratio of the standard paper sizes. It also gives the prints a finished look, and lets them look good in a frame without a matt. – Acid-free paper – Archival pigments, rated to last for generations. – Cardboard backer – Above story of the art – Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal clear bag. Thanks for your interest! Thanks! Sue & John You might also enjoy original Catholic Art and Jewerly by me, Sue Kouma Johnson, here on Etsy at www.Etsy.com/shop/TreeOfHeaven Also, check out our Catholic Quote shop, where we are pairing authentic quotes from Saints with Art: www.Etsy.com/shop/CatholicQuote “In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art.” ~ St. Pope John Paul II Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson – CatholicArtAndJewelry.

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. . . and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. Matthew 2:9-10 (NIV) Guided by a star three wise men from the east journeyed forth to Bethlehem bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh for the newborn king. Find peace during the holiday by reflecting on the true reason for the season with a beautiful portrayal from artist Dona Gelsinger. Exercise Memory - Jigsaw Puzzles sharpen cognitive function. Current neurology experts assert that puzzles stimulate neuroplasticity and can even slow progressive memory loss.Deepen Connections - Conversation flows naturally as your sort and interlock the design. It's like we always say: Love completes the puzzle.Relieve Stress - Escaping into the calm of puzzling for as little as 20 minutes can sooth anxieties. It's the perfect digital detox for you and your loved ones.

Mary is an intercessor for us. She implores her Son, Jesus, on our behalf. All of us on Earth have sinned and fallen short of the glory. In this stunning embroidery based on the art of Ezio Anichini, Mary is interceding for sinners. They are in different stages of their sin, but they are all hurt by it and in need of her help. This title is from the Litany of Loreto, which expresses our relationship to Mary. One of our favorite artists, Ezio Anichini, made illustrations in 1912 of all the titles of the Litany in use at that time. His work is Art Nouveau, or Stile Liberty as it was called in Italian, one of our favorite styles. He makes his Litany precise yet romantic and emotionally engaging. A seamstress, unknown to history, took 12 (with rumors of a 13th) of Anichini’s pictures and made them into exquisite needlework. They are now held by the Royal School of Needlework in London, regarded as masterpieces of beauty, design, and execution. If you love this series as we do, you can own 8, 9, 10, or all 11 of them at big savings. Go to this link to find out how: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1166393551/loreto-embroideries-lot-of-8-9-10-or-11 ** IMPORTANT ** THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER! There is a blank border around the image. Approximately 0.5" wide for 5x7, 1.3" for 8.5x11, 1.6" for 11x14, and 1.75" for 13x17 and 16x20. For the two poster sizes, 18x24 and 24x36, we use 0.5" borders. We do this because the ratio of the rectangle of the art almost never matches the rectangle of the paper, and if it did happen to match one size, it would not match the others. Most fine art printers do this because otherwise they’d have to crop the art or warp it to make it fit the paper. The border looks good. It gives the picture a faux matted appearance. There is almost always a little more border either on the left-right sides, or the top-bottom, depending on whether the ratio of the art is wider or taller than the paper. We make Archival Quality fine art prints: – Acid-free paper – Archival pigments – Cardboard backer for sizes 11x14 and less. – Above story of the art – Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal-clear bag. – Rated to last 200+ years without fading if kept dry and out of the direct sun. Thanks for your interest! +JMJ+ Sue & John Lincoln, Nebraska You might also enjoy original Catholic Art and Jewelry by me, Sue Kouma Johnson, here on Etsy at www.Etsy.com/shop/TreeOfHeaven Also, check out our Catholic Quote shop, where we are pairing authentic quotes from Saints with Art: www.Etsy.com/shop/CatholicQuote “In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art.” ~ St. Pope John Paul II Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and any image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson – Classic Catholic Art.

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God . . . - Ephesians 2:19 The current political trend is for people of various persuasions in America to identify themselves as members of a particular group, ergo we often see the term in the news and on the internet, ‘identity group’ in relation to ‘identity politics’. The group itself can range anywhere from climate-change warriors to racial pride entities to non-binary cliques to wealth redistribution associations. In fact, the variety of such diverse factions creates quite an antagonistic environment politically, socially, and culturally. It seems that there is always one identity group pitted against its opposite. And we shake our heads, wondering why we just can’t all get along. Apparently, we have forgotten -"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” - Genesis 1:27. We are all, men, and women, rich, poor, Black, White, Asian, and every other race, and ethnicity, created in God’s image. People today spend far too much of their time arguing and disputing over worldly issues that no child of God should ever entertain. We seem to be at odds with one another again, in spite of Christ’s own admonition to us. “Jesus answered, ‘The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” - Mark 12:29-31. Clearly, most of us are not doing this! For instance, when we seek to circumvent or ‘step around’ God’s designs by delving into sexual ambiguity or outright opposition to His plan for mankind, both in terms of sexual behavior and in terms of defined gender, we are committing a direct transgression against God. We are insolently telling Him, “No, we will not accept your disposition for our lives. We know better than you do!” On the other hand, when we are pitting ourselves against one another, trying to gain an advantage, and take more of God’s providence than we are blessed with, we are not loving our neighbors as ourselves. I can reasonably assure you that should one group attain supremacy over all the others, it would not be long before there would be a schism within that group, where brother would be fighting against brother. This is the ultimate conclusion to human identity politics; there is no reconciliation among godless men and there never will be. Sinful man, by his very nature, will never know peace through legislation, coercion, intimidation, threats, or terror. So I challenge you to think of a world where every man and woman finds their identity in Christ Jesus. In this ‘best of all possible worlds,’ we would find agreement through forgiveness - “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” - Ephesians 4:31-32. There is only one way we could ever hope for such a world, rid of prejudice and hatred, and that is through our identification in Jesus. “. . . for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” - Galatians 3:26-28. Our true ‘identity’ is in Christ the Lord and nowhere else! If we refuse to identify with Jesus, we are revealing our collaboration with the devil. What would it take for men and women to become part of this identity in Christ? We must acknowledge the truth in our minds before the truth can pierce our hearts. “Do not be conformed to this world, but, be transformed by the renewal of your mind that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”- Romans 12:2. The Apostle tells us not to be conformed to the ways of this world and that we are to be changed to know what is good, not according to our will but to the will of God. “But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.” - Ephesians 4:20-25. We must all begin to abandon ‘identity politics’ and the divisiveness it insists upon and start identifying with Jesus Christ, the only true source of the brotherhood of man.