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Joan of Arc Visited The Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris

6/15/2017

The Notre Dame Cathedral Paris (Meaning 'Our Lady of Paris' in French) is a beautiful Gothic cathedral. The Cathedral is a place of pilgrimage and the focal point for Catholicism in France. The Cathedral has been the host of many religious ceremonies and historical events, especially in 1909, when Joan of Arc was beatified by Pope Pius X.

The west front of the cathedral is one of its most notable features, with its two 69-meter (228-feet) tall towers.

Inside the cathedral there is a beautiful statue of St. Joan of Arc

The portals of Notre Dame Cathedral are magnificent examples of early Gothic art. Sculpted between 1200 and 1240, they depict scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary, the Last Judgment, and scenes from the life of St. Anne.

Before leaving Joan lighted a candle.

Notre-Dame is not just a site of worship- it’s a place with a rich history and significant architectural achievements. Thousands of people travel the world over to marvel at its beauty.

Learn more about the story of St. Joan of Arc at:

She is Joan of Arc

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Therese's Pilgrimage to Lourdes

6/4/2017

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Lourdes is a village in France where Our Blessed Mother appeared eighteen times to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. Her messages to Bernadette are ageless and apply to all of us today. The first apparition appeared when Bernadette was gathering wood with her sister and a friend. Bernadette heard a noise like a gust of wind and looked up toward the grotto. She described what she saw:

“I raised my head and looked towards the grotto. I saw a Lady dressed in white, wearing a white dress, a blue girdle and a yellow rose on each foot, the same color as the chain of her Rosary.”

In one of the apparitions, the Blessed Virgin Mary asked for a chapel to be built on the grounds, for Bernadette to pray for the conversion of sinners, and for her to drink the spring water that was revealed to her at the grotto. Word of these apparitions spread rapidly and caused quite a stir in town. Bernadette was detained, interrogated, and harassed by the civil authorities. However, Bernadette was determined with God's graces that she said one day:

"There was something in me that enabled me to rise above everything. I was tackled from all sides, but nothing mattered and I was not afraid.”

The spring that the Lady asked Bernadette to drink from quickly revealed itself to be blessed water with miraculous healing properties.

Today a beautiful church has been erected on the grounds near the grotto at Lourdes. After Rome and the Holy Land, Lourdes, France is the most popular place of pilgrimage for Catholic faithful. The water of Lourdes is readily available to all pilgrims, and numerous healings and conversions have been documented to have occurred there.

Five years after the apparitions, Bernadette petitioned to enter the Sisters of Notre Dame. After a period of illness she was able to make the journey from Lourdes and enter the novitiate. But within four months of her arrival she was given the last rites of the Church and allowed to profess her vows. She recovered enough to become infirmarian and then sacristan, but chronic health problems persisted. She died on April 16, 1879, at the age of 35. She was canonized in 1933. Her feast day is April 16th.

Our Lady of Lourdes, Pray for us!

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John Paul loves Skiing!

3/20/2017

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John Paul loves to ski very much as he felt it brought him physical exercise as well as closer to God. Every year he would spend two weeks skiing at Poland's Zacopane largest ski resort. One of his famous quotes is that, "It is unbecoming for a Cardinal to ski badly" He said to a journalist, "I wish I could be out there somewhere in the mountains, racing down into a valley. It's an extraordinary sensation."
www.skiinghistory.org/lives/john-paul-ii

Tuesday was John Paul’s day off and he would usually go on long day trips wearing a black hooded jacket to escape notice. He would ride in the backseat of a priest’s car and travel usually to a mountain for hiking or skiing. He loved to ski very much and one time a little boy recognized him as the pope and asked him after staring for a long time, “Are you the Pope?” John Paul answered, “Yes, do you want to ski with me?” After that, they would ski together many times.~He is John Paul book

John Paul's Navy Sailor Outfit

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Saint Pope John Paul II is our Third Doll

2/9/2017

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We are very happy to announce our third saint doll, St. Pope John Paul II, a boy who went from his childhood in Poland to becoming Pope and a Great Saint. He has deep blue eyes that open and close, and blond hair. He comes dressed in his Papal Cassock and the paperback "He is John Paul” book. He has a cloth body, and a movable, vinyl head and limbs. He is an 18 inch doll.

We believe that the John Paul doll and book is perfect to inspire children to "Be not Afraid" and to follow their vocation in life. He courageously followed the will of God even when it was hard. He was not afraid to stand up for the truth. He traveled around the world spreading the faith everywhere.

John Paul's Navy Sailor Outfit includes navy shorts, navy blazer with gold buttons and white trim. It also come with a white t-shirt, white socks and black shoes.

John Paul's accessories includes his Red Papal Cape, a rosary booklet, and a Holy prayer of Our Lady of Częstochowa.
Age 8+

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Therese's First Holy Communion Gown

1/7/2017

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I had been thinking about my First Communion for a long time. Each day, I made a number of little sacrifices and acts of love. Every evening, I spent a long time with my sister Marie, listening eagerly to all she said about Jesus……..

At last it came, the most beautiful day, of all the days of my life. How perfectly I remember even the smallest details of those sacred hours! The joyful awakening, the reverent and tender embraces of my teachers and older companions, the room filled with snow-white dresses, how each girl got dressed one by one, and, above all, our entrance into the chapel and the melody of the morning hymn: “O Altar of God, where the Angels are hovering.”

How sweet was the first embrace of Jesus! It was indeed an embrace of love. I felt that I was loved, and I said: “I love Thee, and I give myself to Thee forever.” Jesus asked nothing of me, and claimed no sacrifice; for a long time He and little Therese had known and understood one another. That day our meeting was more than simple recognition, it was perfect union. We were no longer two. Therese had disappeared like a drop of water lost in the immensity of the ocean; Jesus alone remained—He was the Master, the King!
(Extracted from "I am Therese" Book)

Share in St. Therese's Love for her First Holy Communion. She described it as the "Best Day of her Life." Therese's First Holy Communion Gown is a long sleeve lace gown. It also comes with a flower crown with veil attached and white shoes.
Order yours today at:

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Therese Visits St. Patrick's Cathedral

1/5/2017

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St. Patrick's Cathedral was all decked out for the Christmas season. It had red poinsettas everywhere and beautiful wreath with red bows. The Navitity was one of my favorites.

It was great to see all the pilgrims lighting up the candles and stopping to say a prayer.

I also stopped by the huge Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures! God bless you.

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Joan is Getting Ready for Battle!

11/2/2016

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Joan is a simple courageous young girl who was given a mission from God to free her beloved country. She is an 18 inch doll. She has deep blue eyes that open and close, and straight blond hair. She comes dressed in her armor ready for battle and the paperback "She is Joan of Arc" book. She has a cloth body, and a movable, vinyl head and limbs.

Joan of Arc is ready for battle waiting for her Banner which was being made by a Scotch painter named James Power.

While she waited, she got her green cape.

The banner came out exactly as she had envisioned, it was white and it had the inscription of Jhesus and Maria. She loved her banner so much that she said one day, “My banner I love forty times as much as my sword!”

She was ready to lead her army.

But, before speaking to her army, she prayed to St. Michael and St. Catherine of Alexandria, she asked them to help her save France.

Joan and her army won the battle against the English soldiers. It was time to rest now.

Before going to bed, Joan thanked God for saving her country and freeing France from the English invaders.

The French people had some medals struck which bore St. Joan of Arc image and her shield. One saw them everywhere. This honor was very dear to Joan.

Order your own St. Joan of Arc doll and book today and inspire your little girl to become a saint through the powerful example of St. Joan of Arc!

http://www.dollsfromheaven.com/store/c5/Joan_of_Arc_Doll.html

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Therese Enjoying Autumn, God's Creation

10/18/2016

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There are many wonderful things about the autumn season. One of the wonderful things during autumn is the falling leaves and its many different colors like red, yellow, orange, and brown.

In addition, the season of autumn produces many delicious fruits and vegetables like apples, cranberries, pumpkins, and cabbages.

One can make many festive treats like apple and pumpkin pies from all the seasonal produce during autumn.

Look who has joined me to make a delicious apple pie, Joan of Arc!

"Great good was wrought in my soul by these beauties of nature so abundantly scattered abroad. They lifted it to God Who had been pleased to lavish such masterpieces upon this transient earth........It was a foretaste of the wonders of Heaven" -St. Therese
(Taken form I am Therese, page 79)

I am very thankful to God for creating such a wonderful season like autumn. Go out and enjoy God's creation with your family. God bless you.

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Saints are The Real Super Heroes!

10/17/2016

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I came up with this quote after reading the amazing life of Joan of Arc and working with Dolls from Heaven everyday. I am amazed at how God works through us weak humans to make us into Super Heroes if we ask Him to. Super Heroes are those who rush into a burning building even though they face certain death like the first responders on September 11th. They do their duty and then some. Saint Joan of Arc was a 17 year old child who was more suited to be a shepherd and God raised her up to be the Commander and Chief of all of France's armies when a girl could not be even a soldier, never mind the Chief. 17 years old, if that is not a Super Hero I do not know what is. Saint Maximilllian Kolbe offered his life to save a condemned man at Aushwitz, that is Super Hero material. You name the Saint and I will show you a Super Hero. Saint John Paul II stood up to the Communists with a message of Peace that they were powerless to resist. For he did not fight them the way one expects them too, in fact he did not fight with them at all, he loved them and always talked with them and always looked for a workable solution. When necessary he would rally the people peaceably to stand up without force, only love. Saint Mother Teresa got into the crossfire of two warring factions to rescue handicapped children that were trapped. A tiny woman who stood up in between two fighting armies and called them to peace even for only a day. She moved in between the ceasefire bravely and got the children out. Here is the amazing story: http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Mother-Teresa,-the-war-in-Lebanon-and-the-rescue-of-100-orphans-and-children-with-disabilities-38470.html

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St. Joan of Arc Brings Joy to a Military Family

10/12/2016

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One of our customers contacted Dolls from Heaven about six months ago regarding the St. Joan of Arc doll. She heard about us on a radio interview Brian did for Jennifer Fulwiler, at the time the doll was still in production, so we told her that we would let her know as soon as we started taking pre-orders. Our customer was so excited about the idea of getting a St. Joan of Arc doll for her daughter in law. Once we started taking pre-orders, she placed her order right away. A month and half later, we shipped the doll to her daughter in law directly and her mother in law was notified that the doll have been shipped. A few weeks later, I got an email from the mother in law and this is what she said:

“It was so much fun with Face Time with my daughter in law as she opened the Dolls from Heaven box. She was so excited and we laughed and talked about how it came to be. The 6 month wait from the time I heard your company story on Catholic radio to her opening the box was delightful anticipation. My son is in the Army. There is an award for spouses given for their exceptional work with families. It's the Joan of Arc award. My daughter in law received this award a couple years ago. That is what makes this so special for her and me.”

God is good and He sends little treasures from heaven to make our lives more joyful. Remember to pray for all in the military and their families.

A Soldiers Prayer to St. Joan of Arc

St. Joan of Arc, humble maiden of France, your heavenly Father miraculously endowed you with every military skill and knowledge, and raised you up as the Commander of the armies of France for the blessing of His Church, the protection of His people, and the glory of His Holy Name. By your merits and prayers may God also endow all military men and women with every military skill and knowledge necessary for his station of duty. May his mission always be righteous, and his actions always be courageous, compassionate, and just. And just as you showed your ardent love for Jesus in offering up your life for Him, so may they fulfill all that their duty requires. St. Joan of Arc pray for us that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.
Written by Gregory Lobas of Berea, Ohio - May 30th 2001

Stories like this are what make our work so rewarding, we feel so blessed to bring joy to others through our mission of inspiring others to become saints.
St. Joan of Arc, pray for us!
God bless you,
Esmeralda

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