Thursday, September 1, 2016

Thursday Thoughts- Mother Teresa and a Pocket Oratory Giveaway







With Sunday's canonization of Mother Teresa almost here I've been thinking a lot about her the last few weeks. I had watched a biographic movie a few months back with Olivia Hussey portraying Mother Teresa brilliantly. I would highly recommend it over the weekend. Maybe with some Indian food and a family donation to the Missionaries of Charity in her honor.






I thought it would be appropriate to also have my first Piccolo Di Luce giveaway in her honor. Piccolo Di Luce means "a bit of light", and this soon to be saint surely shone God's light everywhere she went. I will be giving away a limited edition Mother Teresa pocket oratory plus a rosary case (valued at $42). I'll draw the winner on Sunday! As an added bonus, for all orders on any Piccolo Di Luce items received through Monday (September 5), I am giving a 15% discount. Use the code "NEWSAINT" in the checkout.  Here's a sample of the pocket oratory:

This is a facsimile of the outside of the pocket oratory.
Please forgive the typo of her name.
It will definitely be spelled right :-)
This is the prayer that will be inside.
Congratulations to our Pocket Oratory winner, Maria Holmes! Feel free to still leave a comment.
Leave a comment on this post to enter the giveaway. Blessed (soon to be Saint) Teresa, pray for us.

6 comments:

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  2. Ooh ooh! Pick me, pick me!!! Your pocket oratories are SO beautiful. I'm planning on watching the recorded canonization mass and eating curry with a friend. I love your recommendation of a movie AND a donation.

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  5. Feel free to pick my Julie. When she entered the Church, she chose Blessed Teresa of Calcutta as her patron saint.

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