{"title":"July Devotions \u0026 Feasts","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the Liturgical Calendar the Church gives us many beautiful and inspiring feasts throughout the year. She also chooses a particular devotion each month to help us learn more and focus our hearts.\u003cbr\u003eHere are some highlights for the month of July!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"st-catherine-of-sienas-constant-prayer-to-the-precious-blood-of-christ","title":"St. Catherine of Siena's Constant Prayer to the Precious Blood of Christ","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly is dedicated to The Most Precious Blood of Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeast Day: April 29th\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatron Saint of: Firefighters, Nurses, those ridiculed for their piety and Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItaly, 1347 - 1380\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe love working with our artists to create portraits like this for our Catholic pillowcases. (You'll never see any AI here!!) We hope you like this radiant portrait of St. Catherine of Siena as much as we do! It's full of \u003ca href=\"#SaintSymbols\"\u003esymbolism*\u003c\/a\u003e, a glowing companion to her own powerful prayer to the Most Precious Blood of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny time is the right time to pray this ancient devotional prayer. But since July is dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus, it's an especially meaningful time to learn this expressive prayer and pray it often! This Catholic pillowcase makes a lovely July birthday gift!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShare \u003cem\u003eSt. Catherine's Constant Prayer to the Precious Blood of Christ Prayer Pillowcase\u003c\/em\u003e with loved ones to light their way to deeper devotion and to nurture friendship with one of the Church’s most recognized luminaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonalize it\u003c\/strong\u003e for a special gift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt. Catherine's Constant Prayer to the Precious Blood of Christ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrecious Blood,\u003cbr\u003eOcean of Divine Mercy,\u003cbr\u003eFlow upon us!\u003cbr\u003ePrecious Blood,\u003cbr\u003emost pure Offering,\u003cbr\u003eProcure us every grace!\u003cbr\u003ePrecious Blood,\u003cbr\u003eHope and Refuge of sinners,\u003cbr\u003eAtone for us!\u003cbr\u003ePrecious Blood,\u003cbr\u003eDelight of holy souls,\u003cbr\u003eDraw us! Amen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore about Saint Catherine of Siena\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was barely twenty years old when she began preaching about the faith. And she was quite loud about it, too. Yes, Catherine was definitely outspoken when it came to matters of the faith. That's why she became a guiding light to the people of her time, and is the only layperson to date to be named a Doctor of the Church!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca id=\"SaintSymbols\"\u003e*Saints\u003c\/a\u003e are traditionally associated with certain symbols. This helps us get to know them! (Plus, the symbols in our holy portraits prompt fun, teachable moments about these heavenly friends when you're praying with your children!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, if you wonder why we picture St. Catherine wearing a habit if she was a layperson, it's because in her day third-order Dominicans were allowed to wear the habits of Dominican Sisters. \u003cem\u003eAnd\u003c\/em\u003e they could live at home. St. Catherine did both. Living in the real world gave her a unique perspective and knowledge with which to serve God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake a peek at the other meaningful symbols we added to St. Catherine's Prayer Pillowcase portrait:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\"\u003e😇\u003c\/span\u003e Crown of Thorns\u003cbr\u003eThis represents the vision St. Catherine had when she was 28.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn it, Christ visited her with two crowns to choose from, and a question: “Will you wear the crown of thorns while you live here on earth and have the crown of precious stones in eternity; or will you have the crown of precious stones here on earth—but then you must wear the crown of thorns hereafter?”\u003cbr\u003eSt. Catherine claimed the crown of thorns without hesitating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\"\u003e😇\u003c\/span\u003e Lilies\u003cbr\u003eWhite lilies have been used to signify love, purity and virginity since biblical times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSt. Catherine was seven years old when she consecrated her virginity to Christ. She was 16 when she became a third order Dominican and renewed that promise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\"\u003e😇\u003c\/span\u003e The Stigmata\u003cbr\u003eSt. Catherine was known for going into trances and states of ecstasy when she prayed. Afterwards the mystic would share wondrous stories of her encounters with Jesus, Mary, and St. Dominic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOnce, after Mass in Pisa, she fell into a trance, praying in front of the crucifix. Jesus came to St. Catherine during this powerful experience and presented his wounds to her. The stigmata, which only Catherine could see, became visible to everyone when she died at age 33.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\"\u003e😇\u003c\/span\u003e A Book\u003cbr\u003eBooks are traditional symbols of the Gospel, knowledge and authorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHere the book represents St. Catherine's profound theological writings, which were a big part of the saint being named a Doctor of the Church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\"\u003e😇\u003c\/span\u003e A Ship\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003eWe used the ship to represent St. Catherine’s devotion to the Church AND \u003c\/span\u003eher persuasive pleas that brought Pope Gregory back across the sea to Rome from France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHarking back to Noah’s Ark, when all outside of the ark were destroyed, a ship is commonly used as a symbol of the Church. Surprisingly or not, \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003ethe main part of a church's interior, is called a \"nave,\" from the Latin \"navis\" or ship. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Catherine was a guiding light to people in her time. Our \u003cem\u003eSaint Catherine's Constant Prayer to the Precious Blood of Christ Prayer Pillowcase\u003c\/em\u003e is a lovely reminder that she is here for us, too!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prayer Pillowcases","offers":[{"title":"Standard \/ Poly\/Cotton \/ Original","offer_id":51001631604772,"sku":"11731","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ Poly\/Cotton \/ Personalized","offer_id":51001631637540,"sku":"11731PER","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 100% Cotton \/ Original","offer_id":51001631670308,"sku":"11731C","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 100% Cotton \/ Personalized","offer_id":51001631703076,"sku":"11731CPER","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ Organic Cotton \/ Original","offer_id":51001631735844,"sku":"11731OC","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ Organic Cotton \/ Personalized","offer_id":51001631768612,"sku":"11731OCPER","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/5897\/5524\/files\/Saint-Catherine-of-Siena-Constant-Prayer-on-Pillowcase.jpg?v=1782850705"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerpillowcases.com\/collections\/july-devotions-feasts.oembed","provider":"Prayer Pillowcases","version":"1.0","type":"link"}