For what is faith but the carriage that bears us to our native land?
~Aelred of Rievaulx: In Charity Alone is True Peace and Contentment from ENLARGING THE HEART



HERE IS THE ROYAL ROAD OF THE CROSS 
Faith enlightens us, Hope supports us, Love draws us. 
Chez Ch. Letaille, Paris
Let us not attach ourselves to the foreign land, 
not search for sweetness, except in the Light.
At death, the Christian soul rises to Heaven.
PORT OF SALVATION
Jesus himself is the Pilot
Chas. Letaille
On the road to Heaven
Faith enlightens us...  Hope supports us,
Love draws us!
Mary followed Jesus... Let us follow our Mother!
Letaille, Paris
Like the bird, our souls have wings with which to fly toward heaven.
hand colored engraving
The path that leads to life is narrow and difficult,
but whatever it costs me there will I go.
YOU ARE ALL CALLED
TO HAPPINESS!   
Poor sinner, 
why flee the true path?
Even so, the Good Shepherd himself wants to guide you.  
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My heart burns with the desire to live in your courts, O blessed City!
HOLY MEETING PLACE
Toward the heavenly Jerusalem
let us unite our efforts here below for a good end ~
to find ourselves in the living room of the very happy.
Courage, Courage We will get there.
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The Sheep of Heaven
Happy are those who aspire to heaven.
Bouasse Lebel
HEAVEN
Plentitude of Light.  Perfect fullness.
The Lord God will be their light.
And all things
will be clearly disclosed to them,
She is the Door of Heaven. 
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The Door of Heaven
His Call.
Yes, I see! It is the star of the good day, 
Mary, who wants to be my light and lead me to Heaven.
I am here! Come share my triumph and my glory! In the Court of the Queen of Heaven, you will have the office of the Faithful Subject in time and in eternity.
Letaille
It is the Blood of the Son of God 
that opens for us the door of heaven.
Blot, Paris
All the souls who this Torrent will sprinkle will have Life. 
Letaille
Those who eat of this bread
will live forever.
Langlume, Paris

That our heart, close to God, may be purified more and more 
until the day we are granted eternal repose.

Could "repose" be depicted any more beautifully than by 
this image of the love between Creator and creature?
The End of the Voyage
It is night. We are gaining the port...
We touch it: ALLELULIA!