Infant Church Dress

In the homes of my Catholic friends I used to see sometimes a beautifully-dressed Infant of Prague statue.
I was a child then, and I wonder if people still have them.
Also, where did this image of the toddler Jesus originate? Was it an image in a church?

I display the Infant of Prague in my residence. I found this on the website http://www.pragjesu.info/en/history_infa nt_jesus.htm
History of the Infant Jesus of Prague
The Infant Jesus of Prague originally came from Spain. The legend tells that the Infant Jesus appeared miraculously to a certain monk, who modelled the statue based on the appearance of the apparition. According to another legend the statue belonged to St. Teresa of Avila, the founder of the Discalced Carmelites, who was aflame with a great love for the Child Jesus. She is said to have given the statue to a friend of hers, whose daughter was setting out to travel to Prague.

When the Duchess Maria Manrique de Lara came to Bohemia to marry a Bohemian nobleman in 1556, she received the statue from her mother as a wedding gift. When her daughter Polyxena of Lobkowicz was widowed, she gave the precious statue to the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites attached to the church of Our Lady of Victory in 1628.

The Carmelites placed the statue in the novitiate chapel, so that the young monks could learn from the virtues of the Child Jesus. At that time the Thirty Years' War was raging through Europe and even the Infant Jesus was not spared when the Saxon army occupied Prague in 1631. It was only after his return to Prague in 1637 that Father Cyril of the Mother of God, originally from Luxemburg, discovered the statue, abandoned in a corner. To his sorrow, however, he found that the Infant Jesus had had both hands broken off. At this moment it seemed to him that the Infant Jesus was saying to him:

Have mercy on me and I will have mercy on you.
Give me hands and I will give you peace.
The more you honour me, the more I will bless you.

Eventually Father Cyril had new hands made for the Infant Jesus. The gold coin invested in this was returned many times over, as the Child Jesus began to bless the monastery, the local people, and the whole of Prague. Miraculous healings were attributed to him, as was the protection of Prague when it was laid siege to by the Swedes in 1639. In 1651 the statue was carried as a pilgrim round all the churches in Prague and in 1655 it was solemnly crowned by the Bishop of Prague. This event is still remembered today on the anniversary feast-day, falling on the first Sunday in May."

I have been involved with the Discalced Carmelites and they are wonderful. I hope this helps you. :)

2009-08-31 08:34:05 by Sara

relax and enjoy the show! ... "baby party dresses" "infant party dresses" "flower girl dress" "girls pageant ...

I have a three-year-old boys, and I hit every store in town trying to find dress clothes for church.

Every store I hit had dress clothes and shoes for infant girls and boys, toddler girls, older boys and girls, and adults of both genders.

Eventually, I found one dress outfit, but then I wasn't able to find dress shoes.

What gives? Do they think toddler boys don't need clothes? It's highly likely they need them more than any other age group.

Anyone else noticed this?

I have had the same problem for about 2 year now. It does get really old really quick. Trying to find clothes for my 3 and 4 year old boys can be a chore!
The best places I have found to find them clothes are the Outlet stores. Not only do they have lots of toddler boys' clothes, there is an actual variety of colors and styles. My personal favorites are the Osh Kosh outlet and the Old Navy outlet.
I am not sure why most places have such a limited selection of boys clothes, but I have actually asked on certain occasions and been told that the "don't sell as well as girls clothes." I wonder why?? The girls clothes sell better because there are more of them to choose from.
My only advice is to find a store or two that has a good assortment of boys clothes and only shop there. Fortunately, it does get better when they get older.

2007-04-07 01:49:44 by CrazyChick

Price: $35.00 $29.00

Comes with a matching panty.
Three-button placket with a ribbed polo collar and armbands.
Embroidered pony at the left chest.
100% cotton. Machine washable. Imported.

This is what I do when I get bored:

Westboro Baptist Church New Testament Church Scorecard:

link: http://www.godhatesfags.com/written/repo rts/20071211_new-testament-church-scorec ard.pdf
Question 1:

-40 for pictures of Jesus/Saints/Crucifixes.

Reasons it's nuts: This is one of the more valid questions here, however, every Catholic here knows how to shoot down the idolatry charge.

Question 2: Who can be a Catholic in good standing:

A. Active fornicators,
B. Divorced and remarried
C. Homosexuals/Bisexuals
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

Score: +10. All the ones listed above are in a state of mortal sin.

N.B. I understood homosexuals/bisexuals to mean active homosexuals, as only the acts are condemned in the Bible.

Question 3:
A. Potluck dinners, easter egg hunts, Secret Santa, trick or treat, bingo nights, other social events.

B. Plays, concerts, trips, parties etc.

C. Sporting events

D. None.

Result: -10 (or 20, I'm not entirely sure) The entire justification for this is the is-ought fallacy. (Google it)

Question 4: Who can be an ordained minister
A. Women
B. Homosexuals/Bisexuals
C. Married and Divorced
D. Individuals in sex scandals.
E. Man with one wife, or celibate.

Result: +10. Actually, the W.B.C. thinking is flawed as only the unmarried should be priests. Perhaps a bit unfairly, I'm giving the Catholic Church +20.

Question 5: Separate Groups/Classes in Church.
A. Sunday School

B. Youth Groups

C. Adult/Men's/Women's Groups.

D. Contemporary Worship service.

E. None of the above. Everyone attends 1 service

Result:-20. This is is-ought and general stupidity run amuck. All the people in youth groups men's groups etc. must still attend Sunday mass, which is all his "Scriptural backing" states.

5 question recap: -40,+10,-10,+20,-20. Catholic Church is at -40. However, I hope I have (in my limited space) demonstrated how preposterous the -10 and -20 are.

Question 6: Sanctuary Description:
A. Beautiful ornate sanctuary full of religious symbolism
B. Massive auditorium with sound system and lighting
C. Small/Medium but beautiful
D. None of the above, austere symbolless.
Result: -10 (for my Church). This is time three of the is-ought fallacy. I also offer this to his justification: The temple of Solomon.

Question 7: How is your Church run.
A. This simply describes(a falsified version of ) the Catholic Church.
B. International/National organization with some control over members.
C. In some sort of association.
D. Non-denominational Groups.
E. Completely autonomous and local

Result: -10, Sola Scriptura+Is-ought#4.

Question 8: Other operations of your church
A. A school
B. Has varying business ventures.
C. Has fundraisers.
D. None

Results: -20. This numbnuts must not realize that you need money to run things. Oh, and is-ought #5.

Question #9: Member attendence
A. No expectation whatsoever
B. Many only come to Christmas and Easter
C. Not required
D. Required.

Result:+10. Although many "Chirstmas-Easter Catholics" profess to be so, it is my understanding that missing mass (unless one is ill or otherwise blatantly unable to attend) may be mortal sin grounds.

Question 10: Alcoholics, railors (whatever that means) extortioners, prostitute-frequenters.
A. Openly Welcome
B. Full Members
C. My Church does not identify people by what they do.
D. Cannot be members.

Result: N/A. I have no idea what a railer is, nor the Catholic Church's position on alcoholics.

10 Question recap:-10, -10, -20, +10, N/A. -70.

Question 11: Hair practices
A. Anything goes.
B. Women have long hair, men have short hair, women's heads are covered in Church.

Result: Most of the Catholics I've seen conform to the first two, and I think the Church still recommends that women cover their hair. I would also go into context regarding 1 Cor 11, but it's not worth the effort. N/A

Question 12: Ways to raise money.
A. Priest asks for it
B. Plate is passed
C. Directed mailings, television campaigns etc.
D. Tithing alone.

Result: -10. Is ought#6 + Sola Scriptura.

Question 13: Marketing (evangelization)

A. Hires marketing consultants.
B. Ads.
C. Direct mailings,door-to-door
D. No marketing,

Result: IS THIS DUMBASS SERIOUSLY CLAIMING WE SHOULDN'T EVANGELIZE. His verses then express support for evangelization. My head is spinning. +10

Question 14: Baptisms
A. Infants with no profession of faith
B. Sprinkling water.
C. Family events+white dresses.
D. Profession of faith+full immersion.

Result: -10. D and C aren't mutually exclusive, and there is a proffesion of faith at infant baptism. Also, is ought #7

Question 15: Eucharist
A. Wafers to represent body
B. Grape juice to represent blood
C. Wine or grape juice for blood.
D. Completely baffling and overly in depth.
Result: The W.B.C. fails to teach the true presence and has an odd provision about singing, which isn't con
The question restated: What did you think of my attempts to disprove the WBC insanity?
Question was cut off: -tained the scripture passages the madman quotes.

The page refuses to load, but this all you need to know: 9 (that's over half of the questions) involve the is-ought problem, and unless you get a perfect score you're going to hell. (No seriously)
Catholic Church got-40.

Stick to your Catholic faith do not play with fire.

2009-09-02 10:23:08 by Tom Z

Price: $55.00 $45.00

100% cotton. Legging: 93% cotton, 7% elastane. Machine washable. Imported.
Ruffle stand collar. Ruffle-trimmed button-front placket.
Legging has an elastic waistband and an even-sewn hem.
Short puffed sleeves. Drop-waist silhouette with a flared hem.

I read this story in my local paper and was very surprised. I consider myself a strong woman, and I like to read about other independent women with clear goals but this just seems so surreal to me. I can't make up my mind as to weather or not I like this woman or if she will make a good mom. Part of me is really cheering for her, and the other part is wondering if society is going to far with feminism and that we may be making men obsolete. Can that really be a good thing? What do you think of this woman? Can she make a good mom? Is she to young to have made this choice?

“Sara Hartline has been an outgoing, independent woman her whole adult life. As a Business major in college she never thought her life would turn out the way it has. ‘In college when I spent more time day dreaming about what my life would be like after I got out then I did actually living my life in the present I never would have thought I would be a single mom, especially not by my own choice! I imagined that I would find a great guy who supported my ambition, get married in a small church with a big white dress, and have 2.5 kids, a golden retriever, white picket fence and all. Then I got out on my own and none of that happened, I just couldn’t see myself waiting around for it to.’ So at age the age of twenty six Sara decided that she didn’t need a husband or any man for that matter to make her what she wanted to be more than anything else, a mom. So she sent in an application to an out of state adoption agency that accepted singles and after some pre-adoption counseling went ahead with adopting an infant from Kazakhstan. Ten months later Sara was the new mother of a beautiful babbling twelve month old baby girl. ‘Adopting Jaden was the most complicated, exhausting, thrilling, amazing, horrible, wonderful thing I have ever done and my world would be a darker place without her.’
Two years later Jaden is a bright well adjusted three year old who like most little girls wants to do everything just like mommy. But she will soon have to share mommy, because in less than a month Sara is expected to deliver her a little brother. As crazy as it may sound for a single woman to want to raise two children on her own, Sara says she knows she can do it because of the confidence she has gained being a great mother to her daughter. ‘After Jaden got settled into life with a family I knew I wanted to give her a sibling and I also knew that I wasn’t getting any younger. It was well worth the money I had to spend to adopt Jaden but I just couldn’t afford it again, getting a sperm donor was a hundred times cheaper than adoption.’ Ms. Hartline truly is an independent woman; she is a wonderful example to all women that not only do you not need a man to be happy you also don’t need one to have a family.”

Written by Rebecca K. Pavey
(re-typed on here by me, Chantel)

Are you tolling here?

This is not feminism going to far! It's a woman deciding to do something. Men can adopt if he passes the qualifications, ok he may not be able to have a bio child on his own but he could get a surrogate mom and use his own sperm, sort of like the woman needing the man's sperm.

The thing is women as a group are NEVER all going to think the same way most women will choose men as men have qualities to give children. Also children of single parents have disadvantages but if it's her choice that's fine, also some children take aggression out on their single mother because self esteem issues can ensue from missing a father/mother.

This is just media rhetoric you're falling for, sounds like it came from the NYtimes. Men will never be obsolete just like women won't I just think men are more honest about or needing women that's all.

2009-10-15 15:41:33 by Chantel

I'm compiling a list of things that have changed since I was a kid.I thought it would be a fun list to hand out during family gatherings to inspire fun discussions!
Many of the things have changed for the better but some...You decide. Please add to my list and I'll pick the best one .
The following is a list of things I remember from my childhood.They have all changed. Some for the better and some...You decide.

Do you remember:

1.when astronauts were considered heroes.

2.when a milkman came to your house.

3.when your dog was free to roam your neighborhood.

4.when you never heard curse words in a school yard.

5.when refrigerators needed to be defrosted.

6.when TV was not broadcasted all night long.

7.when your teacher's political views were a secret.

8.when dogs lived to ripe old ages without yearly shots.

9.when people, really did, go Christmas caroling.

10.when kids had bedtimes.

11.when book matches had the striker on the front.

12.when littering was common.

13.when your doctor made house calls.

14.when girls had to wear gymsuits.

15.when your clothes needed ironing after every wash.

16.when boys were expected NOT to cry.

17.when your parents smoked in the car.

18.when a snowstorm was considered a foot or more,not an inch.

19.when every "proper" home owned a set of encyclopedias.

20.when Lincoln Logs were really cool!

21.when riding in the back of a pick-up truck was a thrill not a gamble.

22.when Brazil nuts were called "nigger toes".

23.when ALL waitresses wore hairnets.

24.when the TV repair guy was a frequent visitor.

25.when you never considered locking you house or car.

26.when you owned "play" clothes and "school" clothes.

27.when you got "shots" at school not at the doctor's.

28.when schools did not have cafeterias.

29.when infants grew up healthy even though they were not nursed.

30.when you didn't know your friends' religion and didn't care.

31.when the most dangerous thing about sharing a soda with a friend was the chance you may catch their cold.

32.when going to the dentist was a terrifying experience.

33.when you could stop at your neighbor's house for a drink or use their bathroom.

34.when you heard someone was "gay", you thought they were really happy.

35.when hair conditioner was called "creme rinse".

36.when you waited for a holiday show in a specfic time slot with excitement.

37.when anyone over 30 seemed like a senior citizen.

38.when girls were not allowed to play organized sports.(and when they were,could not play on the athletic field or use the "good" equipment!)

39.when you argued with friends, parents rarely got involved.

40.when "working" mothers were considered selfish.

41.when hitchhiking wasn't considered a dangerous activity.

42.when your Halloween lasted as long as you could and produced pillowcases of rewards.

43.when you had to wait to hear your favorite song on the radio.

44.when your parents had friends over and the kids were not a part of it.

45.when people dressed up for church,court, and holidays.

46.when meals were eaten at a table not in front of the television.

47.when visiting the library was for books not videos.

48.when TVs had no remote.

49.when kids got fewer phone calls than their parents.

50.when the amount of fun you had was measured by how dirty you got!

Feel free to add you own. If you remember most of these,you're old baby!



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when it was OK to say the pledge of allegiance in school

when you could say a prayer at the Friday night football games

when kids still lived with both of their real parents

when kids could walk down to the park and not have to worry about being kidnapped

2007-11-29 07:15:57 by sillyfrog