A Child is Born (box of 18)

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From The Printery House
at Conception Abbey
A CHILD IS BORN
(box of 18)


Detail from "The Flight into Egypt", a Beuronese mural from the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Conception, Missouri, painted by monks of Conception Abbey between 1893 and 1897. The cropped image is presented on a red background with lettering and gold vine-like flourishes.

Inside text: "Thanking God for the glorious gift of His Son. Celebrating the miracle of the Newborn King. Blessings to you at Christmas and always."

Bible verse: "On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage." -- Matthew 2:11

18 cards with 19 envelopes; 5" x 7"


Conception Abbey: Conception, Missouri

Conception Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery of the Swiss-American Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The monastery was founded by the Swiss Engelberg Abbey in 1873 in northwest Missouri. At present the community is home to over fifty monks who celebrate the Eucharist and Liturgy of the Hours daily and are involved in a variety of ministries and industries.

The monks provide pastoral care in parishes, hospitals, religious houses and schools. As administrators and members of the faculty of Conception Seminary College, they provide training to young men considering a priestly vocation. And through the Abbey Guest Center, they welcome guests to the abbey and offer a wide array of retreats, tours and youth programs. The monks tend the abbey grounds, care for farmland and orchards, and run Altar + Home by Conception Abbey. The business offers products including greeting cards, books, baked goods made at the monastery's Abbey Oven, and religious articles as a way of sharing the monks' Catholic faith and the Benedictine spirituality that has led their work for more than 150 years.

1908 postcard of Conception Abbey