Bless This House Plaque

Bless This House A special blessing which reminds us that God is to be present in our homes; the building which houses the domestic Church, the family. A great Catholic gift for house warming events. Our Catholic store is pleased to offer this handmade ceramic artifact, a product of St. Andrew's Abbey, along with many other handmade items, each of which would make a wonderful Catholic gift for any number of ocassions. St. Andrew's Abbey is a Benedictine monastary situated in the high desert of Southern California. St. Andrew's was founded in 1956 by nine monks exiled from China. As an expression of their monastic life, the monks began to manufacture ceramic icons and plaques, reflecting Benedictine reverence for the saints of both the Old and New Testaments and unbounded joy in nature. These artifacts are unique not only in style but in execution: made entirely by hand with natural materials, twice fired, the second firing to cone 10 (2350 degrees Fahrenheit), no two exactly alike. Each is an expression of the wonder of creation and the joy of the Divine Presence.