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The Nativity scene is finished before New Years! Van Gogh glass, stained glass, beads, glass star, iridescent tile border. 11" x 17" This was given to my sister for her library at St. Monica's Catholic School.
As the Conclave begins today, 12 March 2013, may Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us and, through her intercession, may the Lord grant us a Shepherd, a Successor of St Peter, after his own heart.
"O God, who on this day
revealed your Only Begotten Son to the nations
by the guidance of a star,
grant in your mercy, that we, who know you already by faith,
may be brought to behold the beauty of your sublime glory.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen."
– Collect for the feast of the Epiphany which is on 6 January.
Today is the Feast of the Epiphany, and my sermon for today can be read here.
Detail from a medieval enamel casket made in Limoge and currently housed in the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
"I like to say Hail Marys coz I feel like Mary is protecting me when I say them." ~Ashley from London, England Statue of Our Lady from Carmel of St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Acle, Norfolk
"The English knew in their hearts that religion is a human invention - the whole history of their Church reminded them of this. The census of 1851 already showed that less than half of them were regular worshippers - a figure which dropped below a quarter in urban areas. Yet they automatically put 'C of E' on any form inquiring after their religion, and acknowledged the necessity of religion in every ceremony in which their loyalties as Englishmen were rehearsed. Their religion was a conscious artefact. Like good manners, it did not bear too close an interrogation. It was a collective polishing of the world, and veneered the ordinary life of England in the way that a smile veneers a face."
- Roger Scruton, England: An Elegy (2000)
Levedy, flour of alle thing, rose sine spina,
Thu bere Jhesu, hevene king, gratia divina:
Of alle thu ber'st the pris,
Levedy, quene of paradys, electa:
Mayde milde, moder es, effecta.
- Anonymous, Hymn to the Virgin, English, 15th century
And is this glass also 15th century? Appearances can be deceptive. This is a 1950s work in the late medieval style by the King workshop of Norwich at Acle in Norfolk. If you look closely, you can see their signature in the bottom right. From MY CHRISTMAS SET.
During my visit to Limerick I used a number of different lenses. In this instance I used a Sony A7RM2 body with a Zeiss Batis 25mm Lens which I really like.
St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, also known as Limerick Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Limerick, Ireland which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Limerick, it is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe.
Today the cathedral is still used for its original purpose as a place of worship and prayer for the people of Limerick. It is open to the public every day from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Following the retirement of the Very Rev'd Maurice Sir on June 24, 2012, Bishop Trevor Williams announced the appointment of the Rev'd Sandra Ann Pragnell as Dean of Limerick and Rector of Limerick City Parish. She is the first female dean of the cathedral and rector of the Limerick parish. The cathedral grounds holds a United Nations Memorial Plaque with the names of all the Irish men who died while serving in the United Nations Peacekeepers.
"The Virgin Mary teaches us what it means to live in the Holy Spirit and what it means to welcome the newness of God in our life. She conceived Jesus by the work of the Spirit, and every Christian, each one of us, is called to welcome the Word of God, to welcome Jesus in ourselves and then bring him to everyone. Mary invoked the Spirit with the Apostles in the upper room: every time that we come together in prayer, we are supported by the spiritual presence of the Mother of Jesus, to receive the gift of the Spirit and to have the ability to bear witness to the risen Jesus."
– Pope Francis.
During my visit to Limerick I used a number of different lenses. In this instance I used a Sony A7RM2 body with a Zeiss Batis 25mm Lens which I really like.
St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, also known as Limerick Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Limerick, Ireland which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Limerick, it is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe.
Today the cathedral is still used for its original purpose as a place of worship and prayer for the people of Limerick. It is open to the public every day from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Following the retirement of the Very Rev'd Maurice Sir on June 24, 2012, Bishop Trevor Williams announced the appointment of the Rev'd Sandra Ann Pragnell as Dean of Limerick and Rector of Limerick City Parish. She is the first female dean of the cathedral and rector of the Limerick parish. The cathedral grounds holds a United Nations Memorial Plaque with the names of all the Irish men who died while serving in the United Nations Peacekeepers.
Panoramic of the Pont d'Avignon, Metropolitan Basilica, Notre-Dame des Doms, Cathedral of Avignon and the Papal Palace in Avignon.
Before we went into Avignon, we stopped off at this view point for a photo stop.
For the Papal Palace, the Basilica / Cathedral and the Pont d'Avignon.
I also got the modern road bridge (to the right) and a big cruise ship.
Views of the Pont d'Avignon.
Begun in 1177 by shepherd boy Benezet, this bridge is the subject of the famous rhyme Sur le Pont d'Avignon.
When erected in the 12th century it had 22 arches and was 900 m long. Louis VIII had it almost completely destroyed when he laid siege to Avignon (in 1226).
Saint Benezet Bridge
Constructed in the 12th Century, this, the famous "Pont d'Avignon", originally had 22 arches and measured 900 metres long. During the seige of Avignon, Louis VIII ordered it to be almost completely destroyed.
Reconstruction work was carried out until the 17th Century but the unpredictability of the Rhone caused much damage to this impressive civil engineering feat.
Despite the goodwill of the people of Avignon during this century, only four arches of the bridge and Saint Nicholas' Chapel still stand. Built on two storeys, the chapel as the burial place of Benezet, shepherd of Provence, who, according to the legend, built the bridge.
In 1674, the remains of the Saint were taken to Celestins' Church from which they disappeared during the French Revolution.
View of the Papal Palace.
The old Palace was begun under Pope Benoit XII. The new Palace under Pope Clement VI.
Dates from the 14th century.
On the left is the Metropolitan Basilica, Notre-Dame des Doms, Cathedral of Avignon.
It got its Metropolitan title more than five centuries ago, when Avignon was raised to the rank of archbishopric by Pope Sixte IV.
The present building dates back to the second half of the 12th century, and was transformed during the 15th and 17th centuries.
During the Revolution the Basilica was damaged. It was handed back in 1822. The imposing gilded cast-iron statue of the Blessed Virgin was installed on the belfy in 1859.
Cropped version
Benguela is a city of Angola located on the Atlantic coast. It has a population of about 500,000 inhabitants. It was founded in 1617 by portuguese was an important centre of slave trade to Brazil and Cuba.
© Eric Lafforgue
"If God’s light is extinguished, man’s divine dignity is also extinguished. Then the human creature would cease to be God’s image, to which we must pay honour in every person, in the weak, in the stranger, in the poor. Then we would no longer all be brothers and sisters, children of the one Father, who belong to one another on account of that one Father. The kind of arrogant violence that then arises, the way man then despises and tramples upon man: we saw this in all its cruelty in the last century. Only if God’s light shines over man and within him, only if every single person is desired, known and loved by God is his dignity inviolable, however wretched his situation may be."
– Pope Benedict XVI.
My sermon for Christmas day can be read here, and this glass relief sculpture of the shepherds at the Bethlehem manger is in the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
During my visit to Limerick I used a number of different lenses. In this instance I used a Sony A7RM2 body with a Zeiss Batis 25mm Lens which I really like.
St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, also known as Limerick Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Limerick, Ireland which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Limerick, it is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe.
Today the cathedral is still used for its original purpose as a place of worship and prayer for the people of Limerick. It is open to the public every day from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Following the retirement of the Very Rev'd Maurice Sir on June 24, 2012, Bishop Trevor Williams announced the appointment of the Rev'd Sandra Ann Pragnell as Dean of Limerick and Rector of Limerick City Parish. She is the first female dean of the cathedral and rector of the Limerick parish. The cathedral grounds holds a United Nations Memorial Plaque with the names of all the Irish men who died while serving in the United Nations Peacekeepers.
All Saints, Hopton, Suffolk
See Hopton on the Suffolk Churches site.
Detail of the Annunciation, by Kempe & Co.
A little-known church of great interest in north Suffolk. The best feature of the church is the angel roof and red brick clerestory, but there is something of interest from every century, a real churchcrawler's church.
During my visit to Limerick I used a number of different lenses. In this instance I used a Sony A7RM2 body with a Zeiss Batis 25mm Lens which I really like.
St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, also known as Limerick Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Limerick, Ireland which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Limerick, it is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe.
Today the cathedral is still used for its original purpose as a place of worship and prayer for the people of Limerick. It is open to the public every day from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Following the retirement of the Very Rev'd Maurice Sir on June 24, 2012, Bishop Trevor Williams announced the appointment of the Rev'd Sandra Ann Pragnell as Dean of Limerick and Rector of Limerick City Parish. She is the first female dean of the cathedral and rector of the Limerick parish. The cathedral grounds holds a United Nations Memorial Plaque with the names of all the Irish men who died while serving in the United Nations Peacekeepers.
My wife is visiting the Raphael's Church 2nd grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes in Town of Koloa in Kauai Hawaii U.S.A.
This grotto is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes which was completed and blessed in 1941. The figure of the Blessed Virgin looks serenely down from the grotto wall at the left upon a statue of St. Bernadette as she appeared on February 11, 1858 in Lourdes, France.
Mom: I can tell you who he is—he's Father Charles Bocchio. At the time, he was probably not a priest yet. Nanny made my costume, you know.
Me: It's funny that Nanny would make it. I can't imagine her doing all that.
Mom: She also made all the priests' garments, too! She made the pastor and the monseigneur's garments.
Me: How did she land that?
Mom: Well, they knew she could sew, and the church couldn't afford to buy garments, so they had her make them.
This area of Avignon is the Place du Palais.
In this square is the Papal Palace (Palais des Papes), the Metropolitan Basilica, and The Old Mint (hotel des Monnaies)
The Metropolitan Basilica and the Papal Palace.
On the left is the Metropolitan Basilica, Notre-Dame des Doms, Cathedral of Avignon.
It got its Metropolitan title more than five centuries ago, when Avignon was raised to the rank of archbishopric by Pope Sixte IV.
The present building dates back to the second half of the 12th century, and was transformed during the 15th and 17th centuries.
During the Revolution the Basilica was damaged. It was handed back in 1822. The imposing gilded cast-iron statue of the Blessed Virgin was installed on the belfy in 1859.
Close ups of the Papal Palace (in French Palais des Papes).
The old Palace was begun under Pope Benoit XII. The new Palace under Pope Clement VI.
Dates from the 14th century.
These buildings give an idea of the grand life under the seven French popes who built a miniature Vatican during their rule here, lasting from 1309-77. They owned their own mint, baked a vast number of loaves every day, and fortified themselves against the French.
Entrance is by means of the Porte des Champeaux, beneath the twin pencil-shaped turrets of the flamboyant Palais Neuf (1342-52), built by Clement VI, which extends south from the solid Palais Vieux (1334-42) of Benoit XII.
Taken from DK Eyewitness Travel: Provence & The Cote D'Azur
A tourist train was near the Metropolitan Basilica.
"Maria is the name of my grandmother and I connect her with Saint Maria who is the symbol for something good, for love, for everything."
~Yana from Bulgaria
Statue of Our Lady from the exterior of Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal, Canada.
How to describe El Roccio
El Rocío, the most significant town in the vicinity of the Parque Nacional de Doñana, surprises first-timers. Its streets, unpaved and covered in sand, are lined with colourfully decked-out single-storey houses with sweeping verandahs, left empty half the time. But this is no ghost town: these are the well-tended properties of 115 hermandades (brotherhoods), whose pilgrims converge on the town every Pentecost (Whitsunday) weekend for the Romería del Rocío, Spain’s largest religious festival. And at most weekends, the hermandades arrive in a flurry of festive fun for other ceremonies.
Beyond its uniquely exotic ambience, El Rocío impresses with its striking setting in front of luminous Doñana marismas (wetlands), where herds of deer drink at dawn and, at certain times of year, pink flocks of flamingos gather in massive numbers.
First and foremost El Roccio is a place of Catholic religious pilgrimage as only the Spaniards can do, a nation that turns religion into a party. Secondly traditional Andalucian dress and love of horses and horse drawn carriages bring it all back to bygone days . Thirdly the Spanish Devotion to The Blessed Virgin Mary is particularly strong and very public, not at all subtle.
All of these combine to make a place that is unique and somewhat special and not at all like the cowboy town that some refer to El Roccio as, more a genuine place of traditional religious pilgrimage.
"Receiving that "Ave"
From the mouth of Gabriel,
Establish us in peace,
Transforming the name of "Eva"".
- from the 'Ave Maris Stella'
The windows in Exeter College, c.1859-61 by Clayton & Bel have recently been restored. 25 March is the Solemnity of the Annunciation.
Happy Easter Debbie and Leigh , may you have a wonderful happy Easter with your family and may this photo bring back happy memories of Caravaca de la Cruz..of thunderstorms, pink shirts, getting wet through, cars breaking down outside pubs (how convenient) drinking wine for three hours whlist waiting for another hired car to turn up...and tappas!
We are also sending the HAPPIEST of thoughts to your Mom and Dad, Debbie. And for anyone viewing this photo that have loving healing gifts, would you be so kind as to put Debbies mother, Margaret onto your Easter healing list as she is recovering from an opperation for cancer and to her husband, Debbies father, Ivor to give him joy and strength to cope. To make them both feel that now the operation is over, that life can continue with feeling good, feeling fine and being happy. Thank you all!
Happy Easter Debbie and Leigh! All our Love Ed and Fluffy xx
A stained glass window from Our Lady of Victories in Kensington.
25 March is the Solemnity of the Annunciation, when Jesus Christ, the Word of God, took flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit. Through her assent to the message which the angel Gabriel announced to her, Mary became the Mother of our Saviour and the gateway of our salvation.
Marian Exhibit in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima [1917-2007]
Parish of Our Lady of Fatima
Philamlife Village, Pamplona Dos, Las Piñas City
September 29 - October 07, 2007
This area of Avignon is the Place du Palais.
In this square is the Papal Palace (Palais des Papes), the Metropolitan Basilica, and The Old Mint (hotel des Monnaies)
The Metropolitan Basilica and the Papal Palace.
On the left is the Metropolitan Basilica, Notre-Dame des Doms, Cathedral of Avignon.
It got its Metropolitan title more than five centuries ago, when Avignon was raised to the rank of archbishopric by Pope Sixte IV.
The present building dates back to the second half of the 12th century, and was transformed during the 15th and 17th centuries.
During the Revolution the Basilica was damaged. It was handed back in 1822. The imposing gilded cast-iron statue of the Blessed Virgin was installed on the belfy in 1859.
Close ups of the Papal Palace (in French Palais des Papes).
The old Palace was begun under Pope Benoit XII. The new Palace under Pope Clement VI.
Dates from the 14th century.
These buildings give an idea of the grand life under the seven French popes who built a miniature Vatican during their rule here, lasting from 1309-77. They owned their own mint, baked a vast number of loaves every day, and fortified themselves against the French.
Entrance is by means of the Porte des Champeaux, beneath the twin pencil-shaped turrets of the flamboyant Palais Neuf (1342-52), built by Clement VI, which extends south from the solid Palais Vieux (1334-42) of Benoit XII.
Taken from DK Eyewitness Travel: Provence & The Cote D'Azur
During my visit to Limerick I used a number of different lenses. In this instance I used a Sony A7RM2 body with a Zeiss Batis 25mm Lens which I really like.
St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, also known as Limerick Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Limerick, Ireland which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Limerick, it is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe.
Today the cathedral is still used for its original purpose as a place of worship and prayer for the people of Limerick. It is open to the public every day from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Following the retirement of the Very Rev'd Maurice Sir on June 24, 2012, Bishop Trevor Williams announced the appointment of the Rev'd Sandra Ann Pragnell as Dean of Limerick and Rector of Limerick City Parish. She is the first female dean of the cathedral and rector of the Limerick parish. The cathedral grounds holds a United Nations Memorial Plaque with the names of all the Irish men who died while serving in the United Nations Peacekeepers.
Marian Exhibit in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima [1917-2007]
Parish of Our Lady of Fatima
Philamlife Village, Pamplona Dos, Las Piñas City
September 29 - October 07, 2007
United under her mantle
Thousands of Catholics turn out for Rosary Sunday
By Gina Keating | Oct. 24, 2009 | The Catholic Sun
From its humble beginnings in the church of St. Francis Xavier, Rosary Sunday has grown into an annual event that draws more than 5,000 people in devotion to Mary.
On Oct. 11, Catholics in the diocese marked the 34th year the faithful throughout the state gathered for adoration, confession, benediction and the recitation of the rosary.
Under her title, “Immaculate Heart of Mary,” and in honor of the Year for Priests, families and individuals entered the Phoenix Convention Center representing a multitude of ethnic communities and organizations.
Rudy and Barbara Martinez drove 240 miles one-way from Cameron to participate in the public prayer honoring the Blessed Mother.
“We come because we want to show her our love and gratitude,” Barbara said. This is the fifth year the couple has made the journey from the Navajo Indian Reservation in Northern Arizona. “It’s important for us to be here together in honor of Our Lady.”
The strong devotion to the mother of Jesus gave impetus to the Phoenix Diocese embracing an event that has attracted national attention.
Dorothy Westfall, the event’s coordinator and a Legion of Mary member, fields calls from other dioceses around the country each year on how to develop advisory committees in hopes of starting a Rosary Sunday.
“People come because they see this as an opportunity for grace,” Westfall said. “Not only for themselves, but for their family, the country and the world.”
The spirit, beauty and reverence of the afternoon was not lost on the keynote speaker.
“I am very impressed. We need one of these in the Rockford Diocese,” said Fr. James Parker. “When we pray those beads, we touch the heart of the Mother of God and simultaneously touch the heart of God.”
The Illinois priest used imagery and stories to emphasize Mary’s love, concern and protection of the faithful.
“When we pray the rosary, she wraps us in her mantle,” Fr. Parker said. “When we are close to her, we are able to maintain a peace of heart.”
The event proved to be an uplifting and spiritual opportunity for many families to pass the torch of faith and tradition on to their children.
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s very presence got the crowd to their feet, but it was his words of encouragement that rang true with many.
In his opening address, the bishop said Mary will help each person as they join with Christ by offering daily sacrifices.
John and Anita Usher of St. Mary Parish in Chandler brought their eight children to their fourth Rosary Sunday.
The home-schooling troupe was joyful to be among a “community of like believers,” despite having recently lost a job and their home.
“We feel so welcomed and so blessed to honor Mary this way,” Anita said. “When you have God, what else do you need?”
The festivities are a visual and auditory array of music, singing, dancing and drumming, but nothing holds a candle to the silence that befalls 5,000 people, many on bended knee, during the benediction.
For Westfall, Rosary Sunday is about Catholic tradition. She was only eight when she attended her first rosary event in downtown Phoenix, which was also sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Those early years have given way to a $50,000 production that needs hundreds of volunteers and sponsors.
With barely a breath taken from the moment Rosary Sunday ends, planning for next year begins.
“Each year we are blessed to have so many hands involved in this process,” Westfall said. “They come out of the woodwork to make sure it’s successful.”
Sam Marshall began praying the rosary after he was inspired by a group of women in Santa Fe, NM, more than a decade ago.
“More men need to pray the rosary, but they think it’s something women do,” he said. “We all want more, inside, than we realize. We just have all this worldly stuff that gets in the way.”
More: www.catholicsun.org
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10 June 2007
A altar to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Mechelen cathedral.
The woman was trying to teach her youngest child how to kneel and pray. At some point, the assistance of the older child was required to get the younger one into the correct position.
Belgium
Marian Exhibit in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima [1917-2007]
Parish of Our Lady of Fatima
Philamlife Village, Pamplona Dos, Las Piñas City
September 29 - October 07, 2007
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United under her mantle
Thousands of Catholics turn out for Rosary Sunday
By Gina Keating | Oct. 24, 2009 | The Catholic Sun
From its humble beginnings in the church of St. Francis Xavier, Rosary Sunday has grown into an annual event that draws more than 5,000 people in devotion to Mary.
On Oct. 11, Catholics in the diocese marked the 34th year the faithful throughout the state gathered for adoration, confession, benediction and the recitation of the rosary.
Under her title, “Immaculate Heart of Mary,” and in honor of the Year for Priests, families and individuals entered the Phoenix Convention Center representing a multitude of ethnic communities and organizations.
Rudy and Barbara Martinez drove 240 miles one-way from Cameron to participate in the public prayer honoring the Blessed Mother.
“We come because we want to show her our love and gratitude,” Barbara said. This is the fifth year the couple has made the journey from the Navajo Indian Reservation in Northern Arizona. “It’s important for us to be here together in honor of Our Lady.”
The strong devotion to the mother of Jesus gave impetus to the Phoenix Diocese embracing an event that has attracted national attention.
Dorothy Westfall, the event’s coordinator and a Legion of Mary member, fields calls from other dioceses around the country each year on how to develop advisory committees in hopes of starting a Rosary Sunday.
“People come because they see this as an opportunity for grace,” Westfall said. “Not only for themselves, but for their family, the country and the world.”
The spirit, beauty and reverence of the afternoon was not lost on the keynote speaker.
“I am very impressed. We need one of these in the Rockford Diocese,” said Fr. James Parker. “When we pray those beads, we touch the heart of the Mother of God and simultaneously touch the heart of God.”
The Illinois priest used imagery and stories to emphasize Mary’s love, concern and protection of the faithful.
“When we pray the rosary, she wraps us in her mantle,” Fr. Parker said. “When we are close to her, we are able to maintain a peace of heart.”
The event proved to be an uplifting and spiritual opportunity for many families to pass the torch of faith and tradition on to their children.
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s very presence got the crowd to their feet, but it was his words of encouragement that rang true with many.
In his opening address, the bishop said Mary will help each person as they join with Christ by offering daily sacrifices.
John and Anita Usher of St. Mary Parish in Chandler brought their eight children to their fourth Rosary Sunday.
The home-schooling troupe was joyful to be among a “community of like believers,” despite having recently lost a job and their home.
“We feel so welcomed and so blessed to honor Mary this way,” Anita said. “When you have God, what else do you need?”
The festivities are a visual and auditory array of music, singing, dancing and drumming, but nothing holds a candle to the silence that befalls 5,000 people, many on bended knee, during the benediction.
For Westfall, Rosary Sunday is about Catholic tradition. She was only eight when she attended her first rosary event in downtown Phoenix, which was also sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Those early years have given way to a $50,000 production that needs hundreds of volunteers and sponsors.
With barely a breath taken from the moment Rosary Sunday ends, planning for next year begins.
“Each year we are blessed to have so many hands involved in this process,” Westfall said. “They come out of the woodwork to make sure it’s successful.”
Sam Marshall began praying the rosary after he was inspired by a group of women in Santa Fe, NM, more than a decade ago.
“More men need to pray the rosary, but they think it’s something women do,” he said. “We all want more, inside, than we realize. We just have all this worldly stuff that gets in the way.”
More: www.catholicsun.org
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Looking for a glossy/matte copy of this photo? Please call 602-354-2132 or send an e-mail for ordering information. Please note the photo's title when ordering. Download the order form here.
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"The Virgin Mary is my mum, basically. I converted some time ago and I was always close to that town in Poland which is called Czestochowa, where many miracles have happened through the Virgin Mary and that place has a beautiful church which is known around the world. I went there one day, I just prayed, like I didn't really pray, I didn't really believe, I just asked "God, if you exist, Virgin Mary, if you exist, show me the truth." And there were 3 of us, not one of us believed at that time and in that year all 3 people converted through Mary and her blessed heart. And now every day I am just finding her power, her faith, and her humble and quiet heart, and how much she shows me the way to Christ and how wonderful she is to me. And it is very interesting because I just find out the way to pray through the rosary, which I was like so stubborn not to do for more than a year and a half..."
~Kamel from Poland
Stained glass of Our Lady of Czestochowa from Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
18 k gold medal.
Religious medal
Création Paris.
Craft work
baptism medal
Virgen Santísima
Medaille de Bapteme
"Mary is very, very humble, to the extent that her greatest joy is just to continually point our eyes not to her but to her son, and we see this in iconography with her looking down at her son Jesus. And Mary's greatest joy came from pondering Jesus and the wonderful things she heard in her own heart, and she too wants us to ponder those things and to turn to Christ in all that we do. And that's why for me Mary is just so beautiful, because she is a perfect vessel for the divine beauty and the divine love which is her son Jesus." ~Christopher from England Lourdes grotto at Shrine of Our Lady of Snows, Belleville, IL, USA.
Title: [El Celestes y Terrestres Trinidades]
Alternative Title: [The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities.]
Creator: Unknown
Date: ca. 1870-1899
Part Of: Collection of photographs of Spain and Malta
Place: Spain
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: albumen; 28 x 20 cm on 29 x 22 cm
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This area of Avignon is the Place du Palais.
In this square is the Papal Palace (Palais des Papes), the Metropolitan Basilica, and The Old Mint (hotel des Monnaies)
On the left is the Metropolitan Basilica, Notre-Dame des Doms, Cathedral of Avignon.
It got its Metropolitan title more than five centuries ago, when Avignon was raised to the rank of archbishopric by Pope Sixte IV.
The present building dates back to the second half of the 12th century, and was transformed during the 15th and 17th centuries.
During the Revolution the Basilica was damaged. It was handed back in 1822. The imposing gilded cast-iron statue of the Blessed Virgin was installed on the belfy in 1859.
A tourist train was near the Metropolitan Basilica.
Marian Exhibit in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima [1917-2007]
Parish of Our Lady of Fatima
Philamlife Village, Pamplona Dos, Las Piñas City
September 29 - October 07, 2007
United under her mantle
Thousands of Catholics turn out for Rosary Sunday
By Gina Keating | Oct. 24, 2009 | The Catholic Sun
From its humble beginnings in the church of St. Francis Xavier, Rosary Sunday has grown into an annual event that draws more than 5,000 people in devotion to Mary.
On Oct. 11, Catholics in the diocese marked the 34th year the faithful throughout the state gathered for adoration, confession, benediction and the recitation of the rosary.
Under her title, “Immaculate Heart of Mary,” and in honor of the Year for Priests, families and individuals entered the Phoenix Convention Center representing a multitude of ethnic communities and organizations.
Rudy and Barbara Martinez drove 240 miles one-way from Cameron to participate in the public prayer honoring the Blessed Mother.
“We come because we want to show her our love and gratitude,” Barbara said. This is the fifth year the couple has made the journey from the Navajo Indian Reservation in Northern Arizona. “It’s important for us to be here together in honor of Our Lady.”
The strong devotion to the mother of Jesus gave impetus to the Phoenix Diocese embracing an event that has attracted national attention.
Dorothy Westfall, the event’s coordinator and a Legion of Mary member, fields calls from other dioceses around the country each year on how to develop advisory committees in hopes of starting a Rosary Sunday.
“People come because they see this as an opportunity for grace,” Westfall said. “Not only for themselves, but for their family, the country and the world.”
The spirit, beauty and reverence of the afternoon was not lost on the keynote speaker.
“I am very impressed. We need one of these in the Rockford Diocese,” said Fr. James Parker. “When we pray those beads, we touch the heart of the Mother of God and simultaneously touch the heart of God.”
The Illinois priest used imagery and stories to emphasize Mary’s love, concern and protection of the faithful.
“When we pray the rosary, she wraps us in her mantle,” Fr. Parker said. “When we are close to her, we are able to maintain a peace of heart.”
The event proved to be an uplifting and spiritual opportunity for many families to pass the torch of faith and tradition on to their children.
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s very presence got the crowd to their feet, but it was his words of encouragement that rang true with many.
In his opening address, the bishop said Mary will help each person as they join with Christ by offering daily sacrifices.
John and Anita Usher of St. Mary Parish in Chandler brought their eight children to their fourth Rosary Sunday.
The home-schooling troupe was joyful to be among a “community of like believers,” despite having recently lost a job and their home.
“We feel so welcomed and so blessed to honor Mary this way,” Anita said. “When you have God, what else do you need?”
The festivities are a visual and auditory array of music, singing, dancing and drumming, but nothing holds a candle to the silence that befalls 5,000 people, many on bended knee, during the benediction.
For Westfall, Rosary Sunday is about Catholic tradition. She was only eight when she attended her first rosary event in downtown Phoenix, which was also sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Those early years have given way to a $50,000 production that needs hundreds of volunteers and sponsors.
With barely a breath taken from the moment Rosary Sunday ends, planning for next year begins.
“Each year we are blessed to have so many hands involved in this process,” Westfall said. “They come out of the woodwork to make sure it’s successful.”
Sam Marshall began praying the rosary after he was inspired by a group of women in Santa Fe, NM, more than a decade ago.
“More men need to pray the rosary, but they think it’s something women do,” he said. “We all want more, inside, than we realize. We just have all this worldly stuff that gets in the way.”
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