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and in a constant state of awakening Everlong
with glimpses sometimes of crystal clarity
and other times wondering
and wandering
The choir of the Moritzkirche in Augsburg, the interior of which was redesigned by John Pawson from 2008 to 2013.
The church was almost completely destroyed in the night of bombing from February 24 to 25, 1944, and then only provisionally rebuilt. The minimalist redesign by the British star architect John Pawson is somewhat controversial, but also an attraction for tourists and photographers.
www.johnpawson.com/works/moritzkirche
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Moritz_(Augsburg)
Im 1. Österreichischen Weihnachtsmuseum in Steyr gibt es eine Erlebnisbahn. Die Fahrt war ähnlich abenteuerlich wie auf der Hochschaubahn ! ;-) Die Sessel legten sich in den Kurven plötzlich nach hinten oder auch nach vorne... Dafür bekamen wir Weihnachtsszenen mit Puppen zu sehen, die Weihnachten in verschiedenen Ländern zeigten, singende Engel, die himmlische Back- und Bastelstube...
At the 1st Austrian Christmas Museum in Steyr there is an adventure rail. The ride was similar like a ride on a rollercoaster ! ;-) In the curves the chairs moved suddenly backwards or forwards... We got to see Christmas scenes with dolls, which showed Christmas in different countries, singing angels, the heavenly bakery and workshop...
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In the heart of Skopje, near the Old Bazaar, stands the Church of the Ascension of Jesus Voznesenie Hristovo. From the outside it looks simple and modest, but inside awaits a world full of devotion and art. The church was built in the 16th century and has been restored several times after earthquakes and fires. The most impressive feature is the monumental iconostasis, a masterpiece of 19th-century local Orthodox woodcarvers. Within the richly carved wooden frame shine icons of Christ, saints, and above all the Mother of God holding the Christ Child. This particular icon radiates tenderness and strength, with a golden background symbolizing the heavenly light. The icons, framed by delicate woodcarving, tell a story of faith, art, and history. Together with the gilded cross above the iconostasis and the angel frescoes on the ceiling, the interior forms a mystical space of silence and prayer. In the garden of the church rests the national hero Goce Delčev, a symbol of the Macedonian struggle for independence, giving this sanctuary not only religious but also national significance. In this photo, the intensity of the Marian icon is beautifully captured: an image both tender and powerful, emphasizing the hidden jewel character of the Ascension Church.
Inside the Church of the Ascension of Jesus in Skopje, the Mother of God with the Christ Child shines from the richly carved iconostasis. Surrounded by golden light and framed by intricate woodwork, this sacred image reflects both tenderness and power — a true hidden jewel of Macedonian faith and tradition.
In het hart van Skopje, vlak bij de oude bazaar, ligt de Church of the Ascension of Jesus Voznesenie Hristovo. Van buiten eenvoudig en bescheiden, maar binnen wacht een wereld vol devotie en kunst. De kerk werd in de 16e eeuw gebouwd en herhaaldelijk gerestaureerd na aardbevingen en branden. Het meest indrukwekkende element is de monumentale iconostase, een meesterwerk van lokale orthodoxe houtsnijwerkers uit de 19e eeuw. Tussen het rijk versierde houtsnijwerk schitteren iconen van Christus, heiligen en vooral Maria met het Christuskind. Dit specifieke icoon toont de Moeder Gods die haar Zoon liefdevol vasthoudt, omgeven door een gouden achtergrond die symbool staat voor het hemelse licht. De iconen, omlijst door fijn houtsnijwerk, vertellen een verhaal van geloof, kunst en geschiedenis. Samen met de vergulde kruis boven de iconostase en de engelenfresco’s op het plafond vormt dit interieur een mystieke ruimte van stilte en gebed. In de tuin van de kerk rust bovendien de nationale held Goce Delčev, symbool van de Macedonische onafhankelijkheidsstrijd, waardoor dit heiligdom niet alleen religieuze maar ook nationale betekenis draagt. Op deze foto komt de intensiteit van de Maria-icoon prachtig naar voren: een beeld dat tegelijk teder en krachtig is, en dat de verborgen juweel-sfeer van de Ascension Church onderstreept.
Nahe Steyr in Oberösterreich liegt Christkindl mit seinem Postamt, das zugleich auch ein Hotel ist. Im Postamt kann man seine Weihnachtspost mit einem Sonderstempel versehen lassen.
Near Steyr in Upper Austria is Christkindl (Christ Child) with its post office, which is also a hotel. At the post office your Christmas post can be stamped with a special postmark.
Stars o'er the lake shine so bright,
The forest reflects holy light,
The Christchild is coming tonight!
To our mothers .... the divine mother, our earthly mother, all those who have been and are yet to come. We honour you.
To Queen Elizabeth II who departed this earthly plane on this day, in remembrance of the qualities that you radiated.
Rest in Peace.
GROUP: MACRO MONDAYS
THEME: TRADITION
SUBJECT: MANGER
(not quite 2.5" horizontally)
TRADITION
from Fiddler on the Roof
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRdfX7ut8gw&t=5s
Christmas decorations are done on the weekend after Thanksgiving EXCEPT for the Creche. This happens on the evening a week before Christmas Eve (last night) accompanied by the singing of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.
MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIENDS!
The Kaiserkapelle of the grand Imperial Castle overlooking Nürnberg has an austere romanesque architecture graced by a beautiful Crucifix (perhaps by Veit Stoß [c.1447-1533]). Contemplating it, I thought, too, of the pretty Daisy Fleabane, Erigeron sp., I'd just photographed at the foot of the Castle. Its purity - white as the Crucifix - especially in the Renaissance often took the place of Our Lady's famous Lily and it also signified the pureness of the Christ Child. In this photo it's being visited by a flower wasp. And that brought to my mind the first descriptor in 1791 of a Polistes wasp (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/35569194160/in/photoli...) and an expert on wasps generally, Johann Ludwig Christ (1739-1813).
PS Internet connection in my hotel is quite bad, so please bear with me.
This 14th Century madonna and child in Salisbury Cathedral was disposed of during the inconoclasm at the time of the Reformation and lost for centuries, before being found again during renovation works in the 1980s. It has reintroduced in the Trinity Chapel at the east end of the Cathedral since.
There is visible damage on the head of the Christchild, somehow a profound statement of the reality of the Incarnation; God made human in every respect as we are, subject to the travails and wounds of the world.
Misión San José del Cabo is a twin spire Jesuit mission church founded in 1730 and built in 1840 on the corners of Hidalgo and Zaragoza streets in San Jose del Cabo Mexico. San José del Cabo is a colonial town with the flavor and colors of Old México located in southern Baja California Sur state twenty miles northeast of Cabo San Lucas. Print Size 13x19 inches. HFF.
This is a closer shot fresco or mural on a cave-wall of Virgin Mary enthroned, for whom archangels Michael and Gabriel show respect, as she holds Christ Child in her arms. The fresco lies outside and to the East of the sanctuary of a Virgin Mary’s very old church, nested within a cave 164 ft (50 m) above ground, on a lofty rock formation. The church dates back to 1328 or 1362 A.D., when it was part of an abbey (monastery). It is located 4½ miles (7 km) to the North of the village Vlachava near Meteora, Greece, at a position called Palaeócastro (Greek for Old Castle). Steps were carved out of the rock in 1937.
The name of the church is “Virgin Mary In A Cave” (Panaghía ē Spēlaeōtissa) or “Virgin Mary at Mēkanē” (Παναγία ἡ Σπηλαιώτισσα ἢ τῆς Μήκανης), but the locals simply call it Palaeopanayiá (Palaeopanaghiá, Παλαιοπαναγιά). Palaeopanayiá is dependent on St. Stephen’s monastery (Meteora).
Meteora is the name of the group comprising many impressive and lofty rock formations: The height of the sandstone megaliths ranges between 1,000-2,067 ft (300-630 m). The rock masses which were formed 60 million years ago are geologically unique and listed in UNESCO world heritage sites.
Misión San José del Cabo is a twin spire Jesuit mission church founded in 1730 and built in 1840 on the corners of Hidalgo and Zaragoza streets in San Jose del Cabo Mexico. San José del Cabo is a colonial town with the flavor and colors of Old México located in southern Baja California Sur state twenty miles northeast of Cabo San Lucas. Print size 8x10 inches.
Maybe Poppy will bring the presents...? 👼 🎄 🌟 🎁
By the way, I am already at day 24 because I have started on the 29th of November which was the 1st Advent Day. 😊
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Misión San José del Cabo is a twin spire Jesuit mission church founded in 1730 and built in 1840 on the corners of Hidalgo and Zaragoza streets in San Jose del Cabo Mexico. San José del Cabo is a colonial town with the flavor and colors of Old México located in southern Baja California Sur state twenty miles northeast of Cabo San Lucas. San Jose was the southernmost of the Jesuit missions established during the colonial period in the Baja Californias. Print Size 13x19 inches.
This is a fresco or mural on a cave-wall of Virgin Mary enthroned, for whom archangels Michael and Gabriel show respect, as she holds Christ Child in her arms. The fresco lies outside and to the East of the sanctuary of a Virgin Mary’s very old church, nested within a cave 164 ft (50 m) above ground, on a lofty rock formation. The church dates back to 1328 or 1362 A.D., when it was part of an abbey (monastery). It is located 4½ miles (7 km) to the North of the village Vlachava near Meteora, Greece, at a position called Palaeócastro (Greek for Old Castle). Steps were carved out of the rock in 1937.
The name of the church is “Virgin Mary In A Cave” (Panaghía hē Spēlaeōtissa) or “Virgin Mary at Mēkanē” (Παναγία ἡ Σπηλαιώτισσα ἢ τῆς Μήκανης), but the locals simply call it Palaeopanayiá (Palaeopanaghiá, Παλαιοπαναγιά). Palaeopanayiá is dependent on St. Stephen’s monastery (Meteora).
Meteora is the name of the group comprising many impressive and lofty rock formations: The height of the sandstone megaliths ranges between 1,000-2,067 ft (300-630 m). The rock masses which were formed 60 million years ago are geologically unique and listed in UNESCO world heritage sites.
The Baby Jesus Surrounded by Poinsettias
Im Augsburger Dom | In the Cathedral of Augsburg
Ich wünsche Euch allen einen guten Rutsch und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!
I wish you all a happy New Year!
Este retábulo lateral da Igreja de San Juan de Puerta Nueva, em Zamora, Espanha, é um exemplo notável da arte sacra castelhana, provavelmente datado dos séculos XVII ou XVIII. A estrutura arquitetónica é executada em talha dourada e policromada, organizada classicamente em três tramos verticais e dois registos horizontais, separados por colunas de fuste estriado e capitéis compósitos. No nicho central, encontra-se uma imagem de vulto redondo da Virgem com o Menino, onde Maria, coroada e vestida com túnicas de rico estofado, apresenta o Menino Jesus num gesto de bênção. Nos compartimentos laterais, figuram santos intercessores, destacando-se no registo inferior direito a imagem de São João Batista, padroeiro do templo, identificável pelas suas vestes de pele de camelo. A base do conjunto, ou predela, e o frontal do altar exibem relevos narrativos esculpidos em madeira, que funcionam como uma catequese visual para os fiéis.
This side altarpiece from the Church of San Juan de Puerta Nueva in Zamora, Spain, is a remarkable example of Castilian religious art, probably dating from the 17th or 18th century. The architectural structure is executed in gilded and polychrome woodcarving, classically organized into three vertical sections and two horizontal registers, separated by fluted columns and composite capitals. In the central niche is a round image of the Virgin and Child, where Mary, crowned and dressed in richly upholstered tunics, presents the Baby Jesus in a gesture of blessing. The side compartments feature intercessory saints, with the image of St. John the Baptist, patron saint of the temple, identifiable by his camel skin robes, standing out in the lower right register. The base of the ensemble, or predella, and the front of the altar display narrative reliefs carved in wood, which serve as a visual catechesis for the faithful.
A detailed view of a richly decorated Baroque altar within the Wallfahrtsbasilika St. Georg in Walldürn, Germany. The altar is constructed from polished reddish-brown and black marble with intricate gold detailing and fluted columns. At its center is a large, arched painting depicting the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, surrounded by other figures. Above the painting, a silver-colored wreath with golden rays forms a halo-like motif. Two white statues of angels with golden wings are positioned on either side of the altar. On the altar table, several white candles are arranged alongside small potted green plants and a wooden statue of a saint, possibly a bishop, holding a staff. A small sign with text is also visible. The floor in the foreground transitions from a wooden parquet to a patterned tiled floor. The overall style is ornate and religious.
This detail from the 15th century alter of the Church of St Christopher in Kefermarkt, Upper Austria, shows one of the "Three Kings" presenting the Christchild with his gift of myhrr. The "Feast of the Three Kings", celebrated on the 6th of January and also known as the Epiphany, brings Christmastide to a close. Myhrr was used amongst other things for embalming. So here it symbolises Christ's mortality and forebodes his passion and cross. No wonder Mary presses the child to her breast as he opens and reaches into the casket. With her beautiful locks of hair showing forth under her veil, Mary has a sad but serene countenance, while Joseph, standing in the background, has an expression of deep concern. Only the page boy (upper left) seems unaware of the seriousness of the moment.
The unknown artist has the title of "Master of the Alter of Kefermarkt" (Meister des Kefermarkter Altars).
If you zoom in, you can see where woodworm has been at work!
A man brings his image of the Christ Child for a blessing at the Basilica de la Virgen de la Soledad on the feast of Candelaria (Candlemas).
Seated Infant Christ, Mechelen, ca. 1520. At an exhibition in Catharijne Convent, Utrecht.
Late Gothic sculptures of the Christ Child are numerous and exist in various forms. They owe their existence to the increasing veneration of the Christ Child by the Franciscan and Dominican orders in the thirteenth century.
A very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to all my Flickr friends!
Taken at Newport Cathedral (St Woolos Cathedral)
Misión San José del Cabo is a twin spire Jesuit mission church founded in 1730 and built in 1840 on the corners of Hidalgo and Zaragoza streets in San Jose del Cabo Mexico. San José del Cabo is a colonial town with the flavor and colors of Old México located in southern Baja California Sur state twenty miles northeast of Cabo San Lucas. San Jose was the southernmost of the Jesuit missions established during the colonial period in the Baja Californias. Photo by my wife Barb, print Size 13x19 inches.
(This is the one-year anniversary of this image. I thought I would bring it around again. This image is my most popular, and probably my most favorite, too. Since I posted it, it has been featured in a variety of places including websites and magazines. The latest magazine to feature this image is a publication produced by a group of monks in Malta.
With no further ado, I present this image and its sentiments to all my Flickr friends, and to those friends that I have never met.)
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There is this lovely Christmas song about an orphan girl named, Maria, who finds a bird with a broken wing, It's called, "The Gift."
Maria uses the little money she has to care for the damaged bird, and then on Christmas eve, she brings the bird as her offering to the Christ child's manger at her church. But she sneaks in so no one can see her pitiful offering, "for her gift was unworthy of Him," according to the song's lyrics.
But the Lord accepts her gift like none other, and as a result, Maria is treated to "the vey first Nightingale's song."
The song makes me weep every time I hear it. For how often do we give a gift that is either denied, or is badly accepted? Like our love?
The song has been whispering about in my head for days, and I wanted to shoot an image that would portray its poignancy.
I asked my 11-year old granddaughter if she would help me capture the spirit of Maria. She loves drama, so she played along.
We lit a fire, set up some lights, and put my Canon 50D up on my tripod. She pulled on an April Cornell petticoat and dress, and we tied a headscarf around her hair.
All we had for a bird was this creamy dove ornamanet, so it had to do. But with the bird in her hands, she couldn't hold the deflector to glance light into her face, so we hollered for her younger brother; he's 8.
"Do you want to be our lighting assistant?" we asked. He studied the situation for a moment, grabbed the deflector, and in spite of the heat from the fire, he went straight to work. He even became somewhat of a pro, as he watched for and eliminated shadows. He is now very proud to call himself a lighting assistant.
And my granddaughter, the love of my life (well one of them) is so pleased with this image. You should have seen her smile.
I dedicate this image of my heart to my grandkids, and to grandkids the world over, especially those who have never been allowed to spend time with their grandparents.
Unfortunately, there are many situtaions like that, and how sad it is for both grandchild and grandparent to be denied the joy of togetherness; a togetherness that only a grandchild and grandparent can know. Some refer to it as the "living death."
I thank the Lord every day for the time I get to spend with at least some of my wonderful grandchildren.
To me, they are as precious as the bird Maria offered to the Lord.
"For her gift was unworthy of Him."
Here is a link to the song's lyrics: www.oldielyrics.com/christmas/the_gift.html.
And thanks to my most thoughtful friends, Bill (Pixellie by Flickr name) and Jill, here is a link to the song as sung by Aselin Debison. uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XODganqCxB8
Wishing all of you a very peaceful Christmas. May you know the joy of giving and receiving, acceptance and of love.
May you experience the joy of little Maria as you offer your gift, no matter how humble, to the Lord.
Merry Christmas!