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In Holy Family Garden, inspired by The Hill of Crosses in Lithuania
The Hill of Crosses is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising. Over the centuries, not only crosses, but giant crucifixes, carvings of Lithuanian patriots, statues of the Virgin Mary and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The exact number of crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 55,000 in 1990 and 100,000 in 2006.
Over the centuries, the place has come to signify the peaceful endurance of Lithuanian Catholicism despite the threats it faced throughout history. After the 3rd partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795, Lithuania became part of the Russian Empire. Poles and Lithuanians unsuccessfully rebelled against Russian authorities in 1831 and 1863. These two uprisings are connected with the beginnings of the hill: as families could not locate bodies of perished rebels, they started putting up symbolic crosses in place of a former hill fort.
When the old political structure of Eastern Europe fell apart in 1918, Lithuania once again declared its independence. Throughout this time, the Hill of Crosses was used as a place for Lithuanians to pray for peace, for their country, and for the loved ones they had lost during the Wars of Independence.
Most recently, the site took on a special significance during the years 1944–1990, when Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union. Continuing to travel to the Hill and leave their tributes, Lithuanians used it to demonstrate their allegiance to their original identity, religion and heritage.
It was a venue of peaceful resistance, although the Soviets worked hard to remove new crosses, and bulldozed the site at least three times (including attempts in 1963 and 1973). There were even rumors that the authorities planned to build a dam on the nearby Kulvė River, a tributary to Mūša, so that the hill would end up under water.
On September 7, 1993, Pope John Paul II visited the Hill of Crosses, declaring it a place for hope, peace, love and sacrifice. In 2000 a Franciscan hermitage was opened nearby. The hill remains under nobody's jurisdiction; therefore people are free to build crosses as they see fit.
Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center is located in the heart of Greater Cincinnati and sits on 13.1 acres of landscaped property in a residential area of Norwood, Ohio. This structure, originally built in 1920 under the direction of Archbishop Henry Moeller as a major seminary, has now become a Marian center.
British Museum, Boxwood rosary beads carved with sacred subject and inscriptions. Flemish early 16th c
A woman from Guam wearing a veil and rosary necklace in a drawing by Arago in 1824.
Arago/Guam Public Library System
An enamel badge issued for Fr. Peyton's Family Rosary Crusade visit to Ireland in the 1954. The badge shows an image of Mary as the 'Immaculate Queen of the Universe' with the wording FAMILY ROSARY CRUSADE 1954.
The Family Rosary Crusade (FRC) was founded 1942 in the United States by Fr. Patrick Peyton (1909-1992) and over the years grew into a worldwide organisation that is still active. The FRC arrived in Ireland to coincide with the 1954 Marian Year, opening at Tuam on the 25th April and concluded at Ferns in County Wexford on the 5th August. Fr. Payton's rallies drew huge, attentive crowds whereever they went and the FRC in Ireland has been likened to such historical events as the 1932 Eucharistic Year and the 1979 visit of Pope John-Paul II. The rally in Mullingar took place in Cusak Park GAA grounds on July 4th and drew a crowd of some 17,000 people, who must have come from miles around as the population of the town back then was only a fraction of that number!
In addition to being a charismatic speaker, Fr. Peyton was a pioneer of his time in his effective use of the most up-to-date communications technology to get his message across. He even enlisted the support of many famous people and film stars to promote the Crusade and its organisation. The FRC had as its motto "the family that prays together stays together" and "a world at prayer is a world at peace". The crusade's aims were to promote the Rosary and faith in the strenght of prayer.
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References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Peyton (Wikipedia article on Fr. Patrick Peyton).
www.familyrosary.org/main/about-father.php (more about the life of Fr. Patrick Peyton).
www.museumsofmayo.com/peyton.htm (Fr Patrick Peyton Memorial Centre, County Mayo, Ireland. Opened in 1998 it includes a museum dedicated to the life and works of Fr Peyton).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_year (Wikipedia article on the Marian Year of 1954).
Book - Beneath Cathedral Towers published by the Mullingar Cathedral Book Committee, 2009.
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Enamels: 1 (blue)
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Stick-pin.
Size: 5/8“ across x 1“ high excluding the pin (about 16mm x 25mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Maker: Jewellery Metal Co, Dublin.
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"AN ESTIMATED 25,000 members of the Thomasian community joined hands to mount the world's the largest "Living Rosary" at 4 p.m. today inside the UST campus.
Students, faculty members, and support staff formed a human rosary, occupying the major roads of the University. Those assigned to form the cross were required to wear blue shirts while those designated as rosary beads were in yellow. Those who acted as chains wore white..."
- Rommel Marvin C. Rio (Varsitarian)
Full article here:
www.varsitarian.net/breaking_news/20101208/ust_forms_larg...
A rosary style necklace I just finished making for Marianne...5 sets of 10 small Baltic amber beads (the center set divided by a toggle clasp, thus making it a necklace and not a true rosary) seperated by large amber glass beads with silver flecks, and the pendant arm having a cross with an amber inset ...the cross was a gift from one of her students, so I'm not sure where the amber in it came from. It is strung on silver plated "tiger tail" beading wire with sterling silver accents and icon of Mary.
detail of a long rosary worn by Tzeltal Maya men from Tenejapa Chiapas Mexico as part of their ceremonial costumes