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Genesis 24:50
The thing comes from the LORD; we cannot speak to you either bad or good.///
We all like to feel like we are in control of our lives. We like to think that we can change the events that take place on our own. While we do have a part to play- God is ultimately in control. sometimes we can only take a step back and " trust fall" into the arms of the LORD.
Oftentimes we get impatient and do things our way. Relationships suffer because of hasty decisions. People get into trouble because they want instant fame or riches.
We have to take time to stop, pray, and then listen for an answer. Our timetable is not always the same as God's, But we should always trust the answer we are given.
[ I John 5:14-15]- Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.///
Oftentimes our only role is to pray, and listen. The LORD has three possible answers- Yes, No, and Wait.
If the answer is Yes, Then we must do our part and follow instructions in faith and obedience to Him.
If the answer is No, Then we must accept that and trust that the LORD has something better planned for our future.
If the answer is Wait, then we must be patient while He shapes us and builds us until we are ready. [ Psalm 37:7]- Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.///
Sometimes the waiting is the hardest part.
True faith waits, True faith takes the first step even when it makes no sense.
Whatever your circumstance may be. Take that trust fall into the arms of the LORD and let Him lead the way.
Keep praying, and persevere, because in the process, you're becoming more like Christ.
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Devotional crucifixions are also common in the Philippines, even driving nails through the hands. One man named Rolando del Campo vowed to be crucified every Good Friday for 15 years if God would carry his wife through a difficult childbirth. In San Pedro Cutud, devotee Ruben Enaje has been crucified 21 times, as of 2007, during Passion Week celebrations.
Devotional print of the image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, venerated in the Church of Good Success, Seville, Spain.
This Book of Hours, ca. 1460, was completed for use of Rome and illuminated under the influence, if not the direct participation, of Willem Vrelant. There remain twenty-two extant marginal calendar illustrations, thirteen extant full-page miniatures (many of which are paired with opening suffrages, perhaps suggesting a certain amount of significance to the owner), and one historiated initial. The contemporary binding, signed Livinus Stuaert, is dated 1477 and is most likely of Bruges or Ghent origin. It is thought that the first owner was French due to the French headings throughout and prominent fleur-de-lis figurations decorating the binding. Further, the first owner was likely female, suggested by the ways in which the book was structured to facilitate legibility. This is evinced by the large size of the script and the lack of abbreviations. While much of the text is standard, there remains evidence of personal significance and preference. This is seen in the chosen illuminations for those sections that are most significant to the owner. Most illuminations are paired with the opening page of staple Hours; however, many are accompanied by individual suffrages, constituting a large portion of the beginning of the manuscript. Personal preference is also shown in those sections of text that stray from the standard. The devotional sequence of this manuscript is notable for its sheer length and diversity of prayers as well as its inclusion of a French prayer not of official liturgy (fols. 215r-219v). The first collection of three prayers is headed and written in French. The prayer is attributed to St. Augustine and is described to guarantee a transformation of tribulation into joy through Christ's mercy, but only if the suppliant recites the prayer for thirty consecutive days. While it is not uncommon for evidence of an owner's predilections to surface in a Book of Hours, the particularly divergent features of this book allow readers to glean an intimate view of the patron.
Belgium, Bruges or Ghent; signed Livinus Stuvaert, dated 1477; inscription in textura in central band: "livinus stuvaert me ligavit"; brown calf over wooden boards with slight exterior chamfer, tongue corners; rebacked nineteenth century; original sewing on six tawed bands; six pairs of deep cuts plus single cuts for kettles form stations; spine rebacked, naturally rounded parchment liner full-length (?), six raised bands; endbands of red, green, and white with decorative sewing; regilt edges; two brass catches and brass clasps, nineteenth century; motifs are bird with wings spread (roundels 1, 3, 5 from top), griffin (roundel 2), mermaid with mirror and comb (roundel 4); contemporary books of hours related to the same binder include GM Ludwig IX 7 (Plotzek 1982, pp. 115, 118, figs. 136-138); Vat. Lib. Barb. lat 4 )Morello 1988, p. 122).
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Devotional items, Aluminum medals in mint condition ca. Late 19th to early 20th century. Personal collection.
Uttaranchal - main street of Haridwar
If you like to adjust your appearance to the environment of a Kumbh Mela,
you are at the right streetshop here for devotional jewelry from cupper rings upto the brown seed beads Sadhu necklaces.
2010-01-23
Devotional crucifixions are also common in the Philippines, even driving nails through the hands. One man named Rolando del Campo vowed to be crucified every Good Friday for 15 years if God would carry his wife through a difficult childbirth. In San Pedro Cutud, devotee Ruben Enaje has been crucified 21 times, as of 2007, during Passion Week celebrations.
The official date for this beautiful devotional panel with scenes from the Life of Christ apparently is around 1370 to 1380 on bildindex: www.bildindex.de/document/obj05011225?part=0&;
I'm inclined to date it slightly earlier, around 1360. The armour and fashion is similar to examples from the late 1340s, 1350s, but the long tight-fitting pourpoints are typical for western Germany around 1360 to 1370.
Note the gambesons in various patterns worn under the hauberks of the soldiers at the Resurrection. I actually do think they are cuisses instead: look at the soldier on the left; the studded fabric seems to be a part of each leg!
The daggers are attached by chains to the breasts through the typical Western European surcoats of the 1330s/40s/50s worn short in front and longer behind (erroneously called a cyclas).
Not that much plate armour is worn, apart from the helmets (bascinets with vervelles and aventails, one great helm, kettle helmets), which isn't uncommon for Germany around this date.
French devotional image of the Redemptorist saint Gerard Majella.
Saint Gerard (April 6, 1726, Muro Lucano, Basilicata – October 16, 1755, Caposele, Campania) is a the saint whose intercession is requested for children (and unborn children in particular), childbirth, mothers and expectant mothers, motherhood, falsely accused people, good confessions, and lay brothers.
The official date for this beautiful devotional panel with scenes from the Life of Christ apparently is around 1370 to 1380 on bildindex: www.bildindex.de/document/obj05011225?part=0&;
I'm inclined to date it slightly earlier, around 1360. The armour and fashion is similar to examples from the late 1340s, 1350s, but the long tight-fitting pourpoints are typical for western Germany around 1360 to 1370.
Note the gambesons in various patterns worn under the hauberks of the soldiers at the Resurrection. I actually do think they are cuisses instead: look at the soldier on the left; the studded fabric seems to be a part of each leg!
The daggers are attached by chains to the breasts through the typical Western European surcoats of the 1330s/40s/50s worn short in front and longer behind (erroneously called a cyclas).
Not that much plate armour is worn, apart from the helmets (bascinets with vervelles and aventails, one great helm, kettle helmets), which isn't uncommon for Germany around this date.
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This Book of Hours illuminated ca. 1470 contains stunning examples of full-page miniatures in the style of Willem Vrelant, most likely originating in Bruges. Given that several prayer cycles contain indications of a female suppliant, as well as a majority female saints in the litany, the book was either owned or co-owned by a woman. The artist or artists have chosen to alternate between color and near-grisaille miniatures throughout the text and the calendar, making for a strikingly varied program of images.
To explore fully digitized manuscripts with a virtual page-turning application, please visit Walters Ex Libris.
This Book of Hours, ca. 1460, was completed for use of Rome and illuminated under the influence, if not the direct participation, of Willem Vrelant. There remain twenty-two extant marginal calendar illustrations, thirteen extant full-page miniatures (many of which are paired with opening suffrages, perhaps suggesting a certain amount of significance to the owner), and one historiated initial. The contemporary binding, signed Livinus Stuaert, is dated 1477 and is most likely of Bruges or Ghent origin. It is thought that the first owner was French due to the French headings throughout and prominent fleur-de-lis figurations decorating the binding. Further, the first owner was likely female, suggested by the ways in which the book was structured to facilitate legibility. This is evinced by the large size of the script and the lack of abbreviations. While much of the text is standard, there remains evidence of personal significance and preference. This is seen in the chosen illuminations for those sections that are most significant to the owner. Most illuminations are paired with the opening page of staple Hours; however, many are accompanied by individual suffrages, constituting a large portion of the beginning of the manuscript. Personal preference is also shown in those sections of text that stray from the standard. The devotional sequence of this manuscript is notable for its sheer length and diversity of prayers as well as its inclusion of a French prayer not of official liturgy (fols. 215r-219v). The first collection of three prayers is headed and written in French. The prayer is attributed to St. Augustine and is described to guarantee a transformation of tribulation into joy through Christ's mercy, but only if the suppliant recites the prayer for thirty consecutive days. While it is not uncommon for evidence of an owner's predilections to surface in a Book of Hours, the particularly divergent features of this book allow readers to glean an intimate view of the patron.
To explore fully digitized manuscripts with a virtual page-turning application, please visit Walters Ex Libris.
The official date for this beautiful devotional panel with scenes from the Life of Christ apparently is around 1370 to 1380 on bildindex: www.bildindex.de/document/obj05011225?part=0&;
I'm inclined to date it slightly earlier, around 1360. The armour and fashion is similar to examples from the late 1340s, 1350s, but the long tight-fitting pourpoints are typical for western Germany around 1360 to 1370.
Note the gambesons in various patterns worn under the hauberks of the soldiers at the Resurrection. I actually do think they are cuisses instead: look at the soldier on the left; the studded fabric seems to be a part of each leg!
The daggers are attached by chains to the breasts through the typical Western European surcoats of the 1330s/40s/50s worn short in front and longer behind (erroneously called a cyclas).
Not that much plate armour is worn, apart from the helmets (bascinets with vervelles and aventails, one great helm, kettle helmets), which isn't uncommon for Germany around this date.
Painted around the middle of the 15th century, this devotional painting shows us some seemingly slightly outdated armour and fashion, more reminiscent of the 1440s.
The soldiers at the Holy Sepulchre all wear authentic German 1440s armour, but the soldier on the left is depicted in a combination of contemporary and all'antica clothing/features.
I do believe the vertical decoration on the breasts of the soldier on the left and the soldier on the right are fanciful additions.
The soldiers in the other scenes are also depicted in authentic armour, apart from the large curvy shield of the soldier before Pilate. The clothes on the other hand do sometimes show, again, a mixture of 'ancient' and contemporary features.
“Christianity is not a system of morals, it is the worship of a Person...Read More at bit.ly/GDvjes
#devotional #Christ
Devotional Books. My parents gave me a day planner on the Christmas that I was going through my divorce, a period when I started to really get back into the church. Though it was a foot in the door of religion, God really moved in me in that period of my life. These books are very well crafted, and inside each month has a theme. Each day has a verse of scripture and then a quote by a famous author, theologian or religious icon. All of the daily quotes and scriptures relate to the theme of the month so they are all tied together. It is one of the few “religious” ties that I keep, for I do gain some though provoking feelings when I go through them. It’s one of those things that my parents get me every year- and it has really opened my eyes at times.
The official date for this beautiful devotional panel with scenes from the Life of Christ apparently is around 1370 to 1380 on bildindex: www.bildindex.de/document/obj05011225?part=0&;
I'm inclined to date it slightly earlier, around 1360. The armour and fashion is similar to examples from the late 1340s, 1350s, but the long tight-fitting pourpoints are typical for western Germany around 1360 to 1370.
Note the gambesons in various patterns worn under the hauberks of the soldiers at the Resurrection. I actually do think they are cuisses instead: look at the soldier on the left; the studded fabric seems to be a part of each leg!
The daggers are attached by chains to the breasts through the typical Western European surcoats of the 1330s/40s/50s worn short in front and longer behind (erroneously called a cyclas).
Not that much plate armour is worn, apart from the helmets (bascinets with vervelles and aventails, one great helm, kettle helmets), which isn't uncommon for Germany around this date.
University of Glasgow Library
Special Collections
Devotional and Philosophical Writings
MS Hunter 231 (U.3.4)
2 Corinthians 10:5 NKJV " Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ."--------------------------------------- A thought reaps an action, An action reaps a habit, A habit reaps a lifestyle. We can let our thoughts be influenced by the world and its flawed ways, or we can let our thoughts be influenced by the word of God. " Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth." ( Colossians 3:2)----- as believers we are surrounded by trying circumstances, But circumstances do not control our thoughts- Jesus does! [ I Peter 5:8] " Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."----------- This is why it is important to keep our focus on the Lord in any circumstance. Look at what the apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 4:8 " Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is anything praiseworthy- meditate on these things."----------- We should ask ourselves ; Am I living my life under the influence of Christ, Or am I living under the influence of the world? [ Psalm 25:4-5] " show me your ways, O Lord; Teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the god of my salvation; on you I wait all the day."---------- When circumstances make us feel afraid, and like we have lost all control. We need to focus our attention away from the problem, and onto our mighty God. It takes faith to " Let go and let God", But the Lord honors those who depend on him.
#Jesus is saying in this parable, “You’re misrepresenting the love of the Father! He has given you a touch of His incredible glory through His #kindness and the #forgiveness of your sins. Yet, now that you’ve seen His #glory, you are misrepresenting it to the world.”...Read more at ibibleverses.christianpost.com/?p=109381
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Painted around the middle of the 15th century, this devotional painting shows us some seemingly slightly outdated armour and fashion, more reminiscent of the 1440s.
The soldiers at the Holy Sepulchre all wear authentic German 1440s armour, but the soldier on the left is depicted in a combination of contemporary and all'antica clothing/features.
I do believe the vertical decoration on the breasts of the soldier on the left and the soldier on the right are fanciful additions.
The soldiers in the other scenes are also depicted in authentic armour, apart from the large curvy shield of the soldier before Pilate. The clothes on the other hand do sometimes show, again, a mixture of 'ancient' and contemporary features.
Hazrat Nizamuddin is the dargah (mausoleum) of one of the most famous Sufi saints, Nizamuddin Auliya (1238 - 1325 AD). Sufi pilgrims and local people gather there in the evenings for qawwali (ecstatic devotional songs) sessions. The soul-stirring music induce hypnotic states both among the musicians and within the audience.
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them...Read More at bit.ly/17nnqmb
Devotional and Philosophical Writings. Manuscript: London c.1325-1335. MS Hunter 231 (U.3.4): The visions of St Benedict and St Paul of God (page 85)
This miscellany of 38 texts includes works by Seneca, St Augustine, Anselm and Aristotle. Lavishly produced, the manuscript is illustrated by thirteen historiated initials and three illuminated full-page pictures by the chief artist of the Taymouth Hours. The page displayed on the left is divided into three compartments and depicts the visions of St Benedict and St Paul of the Creator. At the top is portrayed the face of God, in the middle, Benedict and Paul (positioned between heaven and earth), and at the bottom, the original owner of the manuscript, Roger, and another figure, are shown praying on either side of a diagram of the twelve spheres. The image of the spheres represents the medieval view of the cosmological universe: the stationary earth is at centre – here depicted by the Fall of Man – surrounded by the three remaining elements (water, air and fire), the seven known planets (including the moon), and the stars.
This high quality manuscript could only have been commissioned by a person of some wealth. In fact, Roger of Waltham (d. 1336), was a canon of St Paul’s, London, and held the important administrative position of Keeper of the Wardrobe of Edward II for a year in the 1320s. Roger is named as the supplicant in several other illustrations in the book, and it may be assumed that he was closely involved in its production.
The soldiers at the Holy Sepulchre all wear authentic German 1440s/1450s armour, but the soldier on the left is depicted in a combination of contemporary and all'antica clothing/features.
I do believe the vertical decoration on the breasts of the soldier on the left and the soldier on the right are fanciful additions.
The soldiers in the other scenes are also depicted in authentic armour, apart from the large curvy shield of the soldier before Pilate. The clothes on the other hand do sometimes show, again, a mixture of 'ancient' and contemporary features.