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Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Italian, Cento 1591-1666 Bologna
"The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga"
ca. 1650
Oil on canvas
Luigi Gonzaga (born 1568) was the eldest son of the marquis of Castiglione.
He resigned the marquisate in favor of his younger brother, and in 1585 joined the Jesuit novitiate in Rome. He devoted himself to the care of the poor until he died of the plague in 1591. He was beatified in 1621 and
canonized in 1726. Guercino's altarpiece was commissioned for the Theatine church of Guastalla in 1650 by Duke Ferrante III Gonzaga (1618-1678). An angel holds a heavenly wreath over the saint's head, while at his feet are a sheaf of lilies, representing chastity, and a crown, symbolizing the marquisate he had renounced.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1973
Craft beer bar in the centre of the town that is home to the Vocation Brewery that was started in 2015. The brewery has come on by leaps and bounds to the extent that my local Tesco in Devon regularly has three or four of the brewery cans to offer discerning drinkers.
Num Wa, a boston girl. She is a friend of my friend's brother girlfriend... confusing, isn't it... :-). I have met her on a trip to Florida last week.
The annual Bishop’s Golf Classic for Seminarian Education and Vocation took place on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at the Swan Valley Golf Club and Banquet Center in Thomas Township.
Photo by Jeff Schrier
Father Thomas Cavera, Father Jegar Fickel, Father Colin Mulhall and Father Dan Schumaker were ordained to the priesthood by Bishop David Walkowiak Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in front of a standing room only crowd of family members, friends, clergy and seminarians.
Please pray for these new diocesan priests as they prepare to begin their pastoral assignments July 1.
Photography by Eric Tank
On the way down the "Morro do Pai Inácio" during a great sunset.
Na descida do Pai Inácio durante um por-do-sol maravilhoso.
Elizabeth Black, principal of St. Stephen Catholic School in E. Grand Rapids, was consecrated according to the Rite of the Consecration of Virgins Living in the World by Bishop David Walkowiak during a Mass on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021 at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids. This vocation is for the whole Church, and all the faithful of the diocese were invited to attend.
This ancient vocation, the vocation of Roman martyrs Agnes and Lucy, among others, is a mystical espousal to Christ and a visible reminder of the union that we are all called to live with Christ in heaven. The virgin is consecrated in a solemn rite by the bishop of the diocese, and she is an image of the Church’s single-hearted love for Jesus. During the rite, the virgin receives a wedding ring as the symbol of her vocation.
To learn more about vocations to consecrated religious life, visit the Vocations section of our website at grdiocese.org.
(Photo by Emma Rolf)