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The sealed coffin of Pope Francis

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pics via john holland of salems’ flickr

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anywasy i made this meme to represent what just happened rn

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“Angels dance only with You, Beloved and only before You do I bow in adoration. You may accept me or not but I will be at your feet forever.” — Rumi

The Annunciation, Netherlands, or possibly France, ca. 1380

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If you wake up in the middle of the night and believe that God is telling you to pray… pray.

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Baltimore Ravens Head Coach Jim Harbaugh ...

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In Gethsemane the holiest of all petitioners prayed three times that a certain cup might pass from Him. It did not.

- C.S. Lewis, The World’s Last Night: And Other Essays

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By all means do be inspired by Saints and their devotion to Our Lord, but know you're not meant to be the next Saint Mary Magdalene or the next Saint Nicholas of Myra. They already exist and you are not a copy.

You are meant to be a Saint, but of your own God given talents, life and His plan for you, in and for His Glory.

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Our Lord has deigned to explain this mystery to me. He showed me the book of nature, and I understood that every flower created by Him is beautiful, that the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of the daisy. I understood that if all the lowly flowers wished to be roses, nature would lose its springtide beauty, and the fields would no longer be enamelled with lovely hues. And so it is in the world of souls, Our Lord’s living garden. He has been pleased to create great Saints who may be compared to the lily and the rose, but He has also created lesser ones, who must be content to be daisies or simple violets flowering at His Feet, and whose mission it is to gladden His Divine Eyes when He deigns to look down on them. And the more gladly they do His Will the greater is their perfection.

Saint Therese of Lisieux, Story of a Soul

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By Jose Luis Castrillo

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December 12, 2023: Mexico City, Mexico A pilgrim holds an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the square of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe during the annual Virgin of Guadalupe feast day Photograph: Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/Reuters

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mosaics of St. Joseph, patron saint of pallbearers, and St. Nicodemus, patron saint of undertakers, at my local cemetery

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"…amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others." - #PopeFrancis

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Saint John the Baptist

Artist: Rafał Hadziewicz (Polish, 1803-1883)

Date: 1831-1834

Place of Creation: Rome, Italy

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: National Museum in Kielce, Poland

Description

After studying in Warsaw, Dresden and Paris in 1831, Rafał Hadziewicz left for Italy, where he not only studied in Rome, but also travelled extensively, which clearly developed his artistic sensitivity. He toured and painted. Fascinated by the Italian masters of the Renaissance, he was inspired by their work, imitating the best models. St. John the Baptist from the Kielce museum is a copy of a work that was painted in 1562 by the excellent Venetian colourist Paolo Veronese. Hadziewicz had the opportunity to admire the impressive painting in the Borghese Gallery in Rome, where he spent countless hours filled with delight and work. His copy was much smaller, while remaining an exact reproduction of the extraordinary original.

The hero of the painting - St. John the Baptist is one of the most popular saints in Christianity. This hermit and prophet announcing the arrival of the Savior directly preceded his activity. He was the son of the priest Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth, who also came from a priestly family - Mary's cousin. As such, he was related to Jesus himself. Only six months older than him, according to tradition he spent time with him in childhood, which was reflected in many paintings. John's life ended as quickly as Jesus'. Imprisoned in the fortress of Machaerus on the Dead Sea by order of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, he died in prison, beheaded at the request of Salome - the daughter of Herod's lover and sister-in-law - Herodias.

The center of Hadziewicz's composition, repeated after Veronese, is the powerful figure of John. His exposed torso, right arm, and legs protruding from under his robe are massive and muscular, painted with attention to anatomical detail. The man's body is covered by a purple cloak, belted with a leather belt, carelessly thrown over the hermit's clothing protruding from underneath - brown animal skin covered with fur. From a serious bearded face surrounded by long dark hair, piercing eyes look at those gathered around. A golden halo is delicately marked around the head, more visible thanks to the simple action of showing the saint not against the background of a bright sky, but against a dark brown tree trunk.

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The Woman and the Dragon, Apocalypse of John of Bedford, 13th century

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