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People from Godall (Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia) celebrating the farinada (flour war), a tradition that takes part during the Carnival holidays.
Photo sources: Inventari del Patrimoni Cultural Immaterial de les Terres de l'Ebre and Jordi Güell Cendra.
Palau de la Musica en BARCELONA
Manuel Sayrach i Carreras (Catalan, 1886-1937) - Casa Sayrach
Luis Álvarez Catalá, The Artist’s Model, 1882
La Vallée de Larmes, oil painting by Gustave Doré, 1883.
Taking pity the human race, condemned by the fault of the first parent, He -the Splendor of the Father's glory, the Image of the substance of God, the Ruler of the world, the Judge of the future age- came down to us from the heavenly citadel and the high throne of God to save us.
- Pope Pius II, Cum bellum hodie (2.4.8), trans. Michael von Cotta-Schönberg. Original Latin below.
Misertus humani generis, primi parentis culpa jam pridem damnati, ut nos redimeret, ex arce caelesti et altissimo Dei throno, splendor paternae gloriae, figura substantiae Dei, moderator orbis, judex futuri saeculi, ad nos descendit[.]
Nathaniel Currier, Jesus bearing his cross, 1848 VS Sebald Beham, Hercules carrying the columns of Gades | The Labours of Hercules, 1545
“Her wisdom enrages me, her modesty irritates me, her humility annihilates me and oppresses me, and her whole behavior provokes me to unbearable wrath. I abhor Her more than all the children of Adam. There is in Her a special power, which often makes it impossible for me to approach Her; if I assail Her with suggestions, She does not admit them, and all my efforts in her regard until this hour have been entirely fruitless. Hence it is important for us all that we find a remedy; and we must make the greatest exertions, lest our power be ruined. I desire the destruction of this soul more than that of all the world.”
From City of God by Mary of Agreda; a vision of the devil addressing his legion about the Mother of God as a child.
🌸Oh Mary! We crown thee with blossoms today🌸
hey i know it's a bit late to post Marian month art but i've super busy lately and i just managed to finish it today.
i hope y'all like it
Inmaculada Concepción, cuadro de Velázquez (siglo XVII).
Immaculate Conception, painting by Velázquez (17th century).
The Immaculate Conception by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
12/30/2022
JESUS TAKES THE WHEEL!!! The finale of my short “Road to Bethlehem” story arc. The Holy Family has finally escaped the traffic jam. Now it’s smooth sailing for the rest of their lives, right?
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Three Magi on the way to Bethlehem by Hans Thoma
12/23/2022
Her poor virgin ears!
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Beauty everywhere.
Today, 14 of November is: St. Lorcán Ua Tuathail / Lawrence O'Toole / Laurent d'Eu
Nascut a Irlanda el 1128, Lawrence era fill del cap del clan Murray. Quan tenia 10 anys, va ser pres com a ostatge pel rei de Leinster, Dermonf McMurrough, que dos anys més tard el va enviar a l'abadia de Glendalough. El nen es va enamorar de la vida monàstica, i s'hi va quedar amb el permís del seu pare.
Als 25 anys va ser elegit abat de Galedalough, càrrec que va ocupar fins al 1162. Home d'acció i de pregària, es va comprometre a reformar els costums de l'Abadia, i va prestar especial atenció a la caritat cap als orfes abandonats.
El 1179 participà en el Tercer Concili General del Laterà, a Roma, quan el papa Alexandre III el va nomenar bisbe de Dublín i cinc diòcesis més d'Irlanda, a més de nomenar-lo el seu representant a l'illa.
El rei Enric II d'Anglaterra, incòmode amb tanta autoritat ofert a Dom Lourenço pel Sant Pare, va prohibir al bisbe tornar a Irlanda. Després de moltes negociacions, el monarca va acabar cedint i permetent que Lourenço tornés a l'illa, però el bisbe, ja vell i malalt, va morir durant el viatge, el 14 de novembre de 1180.
Canonitzat per Honori III l'any 1225, sant Llorenç O'Toole pertany al grup de sants que van patir pels petits interessos dels representants del poder temporal que no honraven els seus càrrecs perquè temien poc Déu i s'estimaven més que ell.
Sant Lawrence O'Toole, pregueu per nosaltres!
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Born in Ireland in 1128, Lawrence was the son of the chief of the Clan Murray. When he was 10 years old, he was taken hostage by the King of Leinster, Dermonf McMurrough, who two years later sent him to Glendalough Abbey. The boy fell in love with the monastic life, and remained there with his father's permission.
At the age of 25 he was elected Abbot of Galedalough, a position he held until 1162. A man of action and prayer, he was committed to reforming the Abbey's customs, and paid special attention to charity towards abandoned orphans.
In 1179, he participated in the Third General Council of the Lateran, in Rome, when Pope Alexander III appointed him Bishop of Dublin and five other dioceses in Ireland, in addition to naming him his representative on the island.
King Henry II of England, uncomfortable with so much authority offered to Dom Lourenço by the Holy Father, banned the Bishop from returning to Ireland. After many negotiations, the monarch ended up giving in and allowing Lourenço to return to the island, but the Bishop, already elderly and ill, died during the trip, on November 14, 1180.
Canonized by Honorius III in 1225, Saint Lawrence O’Toole belongs to the group of Saints who suffered because of the petty interests of representatives of temporal power who did not honor their positions because they feared God little, and loved themselves more than Him.
Saint Lawrence O’Toole, pray for us!
To read the full from Fr. Ambrose visit here.
An age that has not gone, is just hidden from us.
Padre St. Pio, pray for us.
Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu
A Roman Catholic Marian shrine named after Our Lady of the Rosary of Madhu is located in Sri Lanka's Mannar district. This shrine, which has a history spanning more than 400 years, serves as a place of devotion and pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Catholics. The location is well renowned as a center of devotion for both Tamil and Sinhalese Catholics and is regarded as the most sacred Catholic shrine on the island. The church has served as a symbol of harmony amongst people of many religious backgrounds, including Buddhists, Hindus, and Protestants, in addition to Tamils and Sinhalese.
On July 2, 1924, Pope Pius XI gave the picture of Our Lady of Madhu a canonical coronation. Before the start of the Sri Lankan Civil War, attendance at the August event occasionally reached up to a million people. Due to the presence of refugee camps close to the shrine complex and its location in the middle of a combat zone, the Civil War had a significant impact on pilgrimage to this site. It received many shellings.
History
Prior to the 16th century, Christianity in Sri Lanka was not well recognized, despite certain local legends asserting that Saint Thomas the Apostle lived and worked there. The Kingdom of Jaffna, which included the northern peninsula of Sri Lanka, is known to have been converted to Roman Catholicism by Portuguese missionaries from India, particularly under the direction of Saint Francis Xavier. Both the Jaffna king and the Dutch persecuted the newly converted Christians. In this period, the Catholics in Manthai came together to construct a church and erected a figure of Our Lady of Good Health in a shrine.
Twenty Catholic families fled from Mantai to the safer area of Madhu in 1670 as a result of the Dutch invasion and persecution of the Catholic Church. They also took the statue of Mary from that church with them. Around the same time, 700 more Catholics moved into the Wanni woods from the Jaffna peninsula. They erected a new temple and the statue when these two groups came together in Madhu.
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Eugene has my favorite style of painting, portraying in most cases, hardworking women living the best of their liveswith lovely smiling friends. His images always reminds me of my best friends and all the good times we had together and we still have.
Eugene de Blaas (Austrian, 1843-1932)
Gathering Shells
Beauty in everything is possible.
Embroidery artist Jūra Gric “paints” expressive landscapes using a needle and thread.
Our Lady of La Vang welcomes everyone to live the love of her son.
The Sorrow of Mary Magdalene Jules Joseph Lefebvre –19th. century