Eph 4:13Thus says the Lord: Unity of the faith.And I reply: Lord, we are locked in the scandal of Christian disunity. Help us to build on our common faith and worth to ease away the differnces. We have one Shepherd, may there soon be one flock. Read more
… leader of the dark side. Hat tip to the Anchoress. Read more
Ilya Repin Read more
… I recently visited the parish I no longer regularly attend for this past Friday’s Holy Day of Obligation. I went to mass that morning before heading into work. Looking around at the congregation that morning I couldn’t help noticing how nice every one looked. It was the first time I was at this church and seen the entire congregation dressed in their Sunday’s best. Then I remembered it was Friday morning … they weren’t dressed for mass. They were... Read more
… at Casa de Kat. Sitting on my front porch with a cold ale and my laptop, I looked up to see a family of grazing deer. Read more
Death of the Virgin Read more
Petro Cavalini, Santa Maria in Trastevere, c 1291 contributed by Sid C. O how does the source of life pass through death to life? O how can she obey the law of nature, who, in conceiving, surpasses the boundaries of nature? How is her spotless body made subject to death? In order to be clothed with immortality she must first put off mortality, since the Lord of nature did not reject the penalty of death. She dies according to the... Read more
…Most Holy Lady of Jerusalem is a very popular icon of the Theotokos because it overlooks the empty tomb of the Most Holy Theotokos at the Sepulcher of the Mother of God in Gethsemane—blessing the numerous pilgrims visiting the Holy Land of Jerusalem. The underground tomb of the Virgin Mary is situated in the Kidron Valley, on the foothills of the Mount of Olives, where the Saviour often prayed with His disciples. It is attributed to the Theotokos since it... Read more
Dance with joy, O peoples! Clap your hands with gladness! Gather today with fervor and jubilation; Sing with exultation. The Mother of God is about to rise in glory, Ascending from earth to heaven. We ceaselessly praise her in song as truly Theotokos. Ikon from St. Catherine’s Sinai, C.13th centurycontributed by Sid C. About the Icon: Christ is holding a small child clothed in white representing the soul of the Theotokos. Above Him the gates of Heaven are open. The... Read more
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