…Neither the tomb, nor death could hold the Theotokos, Who is constant in prayer and our firm hope in her intercessions. For being the Mother of Life, She was translated to life by the One who dwelt in her virginal womb. unknown master, c. 1590 Read more

…In giving birth you preserved your virginity, In falling asleep you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos. You were translated to life, O Mother of Life, And by your prayers, you deliver our souls from death. Don Silvestrodei Gherrarducci Read more

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In 1950, in the Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus, Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Assumption of Mary a dogma of the Catholic Church in these words: “The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heaven.” Pietro Perugino Read more

by John, Gwen. The subject of this portrait is an unknown nun from the convent of the Dominican Sisters of Charity at Meudon, near Paris. Around 1913, John received a commission from the convent to paint a portrait of the nun who founded the order in 1696. The commission took several years to complete, partly because a number of the nuns requested copies to hang in their own rooms. The artist then worked for about twelve years on a series... Read more

… JEWELRY! This guy was sitting at my desk wearing a big silver Rosary around his neck so I asked if he was Catholic. He replied “No. Why?”. Dip shit. Read more

… leaving your thermos of yummy chocolate flavored coffee for the morning commute at home. Read more

Jan Lievens. Read more

Peter Paul Rubens. Read more

… St. Cecilia. Read more