Today is the Feast of Saint Ignatius of Antioch. I went looking for images that included him and found a picture of Saint Ignatius Loyola first, because I had been careless in my prompt. Here it is. https://www.nortonsimon.org/art/viewer/M.1975.03.P On the Norton Simon website it's not listed in the public domain, but it is very beautiful [...]
Since it is the Feast of Saint Jerome, and I found the most amazing picture back in August, I'm putting it up here again. It's from a museum in Vienna, painted by Rubens, Saint Jerome in the Vestments of a Cardinal Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie Room XIII This picture is rare in that an art historian friend says [...]
I went to a large funeral yesterday and got to visit with wonderful people. I collected first blessings from some new priests and had an amazing day. It's a spectacular glimpse into a different world to spend time with this particular group. Meanwhile, back at the writing ranch, I'm slowly sorting out my heroine's problem. [...]
Today, June 24, is the Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist. He is so important that he actually gets two feast days, the other being his death, celebrated on August 29. As a solemnity there are extra readings at Mass and we say the Gloria and recite the creed. The first reading was [...]
Who were the thirteen previous Pope Leo’s? Three previous Pope Leo’s served for more than twenty years -- Leo I, the Great, Leo III, and Leo XIII. Five of them served for less than three years, of which two were less than a month. (Leo V and Leo XI). There was a Pope Leo when [...]
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