The annual Pentecost tradition (today!) at Rome's Pantheon is a moment of extraordinary beauty.
It occurs every year on the seventh Sunday after Easter. At noon, after the Holy Mass, thousands of rose petals are dropped through the oculus of the mighty dome.
As the petals fall, a choir sings "Veni Sancte Spiritus," known as the Golden Sequence, a masterpiece of sacred Latin poetry.
This is to celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Virgin Mary and the Apostles.
The rose petal ritual likely dates back to 607 AD when the pagan temple became a Christian church.
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I'll never pressure my son (4yo) to be a poet, or to be anything except what he wants to be, but today he woke up and held my face and said, "Before I was made I wanted to see you."
And it healed something in me forever.
Daily poetry prompt -
I read somewhere
how objects might contain memories
that remain recorded in them
over the years,
how a lute’s strings
may carry the memory
of an Elizabethan tune,
or a sword hold
the battle calls
of invaders ….
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Our #CBCSpringStory26 writing competition is now open for entries on Instagram! Enter by Tues 5 May.
Write a flash fiction story inspired by one of the writing prompts set by our tutors to be in with a chance of winning a course.
Find out how to enter: https://t.co/4KuZTY20II
Featuring teachers as positive reading role models, asking them about their favourite books on camera. Children seeing parents reading for pleasure, are all key factors in raising the profile of reading. https://t.co/hjZwLGEFJD
My online sessions this term for classes, year groups, key stages. Tips on writing poetry in the classroom, performance poetry, WW1, WW11, Environment, space, invaders (Romans, Vikings, 1066)
Do get in touch via https://t.co/6RTzt6fPMd Session details:
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"In 2026, please try to share the work of real, living artists . . . the dead ones really don't need the publicity like we do." 😁👍
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Loving people as you would a cat, with its character and its independence, without trying to tame it, without trying to change it, letting it come to you whenever it wants, being happy with its happiness.
Javier Salvago Calderòn
Giveaway!
I’m giving one lucky person the chance to pick one shelf of books from our Bertvent bookcase.
Follow and repost by midday on Saturday 27th and I’ll pick someone at random! Which shelf will you choose?
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BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media much at the moment, working very hard on my new book, which I think will be my best yet when it's done! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. RT & like to enter, & say which book you'd like. Closes Dec 5!