David Diaz

A normal boy now, a big man on the future!!!

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♰🇩🇪 Pilgrimage to Wieskirche 2026 🇩🇪♰

🎥 Festive Holy Mass marking the Traditional Costume Pilgrimage. Wieskirche, Steingaden, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
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A family of wild Pallas's cats living in the grasslands of Qinghai Province, China

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W italian priest 🇮🇹✝️

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Deep in the Amazon forest, is the world's largest single drop waterfall, Guyana

[LOTR Universe @Lordoftheringsu]

J.R.R Tolkien viewed evil not as a creative force, as it is often defined in modern ideological or political terms, but as a corrupting and distorting one. In Middle-earth, evil cannot create anything truly new; it can only imitate, corrupt, and twist what is good to serve its own purposes. Throughout Middle-earth, evil never truly creates.

Morgoth could not create Orcs from nothing, so he twisted and corrupted existing life. Sauron could not build a kingdom founded on love, loyalty, or friendship, so he ruled through fear, lies, and domination. Even the One Ring itself was not a creation of beauty, but a corruption of power.

In Tolkien’s middle-earth, the greatest acts of creation belong to those who build, protect, heal, and inspire. Evil can destroy a forest, but it cannot create one. It can shatter a kingdom, but it cannot build one worthy of love. It can corrupt a soul, but it cannot create the goodness that was there in the first place.

Perhaps that is why this quote continues to resonate decades later. It reminds us that darkness is ultimately dependent on the light it seeks to destroy.

For Tolkien, evil was never stronger than good. It was merely a distortion of it. And that may be one of the most hopeful ideas in all of Middle-earth.

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♰🇪🇸 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇪🇸♰

Our Lady of Mount Carmel pray for us 🙏

🎥 16 July 2026 Fluvial Procession Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Estepona, Spain 🇪🇸

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♰🇪🇸 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇪🇸♰

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🎥 Maritime Procession Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Grao Valencia, Spain 🇪🇸

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patroness of seafarers and fishermen.

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♰🇪🇸 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇪🇸♰

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🎥 15 July 2026 Maritime Procession Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Puerto de Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain 🇪🇸

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patroness of seafarers and fishermen.

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♰🇺🇲 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇺🇲♰

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🎥 15 July 2026 Procession Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Wast Harlem, New York, USA 🇺🇸
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♰🇮🇳The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇮🇳♰

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🎥 15 July 2026 Procession Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India 🇮🇳
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♰🇺🇲 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇺🇲♰

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🎥 Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, USA 🇺🇸
Williamsburg’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast dates to 1887, while the first Brooklyn Giglio Feast was organized by immigrants from Nola in 1903
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[Beauty of the Catholic Faith @advoluntas]

♰🎶 Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 🎶♰

Prayer written by Saint Simon Stock

🇻🇦 Flos Carmeli,
vitis florigera,
splendor cæli,
virgo puerpera
singularis.

Mater mitis
sed viri nescia
Carmelitis
da privilegia
Stella Maris.

Radix Jesse
germinans flosculum
nos ad esse
tecum in sæculum
patiaris.

Inter spinas
quæ crescis lilium
serva puras
mentes fragilium
tutelaris.

Armatura
fortis pugnantium
furunt bella
tende præsidium
scapularis.

Per incerta
prudens consilium
per adversa
iuge solatium
largiaris.

Mater dulcis
Carmeli domina,
plebem tuam
reple lætitia
qua bearis.

Paradisi
clavis et ianua,
fac nos duci
quo, Mater, gloria
coronaris.
Amen

🇺🇸 Flower of Carmel,
Tall vine blossom laden;
Splendour of heaven,
Childbearing yet maiden.
None equals thee.

Mother so tender,
Who no man didst know,
On Carmel's children
Thy favours bestow.
Star of the Sea.

Strong stem of Jesse,
Who bore one bright flower,
Be ever near us
And guard us each hour,
who serve thee here.

Purest of lilies,
That flowers among thorns,
Bring help to the true heart
That in weakness turns
and trusts in thee.

Strongest of armour,
We trust in thy might:
Under thy mantle,
Hard press'd in the fight,
we call to thee.

Our way uncertain,
Surrounded by foes,
Unfailing counsel
You give to those
who turn to thee.

O gentle Mother
Who in Carmel reigns,
Share with your servants
That gladness you gained
and now enjoy.

Hail, Gate of Heaven,
With glory now crowned,
Bring us to safety
Where thy Son is found,
true joy to see.
Amen.

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♰🇧🇷 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇧🇷♰

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🎥 16 July 2026 Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, São João Del Rei, Brazil 🇧🇷
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♰🇲🇹 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇲🇹♰

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🎥 16 July 2026 Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta, Malta 🇲🇹
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♰🇮🇳 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇮🇳♰

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🎥 The public litany service at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Kochi, Kerala, 🇮🇳

This is perhaps the first parish established in 1673 by the Carmelite Missionaries in the South Asian subcontinent. It's stunning Corinthian-style, cross-shaped architecture stands as a testament to centuries of faith. The sacred sanctuary beautifully bridges timeless history, Iberian artistry, and local tradition in the heart of Kerala.
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♰🇮🇹 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇮🇹♰

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🎥 16 July 2026 Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, San Severo, Italy 🇮🇹
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♰🇵🇪 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇵🇪♰

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🎥 16 July 2026 Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Paucartambo, Peru 🇵🇪

The largest religious celebration in Cusco, honors the Virgen del Carmen (locally known as Mamacha Carmen), who is recognized as the Patroness of Folkloric Dances. The festival features vibrant processions, traditional music, and performances by various dance troupes, including the distinctive Saqra (devils) and Chunchos (Amazonian warriors).

The festival traces back to the 17th century, originating from the Virgin appearing to llama herders and locals.

It was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by Peru in 2016 and the Virgin was personally crowned by Pope John Paul II in 1985.

Dancers wear elaborate costumes and masks, performing ancient dances such as the Saqra, Qollas, and Qapac Negro to pay tribute to the Virgin.
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♰🇪🇸 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇪🇸♰

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🎥 16 July 2026 Procession Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Cádiz, Spain 🇪🇸
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♰🇧🇷 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇧🇷♰

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🎥 16 July 2026 Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Parrish of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Diocese of Parnaíba, Brazil 🇧🇷

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♰🇮🇹 The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026 🇮🇹♰

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🎥 16 July 2026 Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Cerignola, Italy 🇮🇹