Passando pelo posto me veio uma memória afetiva: a professora trazendo folhas recém-chegadas do mimeógrafo com aquele forte cheiro de álcool que nos deixava embriagados.
A painting of the Virgin Mary and Christ in front of a snowy Japanese village. This piece is part of a large collection originating from a Carmelite convent in Japan.
The Vatican is currently investigating miracles associated with the intercession of Blessed Justus Ukon Takayama that, if confirmed, could lead to the canonization of the Church’s first samurai saint.
Japanese Cardinal Thomas Aquinas Manyo Maeda of Osaka revealed on DEc. 21 that the Vatican’s investigation into the miracles is ongoing, according to reporting by CBCP News, the news arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.
“We pray that the investigation of Ukon’s miracles will be completed and approved at least within the next year or two,” Maeda said.
Maeda revealed the investigations after a special Mass in honor of Takayama in the Manila cathedral in the Philippines. The cardinal and 30 other Japanese pilgrims journeyed to Manila Dec. 18–22 as part of an annual pilgrimage to the site of Takayama’s exile and death.
A renowned Japanese warrior in his day and a man of great learning and culture, Takayama renounced his power and possessions rather than give up his Christian faith. For his defiance Takayama was exiled from Japan, fleeing with 300 other Christians to the Philippines, where he died in 1615.
In 2016, Pope Francis approved a decree designating Takayama’s death as a martyrdom, and he was officially beatified in February 2017. To be canonized as the Church’s first samurai saint, the Vatican must approve at least one verified miracle attributed to Takayama’s intercession.
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Meu sonho é morar na Antártida, tropeçar no gelo e deslizar por quilômetros, caindo num lugar aparentemente vago, mas que conteria ruínas das civilizações que lá residiam. O aquecimento global derreteria as ruínas e eu morreria soterrado sem poder contar ao mundo minha descoberta
O vestuário realmente muda nossa relação com as coisas. A morte se tornou mais banal quando abandonamos o chapéu: lembro-me do Bandeira, no poema um caixão passando, tão-logo a reverência com o chapéu.
This Catholic print was created in 1937 in Beijing, China, and features intricate details of the Crucifixion. For example, the casting of lots and the mourning women of Jerusalem.