“The power of fire overcomes all things….and does not decrease as it spreads itself. So too does the Holy Spirit pervade all things by his power.” #stanthonyofpadua
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will,
$450.3 million by the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and tourism, making it the most expensive painting ever sold to date. Eventually, it will be opened to the public in the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
April 15 is the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci. This is his painting called “Salvador Mundi” (Savior of the World)
The original was painted around 1500, likely for King Louis XII of France. Until 2005 this was assumed to be just another one of many copies of the lost original due
to damages resulting from poor restoration attempts and overpainting. After thorough investigations, and authentifications by many different scholars, this was determined to be a legitimate Da Vinci painting. So, the painting was restored and in 2017 it was purchased for
“Jesus is the owner of my heart, and belonging to Him I find that I can smile even in the midst of tears. I am happy, even though I am surrounded by many sad happenings.” St. Gemma, pray for us!
Be glad, let earth be glad, as glory floods her,
ablaze with light from her eternal King,
let all corners of the earth be glad,
knowing an end to gloom and darkness.
“It is finished, that is, for a new and glorious beginning, that the stream that has flowed from his wounds may begin to flood the souls of men, and the flesh that has been broken, feed them indeed.” (Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson)
For all my foes I am an object of reproach, a laughingstock to my neighbors, and a dread to my friends; they who see me abroad flee from me. I am forgotten like the unremembered dead; I am like a dish that is broken.
“While Pilate was still seated on the bench, his wife sent him a message, ‘Have nothing to do with that righteous man. I suffered much in a dream today because of him.’”