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.
Tomorrow, we launch.
At sunset tonight, Artemis II waits on the pad, ready to carry astronauts potentially farther than any humans have traveled in more than half a century.
The next era of exploration begins.
@FrLarryRichards Do you have a video where you describe and demonstrate how Jesus would've sounded while he spoke from the cross, gasping for air to speak? I was talking to a friend about it and I seem to recall it was one of your videos. I wanted to share it with him but can't find it. Thank you
BREAKING: Pornhub has disabled its site in Texas over objections to a state law that requires age verification to prevent access to minors, per the Houston Chronicle.
"Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset."
St. Francis de Sales
This is wild.
SpaceX and NASA are launching a rocket tomorrow to practice planetary defense in case we need to defend Earth from asteroids in the future.
A spacecraft will travel for 10 months & hit an asteroid at 15,000 mph to see how the rock's trajectory changes.
Insane.
It’s simple. Secular Christmas begins at Midnight after Thanksgiving & may be pregamed as early as 11/1. We celebrate this w/ Mariah, Wings, Peanuts & capitalism. Concludes 12/25 by noon at the latest.
Real Christmas begins w/ Vigil Mass & concludes with the Baptism of the Lord.
A female GPS-tracked falcon flew from South Africa to Finland. In 42 days she flew over 10,000 km. That's 230 km per day. What have you achieved in the last 42 days? Source: https://t.co/5LUEEO32i8
It’s very early on September 11th, 2021. Your kids are asleep. Get up and go look at them. Kiss and love your wife. Remember those who can’t do this. Never Forget.
15 years ago, Mexican Catholic actor Eduardo Verástegui convinced a couple not to abort their child. That child is now 15. Recently during an event entitled 'International Forum on Pregnant Women in a Vulnerable State,' at the Mexican senate, Eduardo invited her to the stage.
The absolute, bar none, stupidest thing in tv news is making someone stand in a hurricane to camera.
It’s not informative, it’s not helping anyone. At best it’s disaster theatre, at worst it’s putting a crew in danger to… what? Show us it’s really raining?