Here is my secret. It is very simple:
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
what is essential is invisible to the eye.
“One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye.”
–Le Petit Prince (1943) is a novel by Antoine de Saint Exupéry
Lyrics to And Am I Born To Die
And am I born to die
To lay this body down
And as my trembling spirit fly
Into a world unknown
A land of deepest shade
Unpierced by human thought
The dreary region of the dead
Where all things are forgot
Soon as from Earth I go
What will become of me
Eternal happiness or woe
Must then my fortune be
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
Psalm 23 – Sé An Tiarna M’Aoire / The Lord Is My Shepherd
Ever wonder why statues and paintings of Joseph depict his staff topped with flowers? The flowered staff is a reminder of how Mary’s spouse was chosen.
According to legend, when the time came for Mary to be betrothed, the Temple priests gathered the walking sticks of all prospective suitors. Miraculously, Joseph’s burst into flower. This was a sign that God had chosen Joseph as the earthly spouse and guardian of Our Lady.
Pope Pius IX proclaimed Saint Joseph the patron of the Universal Church in 1870. Having died in the “arms of Jesus and Mary” according to Catholic tradition, he is considered the model of the pious believer who receives grace at the moment of death, in other words, the patron of a happy death.
Saint Joseph is the patron saint of a number of cities, regions and countries, among them the Americas, Canada, China, Croatia, Mexico, Korea, Austria, Belgium, Peru, the Philippines and Vietnam, as well as of families, fathers, expectant mothers (pregnant women), travelers, immigrants, house sellers and buyers, craftsmen, engineers, and working people in general.
35 minute prayer to Saint Joseph for challenges in personal or work life.
Struggling to find the right job breakthrough? Go to St Joseph!
Oh Holy Father, thanks for joining us on the World Wide Web of Wonder. It will surely be joyous with you on this carpet ride.
We will pray for you! Pope Francis and his first photo on Instagram.
We may have had a beer or two but you’re not seeing double! These are twin babies doing an Irish Jig.
Happy Birthday my Joseph. We are one Flesh.
Jesus Be In Our Hearts, Bi Iosa Im Chroise
A remembrance of our beautiful Mass at the Basilica of Notre Dame with Jack and Mack and The Feast of St. Patrick
What is a Halo if it is not the divine light breaking into our world today.
Mary and her child are naturally engrossed in their game, and their gazes make them appear lifelike to a degree that can be found in no contemporary Italian painting of the Madonna. Leonardo da Vinci achieved this quality by means of nature studies. In 1478, he noted that he was working on two Madonnas. The Benois Madonna can be dated to that period. The painting has in its present condition been overpainted in some places and has lost some of the paint layer. The painting was also called the Madonna Benois because of the family who owned it. This canvas demonstrates the newly developed method of chiaroscuro – a lighting/shading technique that made the figures appear three dimensional. Reference: Halo on Wiki
The Marians of the Immaculate Conception are offering the book ’33 Days of Merciful Love’ for the Consecration to Divine Mercy. Their website to get this book is marian.org/merciful. This is a wonderful opportunity to both reflect on the message of Divine Mercy and to be praying for Mercy throughout the Jubilee Year.
Revisit and realize the value of spiritual things in life. Take control of your life by realizing it is not the things in life that are important, but the spirit behind it all.