“Le cœur a ses raisons, que la raison ne connaît point. On le sent en mille choses. C’est le cœur qui sent Dieu, et non la raison. Voilà ce que c’est que la foi parfaite, Dieu sensible au cœur.” – Blaise Pascal
Translation:
“The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know. We feel it in a thousand things. It is the heart which experiences God, and not the reason. This, then, is faith: God felt by the heart, not by the reason.” -Blaise Pascal
The Catholic Church dedicates the month of May to the Virgin Mary and prays the rosary before Marian shrines.
As bishop of Rome, Pope Francis also took possession of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on this second visit, as he had done so with the St. Paul Outside the Walls and St. John Lateran.
Pope Visits Saint Mary Major Basilica in Rome first day after his election.
O Mother of all peoples; you know all their sufferings and their hopes.
You maternally feel all their struggles between good and evil, between the light and the darkness which shake the world.
Receive our cry, directed in the Holy Spirit straight to your Heart and, with the love of the Mother and Handmaid of the Lord, embrace the individuals and peoples which most look for this embrace, together with the individuals and peoples to whose trust you attend in a particular way.
Take the entire human family under your maternal affection, O Mother, we entrust it to you. May the time of peace and liberty approach for all, the time of truth, justice and hope.
When the worlds’ effort tears everything down, show you will build up again and ever stronger.
Change the world in 21 days; It’s the challenge a Mexican public relations agent launched online. It’s called “Humanity: 21 days of kindness.” He felt uneasiness that there were programs for beauty or to lose weight, but not one to become more human.
Joy is the undoubted presence of God in our lives!
4 Threats to Joy:
1. Self pity: I become the center of my thought and energy instead of Jesus and the people he puts in our path.
2. Worry turns the focus inward and steals joy
3. Happiness depends on something outside of myself.
4. Complaining
Joy comes from gratitude and praise.
From Mark Gee:
“Full Moon Silhouettes is a real time video of the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. People had gathered up there this night to get the best view possible of the moon rising. I captured the video from 2.1km away on the other side of the city. It’s something that I’ve been wanting to photograph for a long time now, and a lot of planning and failed attempts had taken place. Finally, during moon rise on the 28th January 2013, everything fell into place and I got my footage.
Full Moon Silhouettes from Mark Gee on Vimeo.
From the magnitude of the visuals, to the intimate stories playing out with the people, to the sheer humbling nature of seeing the awe-inspiring reality of this giant rock in the sky that we so often don’t stop to appreciate, I recommend watching this on the biggest screen you can.