Calling the captives to freedom

Calling the captives to freedom

+ Calling : When we know who is calling, our response correlates to his person and place. He who calls is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, who created everything seen and unseen” For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever....
The Virgin Mary & a sword through her own soul

The Virgin Mary & a sword through her own soul

The Descent from the cross (fragment) By: Duccio di Buoninsegna, Circa 1308-1311, Tempera on wood, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena, Italy Perhaps the words of Simeon inspired by the Holy Spirit kept ringing in Virgin Mary’s ears from the time she went with...
Lift up your hearts

Lift up your hearts

+The heart and God: In the beginning of the mass, the priest prays facing the congregation saying : The lord be with you all,  then he asks them saying : Lift up your hearts, the congregation then replies : We have them with the Lord. After that the priest calls for...