Madonna of Milicka

The trees shed their leaves to help the Madonna walk through the stream on dry feet.

Our Lady

Mary

It is theologically and anthropologically important for woman to be at the center of Christianity. Through Mary, and the other holy women, the feminine element stands at the heart of the Christian religion.

— Pope Benedict XVI.

The Empty Tomb

Crucifixus etiam pro nobis : sub Pontio Pilato passus, et sepultus est. Et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas. Et ascendit in caelum : sedet ad dexteram Patris.

…he was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried, and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father…

Pieta 1876

Painting by William Bouguereau

Irish Kitchen Prayer

Bless us with good food
the gift of gab
and hearty laughter.
may the love
and joy we share
be us ever after.
Amen.