Catholic Bibles: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

"Thou art the boast of Jerusalem, the joy of Israel, the pride of our people."

-Judith 15:10

3 comments:

Jerry Mc Kenna said...: Do you know who did this painting?; December 9, 2016 at 9:38 PM
Daniel said...: This is The Immaculate Conception (also known as La Colosol) by Spanish painter Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1650). The original painting is huge, something like 14 feet by 9 feet, I think. Absolutely beautiful.; December 10, 2016 at 10:44 AM
Jerry Mc Kenna said...: Thanks, I have a degree in art and I know a fair amount of paitings, but there are so many Mary Queen of Heaven paintings that it is not possible to look at them all.; December 10, 2016 at 10:10 PM

Prayer of Thomas Merton

My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always, though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.