Krysia
@krysiab.bsky.social
Expat in Europe. Returned Catholic. History, art, archeology. Mozart, Puccini.
Two new thoughts came to me hearing today's gospel (Matthew 14:13-21) 1. Jesus is mourning John, and goes to be alone. 2. The passage says nothing about Jesus teaching this crowd. He spends the time healing them, just being there with them and then feeding them.
Just 10 days 1 hour until the Solar Eclipse begins. My view will start about 90 minutes later. 🔭 🧪 www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/sola...
Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026
Total solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, 2026: Where and when is the Sun eclipse visible? Path map, animation, and local times.
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2 August Saint of the Day: St. Pierre Favre ("Peter Faber") 1506-1544 At the University of Paris, roommate of future Sts. Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier; all three were the earliest Jesuits. Missionary to Spain and Portugal. #Catholic www.marquette.edu/faber-center...
Happy Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola From a battlefield injury in Pamplona to founding the Jesuits, Ignatius transformed a painful recovery into a discovery of spiritual discernment. Today, take a quiet moment to pray the Examen, reflect on your journey, and see where God is inviting you to serve.
#OTD 31st July 1556 Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish priest, theologian and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) died in Rome. #IgnatiusLoyola #Theologian #SocietyofJesus #Jesuits #Spain #History
Mij spreekt de blomme een tale, mij is het kruid beleefd, mij groet het altemale, dat God geschapen heeft! Guido gezelle (1830-1899) uit: Kleengedichtjes
To be #Catholic is to practice solidarity and work for justice in the world. Proud to have led a prayer at a rally for two nurses illegally fired for leafleting. #union #UnionStrong
July 25, St James with his pilgrim's staff and characteristically Christ-like face. Detail from an altarpiece by Ghirlandaio, 1493, the year before the painter died at age 45. Galleria dell'Accademia #Painting #SaintOfTheDay
'Cristo y Santa María Magdalena en la tumba' Creación de 1638. Técnica: Óleo sobre tabla. Dimensiones: 61 × 50 cm. Ubicación: Royal Collection Trust, Reino Unido. Autor: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn neerlandés, 1606-1669) #arts #paintings
'Cultivating the cosmic tree' by Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) German Benedictine abbess, artist, writer, composer, philosopher #WomensArt
Lord #JesusChrist, meek & humble of heart, you offer to those who follow you a yoke that is good to bear, a burden that is light. Accept, we beg you, our #prayer & work of this day, & grant us the rest we need that we may be ever more willing to serve you. #Compline #NightPrayer
"The good news of Christianity is wonderful. It tells us that our bodies are not obstacles but a means of being close to each other." Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe: 'Being Christian Means Being Alive'
Being Christian Means Being Alive
Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe discusses his six decades as a Dominican and the point of being a Christian today.
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Dit reusachtig grote meesterwerk met de Aanbidding der wijzen (424 × 290 cm) schilderde de Utrechtse meester Abraham Bloemaert in 1623 voor de jezuïeten-kerk in Brussel 💒 In 1773 verdween het naar Wenen en in 1811 werd het meegenomen door Napoleon ⚔️ Nu hangt het in Musée de Grenoble 🇫🇷
Na een ingrijpende renovatie opende het vernieuwde Valkhof Museum In Nijmegen opnieuw zijn deuren. Het gebouw werd lichter, duurzamer en transparanter, met een ruime entree, museumwinkel en café. Binnen ontmoeten geschiedenis, kunst en actuele thema’s elkaar. Gisteren bezocht ik het museum. 1/3
Op 16 juli wordt in de Lokhorstkerk in #Leiden de Visitatio Marie Magdalene gezongen. 🎶 Een Gregoriaans spel over het bezoek van Maria Magdalena aan het graf van Jezus. ❤️🔥 Overgeleverd in een 15e-eeuws handschrift uit de Benedictinessenabdij voor adellijke vrouwen in Rijnsburg 💒 👉 key2singing.nl
"Do not be afraid! And do not think that you are alone in this task. I am with you; the Church is with you. Place your trust in Jesus." #PopeLeoXIV #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove #RebuildMyChurch www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope to Iraqi youth: Be Christ's light and hope in a wounded world - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV encourages young Iraqi Christians gathered in Ankawa to become missionaries of faith, love and hope, urging them to be Christ's light and ...
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Paraguay has been referred to as 'The Jesuit Republic of Paraguay', due to the 17th/18th century Guaraní 'Reductions' (as depicted in 'The Mission').
2/2 Sheaf of wheat (bread) & vase covered w grapevine pattern (wine) signal how you too can have access to miraculous child. That crazy early Netherlandish disguised symbolism! No wonder Portinari's wanted Hugo to paint their altarpiece.
The Jesuit Curia @JesuitsGlobal asked me for my memories of my encounters with Pope Francis as part of their series "Pope Francis: In memoriam." www.jesuits.global/pope-francis...
James Martin, SJ | The Society of Jesus
“I did not know Pope Francis as well as many others did. Certainly not as well as some mutual friends who had known him since his days as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Nor did I know him as well as ...
jesuits.global
This 1679 “Sabionari” Stradivarius is the only playable guitar by Antonio Stradivari left in this world.🤗 So take just a moment to hear a sound that’s well over 300 years old! @55SweetThing #globalmuseum #music #guitar #Stradivarius
The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Midsummer Day) liturgical-calendar.com/en/Episcopal... Artemisia Gentileschi, Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1635, Museum of the Prado, Madrid.
. ✨✨✨🎵🎶🌤🎶🎵✨✨✨ RISE & SHINE Good Morning Bluesky Friends 🐝🐝🐝🌺🌸🌞🌸🌺🐝🐝🐝 . For 아빠, Daddy .
Paul Simon - Father And Daughter (Official Video)
YouTube video by PaulSimonVEVO
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It's an Orangey Sky. Saturday's Chicago sunset from across Lake Michigan.
Convent lending formed part of the everyday functioning of Vienna’s economy in the 15th century.
Before banks, nuns lent money: how convents helped power medieval Vienna’s economy
Convent lending formed part of the everyday functioning of Vienna’s economy in the 15th century.
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