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MERCY
Soliloquy translation from "The Merchant of Venice" Act4 - Wm. Shakespeare:The quality of mercy is not strained: it drops on to the world as the gentle rain does – from heaven. It’s doubly blessed. It...
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MERCY IN EUROPE
The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) referred to a voluntary unit providing field nursing services, mainly in hospitals, in the United Kingdom and various other countries in the British Empire.The VAD...
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MERCIFUL NURSE
In the last episode of "Crimson Field" there is a passing reference of a nurse being executed for treason. At the end of this series, it mentions it is dedicated to the memory of EDITH CAVELL. Of...
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MOTHER OF MERCY
Ravensburg, GermanyThe VIRGIN OF MERCYis a subject in Christian Art, showing a group of people sheltering for protection under the outspread cloak of the Virgin Mary. It was especially popular in Italy...
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BIRDS IN A CAGE
For Christmas I received some interesting books related to birds. One of my favorites is BIRDS IN A CAGEby Derek Niemann. Birding in the 1940s was not the popular passion it is today and field guides...
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MERCY STREET
It amazes me how in the literary world themes go in cycles. Within the past few years there has been a run on books relating to WWII especially people who helped saved the Jews and others escaping...
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HOLY SATURDAY THROUGH OUR LIFE
Boris Ansfeld- RussiaIn this YEAR of MERCYI want to take another look at Lent, especially in Holy Week. It seems to me that during Lent, we have always been focused on walking with Jesus in His...
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LAMENTATIONS
Angeles Ballester- SpainAlena AntonovaA common theme in many religious paintings, the 'Lamentation Over the Dead Christ' is not a Biblical theme at all. It does not appear in any of the New Testament...
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LENTEN "SAINT"
I recently came across and interesting but unknown woman who Blessed Teresa of Calcutta called her "Spiritual Powerhouse." JACQUELINE de DECKERwas a social worker born in Belgium to one of Antwerp's...
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HOLY SATURDAY
Oswaldo Guayasamin- EcuadorV. Perlrott-Csaba (Hungary1912)On HOLY SATURDAY, there is no liturgy at all. The Church wants us to have a day of quiet and reflection on what happened yesterday. But...
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TWO HOLY SATURDAY MEN
AfricaWhy is the burial narration so important in the life of Jesus? It proves that Jesus was buried by not one but two influential, respected men who could testify to His death.His death could also be...
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LENTEN ARTIST'S EXPERIENCE
The Polish artist JACEK ROSSAKIEWICZ (b. 1956) said about his art: "In my understanding, to express man's spiritual life is to create art. The subject of the painting doesn’t matter. But the art has...
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PIETA
Charles Ricketts (d. 1931) EnglishLamentations did not appear in art north of the Alps until the 14th century, but then became very popular there, and northern versions further developed the centrality...
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MARY- THE CHURCH'S HOPE
Patricia Trudeau (New York)HOLY SATURDAY has been called the "Second Sabbath" after creation. The day should be the most calm and quiet day of the entire Church year, a day broken by no liturgical...
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DEATH IN LENT
Flowers in the desertDeath of any kind is rarely a welcome experience. You would think we would be used to it watching nature year after year resurrect into glorious spring, after the death of winter....
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IN THE DARK CAVE
Annibale Carracci- 16C. ItalyMost of us live, from time to time, in Holy Saturday. We experience the jubilation of Easter and the stark pain of Good Friday, but those are immediate and momentary. Holy...
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DEATH AND NEW LIFE ON HOLY THURSDAY
It has been a bad few weeks at the monastery with the death of a beloved ewe, a female llama, from our beloved "Mamma Llama", and on Holy Thursday we lost one of our Jersey cows (Lucina) after she...
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SILENCE ON EARTH
Louisa Jenkins- Mt. Angel ORSomething strange is happening – there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth...
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THE EMPTY TOMB - ALLELUIA
Camaroon, Africa''When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the Mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week,...
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DO NOT.....
Jesus in the Garden with Mary Magdalene Donald Jackson- St. John's BibleTHE RISEN ONEUntil his final hour he had neverrefused her anything or turned away,lest she should turn their love to public...
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