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rabbitcruiser · 2 years

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Praça de São Paulo, Lisbon (No. 2)

Cais do Sodré is easily one of Lisbon’s most popular neighborhoods and home to standout hot spots such as the Time Out food court in the Mercado da Ribeira. Located on the river and centralized with the metro, bus, and train station connecting downtown Lisbon to other parts of the city and nearby districts, most visitors find it somewhere on their itineraries. The nightlife, however, continues to be one of the major reasons why people search for Cais do Sodré.

Pink Street’s “facelift” happened in 2011, in an effort to turn the neighborhood’s atmosphere and reputation around. The doors closed on the brothels and run-down bars and opened to welcome cozy cafés and a new kind of nightlife. Like many neglected spots around Lisbon, Rua Nova do Carvalho used its history as a stepping stone instead of as an obstacle, and some of the new bars and venues kept memories from the past, such as fishermen nets and vibrant color schemes, in the décor.

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escapismsworld · 6 months

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Detail of the monument to Sir George. St Paul and his wife in St Lawrence's Church, Snarford, England, 1613

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illustratus · 6 days

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The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St Paul's

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389 · 8 months

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Hagemeier is a former student of the famous Dutch type designer and calligrapher Chris Brand, and he selected DTL Albertina for the lettering. At that time he was working together with Frank E. Blokland on the lettering of the stained-glass windows of the St. Peter Church in the city of Leyden (see also this video). Blokland designed a special version of DTL Albertina with shorter ascenders and descenders, and smaller capitals for the window of the St. Peter and Paul Church.

#typeface #typography #letters #words #god #design #type designer #chris bra #calligraphy #window #glass #stained glass #st peter church #paul church #Hagemeier #u

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mineirando · 2 days

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"Saint George and the Dragon" (1607), by Peter Paul Rubens.

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vox-anglosphere · 5 months

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St Paul's Cathedral - Melbourne's Gothic wonder Down Under

#St Paul's Cathedral #Melbourne #Victoria #Anglican #Australia #church architecture #Gothic revival #sacred space #Down Under #stained glass #tradition #British Commonwealth #Christendom

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huariqueje · 1 year

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Saint Michael with Saint Paul, Night - Peter Brown Hon

British, b. 1967-

Oil on canvas , 40 x 20 in. 102 x 51 cm.

#Peter Brown Hon #british artist #city nocturne #bathroom interior #church #St Michael & St Paul

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wandering-italy · 2 months

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Saint Paul outside the Walls (San Paolo fuori le Mura), Rome

Feb 18, 2024

#italia #italy #architecture #original photography #photography #travel #lensblr #photographers on tumblr #historical architecture #church #church architecture #st Paul #Rome #Roma #wanderingjana

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mayflowerofmary · 11 months

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Why do women veil in church?

As a kid, I would observe it among the older women attending Mass. I didn't like it. I thought it was some weird, dated thing and so I had no interest. After all, it would mess up my hair!

It wasn't until I started the Latin Mass more regularly that I grew more open to it, but I still wasn't into the veiling thing. What was the point of it anyway?

Finally, a friend went ahead and bought one for me, as a way to gently nudge me to try it. A delicate, white infinity veil (white at the time 😅). I'd never worn one before. How was I supposed to wear it? But for my friend's sake, I did give it a try. And (in my vanity, ironically) once I realized how pretty I felt in it, I thought, "Hmm, maybe this veiling thing isn't so bad." And so, from then on, I started veiling. But I still didn't get why.

Yet the more I went to this Latin Mass I'd discovered, the more I bonded with the community at my church, the more I saw the beautiful piety of the other women veiling… There was a gradual change in me. I intuitively began to understand it's not about how we look, it's not about us at all. We come to church for God.

I tried to ask around, I even watched videos, looking for explanation for veiling that made sense to me. I knew that it was right, yet if you asked me, I couldn't explain why.

But now, after a long time, I get it. Here's a way to explain it that helped me the most:

Old fashioned etiquette decreed that men take their hats off as a sign of respect, whether it be when entering someone's house, greeting a boss, in the presence of a lady, or entering a Christian church. Why? Because hats identified social standing throughout history. It was a sign of deference.

This is especially important when entering a Catholic church, God's house, where He is present on the altar. Men remove their hats to show that they submit their God-given authority to Him Who holds the highest authority.

So then why do women do the opposite and cover their hair??

Ladies, we know that how our hair looks is very important! I can't tell you how much time I've spent getting my hair ready for work, church, dances, whatever the occasion! "Hair is a woman's glory." Women are one of God's most beautiful creations. It's written on our hearts by Him to want to be beautiful. But at church, it's all about God, remember? And so, a woman covering her hair is relatively the same thing as a man removing his hat. It's a sign of deference to God when in His house, covering our hair so as not to be a distraction when we're all gathered to lift our eyes to God and glorify Him alone.

One last note: This isn't actually just some out-dated tradition. It's biblical. St. Paul writes about women veiling in prayer. (1 Corinthians 11:7-9)

#catholic aesthetic #christianity #catholic academia #veiling #chapel veil #st paul #corinthians #church #latin mass #bible #biblical #mary's mayflower #mayflower of mary #prayer #christian veiling #head covering

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truedevotiondesign · 6 months

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St. Pope John Paul II Rosary

#john paul ii #st pope john paul ii #october #october birthstone #jesus #mary #catholic #christian #rosary #catholic rosary #catholic church #pink #hndmdbystephanie #etsy

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momentsbeforemass · 3 months

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They say

We all know that there are things that come between us and God.

Whether it’s an addiction. Or a toxic relationship. Or our politics.

Something as retro as one of the seven deadlies. Or something subtle as our own anger or negativity.

When something comes between us and God. The hardest part isn’t always dealing with whatever has come between us and God.

Sometimes the hardest part is dealing with other people. And their perception of us.

That is, whatever we were doing that got us off track? People get used to us being someone who does that. So much so, that’s how they define us. To them, that’s who we are.

“You thought he wasn’t going to do that? Oh, that’s just him.”

“She always says stuff like that. That’s why I quit following her.”

Which can be a huge problem when we finally decide to deal with whatever has come between us and God.

You would think that people would welcome the change. After all, when something comes between us and God, you and I aren’t the only ones that get hit by the fallout from that. It impacts everyone around us. At a minimum.

Given that, you’d think that their response would be something like, “that’s great, how can I help?” Or at least, “it’s about time.”

Instead, we get pushback. It’s almost like people are saying to us, “That’s your box. Don’t you dare try to crawl out of it. That’s who you are.”

Which is why today’s first reading (about the conversion of St. Paul) is so important.

Because this is exactly what happens to St. Paul.

God tells Ananias to go to Saul (Paul’s name before his conversion) and heal him. Ananias is a believer. He’s a good guy. But he still pushes back,

“Lord, I have heard from many sources about this man, what evil things he has done…”

And God’s response? God doesn’t waste time with what “they say.”

Because that’s what Ananias is throwing at God. A fancy version of “they say.”

There are a lot of reasons why God doesn’t waste time with what “they say.” First, God is, well, God. God already knows all of it. None of the evil things that have been told to Ananias thirdhand are news to God.

But more importantly, that’s not how God sees Saul. God doesn’t see Saul as the subject of rumors. As someone rightly on the receiving end of tales that grow worse with the telling.

As God tells Ananias, “this man is a chosen instrument of mine.”

Translation, God doesn’t just put up with Saul. God chooses Saul. Because God sees who he really is.

God sees the Paul that He made him to be. Because God has a plan for his life.

And all of that, because Saul took his first stumbling step towards God. His first step away from everything that he had put between himself and God. His first step towards Home.

It’s not unusual. This is just who God is. And how overjoyed God is, when we take our first stumbling step towards Him.

When God sees us taking that first stumbling step towards Him, towards becoming who He made us to be, God rejoices. And claims us as His own.

God turns to the angels and says, “See that? You know who that is? This woman is a chosen instrument of mine. This man is a chosen instrument of mine.”

It happens every time. When we take our first step away from everything that we’ve put between ourselves and God.

It happens every time. When we take our first step towards Home.

Because God doesn’t waste time with what “they say.”

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#They say #Gossip #Getting between you and God #Other People #God #Jesus #Catholic #Christian #Church #St. Paul #Moments Before Mass

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rabbitcruiser · 1 year

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Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.

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fezzian · 4 months

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in heaven everything is fine

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davidnajewiczphotography · 1 year

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St Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA - interesting organ pipe arrangement - beautiful symmetry

#pittsburgh #st paul cathedral #church #organ pipe #original photography #photographers on tumblr

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vox-anglosphere · 2 months

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The bomb penetrated both domes but miraculously did not explode.

#St Paul's Cathedral #The Blitz #WWII #air raids #Luftwaffe #baroque architecture #English cathedrals #Church of England #sacred space #Old London #The City #bomb damage #UK

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stairnaheireann · 9 days

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The Pursuit of Robert Emmet’s Grave

O! BREATHE not his name! let it sleep in the shade, Where cold and unhonoured his relics are laid; Sad, silent, and dark be the tears that we shed, As the night dew that falls on the grave o’er his head. But the night dew that falls, though in silence it weeps, Shall brighten with verdure the grave where he sleeps; And the tear that we shed, though in secret it rolls, Shall long keep his memory…

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