Santísimo Cristo de las Aguas / Holy Christ of the Waters

Nuestra Señora de la Luz / Our Lady of the Light

San Juan Evangelista / Saint John the Evangelist

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Every year, during lent and a few weeks before, the Holy Week brotherhoods set up an special altar with the procession images. We make this as a special way to celebrate lent. We aldo celebrate triduum in honor of the mystery from The Passion that our holy images represent.

Here are some photos of the altar we put up in my brotherhood just a few weeks ago.

Johannes der Evangelist auf Patmos von Cosimo Tura 

Lorenzo Costa - Saint John the Evangelist. 1480

Touch the wound of Chryste!

Caravaggio - The Incredulity of Saint Thomas

St. John the Evangelist at Patmos, unknown Spanish artist, between 1616 and 1630

me explaining the significance of historical depictions of john the apostle being highly feminine to the emphasis of love as a fundamental value in john's writings and the fact that john was known as christ's beloved apostle to my atheist girlfriend who literally knew nothing about christianity before meeting me as she smiles and nods politely

Happy feast day of St. John the Evangelist! (Dec 27) ✨✝️✨

Saint John the Evangelist - Mateo Cerezo (1655)

The first Marian apparition in history appeared to Saint James the Apostle, the brother of Saint John the Evangelist, on the bank of the river Ebro in Zaragoza, Spain.

Unlike every other recorded apparition, this one took place during the earthly life of the Mother of God.

According to tradition, she had promised Saint James that when he needed it most in his difficult mission to the pagans in today's Spain, she would appear to him to encourage him.

In the year 40 A.D., while praying one night on the bank, the Virgin appeared with the Child Jesus standing on a pillar.

She asked Saint James and his eight disciples to build a church on the site, promising that:

“It will stand from that moment until the end of time in order that God may work miracles and wonders through my intercession for all those who place themselves under my patronage.”

The church of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza is the first church dedicated to Mary in history.

It remains standing to this day, having survived invasions and wars.

During the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939, three bombs were dropped on the church and none of them exploded.

Our Lady is also said to have given the small wooden statue of the apparition to Saint James, which now stands on a pillar in the church.

Nuestra Señora del Pilar is the patron of Spain and all Hispanic peoples.

12 October 1492, the feast of the Virgin of the Pillar, was the day Christopher Colombus first sighted American land and when the first Mass in the Americas was celebrated.

Revealed Religion : Benjamin West. 091 of 100 Bible images

091 Saint John of Patmos called to write the Revelation Saint John the Divine called to write the Revelation. 1797. Oil on five sheets of paper mounted on canvas, itself mounted on wood. 57 7/8 × 26 1/2 ins (147 × 67.3 cms). The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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...Christians— who objectively belong to God—can subjectively experience seasons when their view of self doesn’t line up with the reality of who they are. [Saint John] gives two contrasting phrases: “whenever our heart condemns us” and “if our heart does not condemn us.” Both are possible for a genuine believer. Now, what is the solution to those times when our perception of self condemns us— that is, when we see ourselves as outside salvation? John makes a simple theological contrast between God’s knowledge and ours: “God is greater than our heart, and He knows everything.” This means God knows, better than you do, who you are—everything about you. The ugliest thoughts, the sickest fantasies, the cynicism, the hate, the emotional chaos, the corrupted motivations. He knows better than your own heart knows how undeserving of salvation you are. Yet, there He is, reminding you how Jesus defends sinners like you (1 John 2:1–2), how fear melts away as you realize that God’s love came before yours ever could (4:18–19), and how confident you can be of God’s generous heart when you approach Him (5:13–15). God knows better than you how undeserving you are. This is true of every sinner equally. Yet He insists on proclaiming his love to anyone who will listen. Including you. This is how John compels you to knowledgeable trust in the One Who knows all things as they are.

The second [phrase from John] reiterates the same point. These words close [his] letter: "And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him Who is true; and we are in Him Who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." (1 John 5:20) Where does your understanding come from? The Son of God himself has come and has given us understanding. Your understanding of yourself is not independent certainty, not settled fact that you possess in yourself. No, your knowledge, even of yourself, is dependent on the Son of God coming to earth to give access to knowledge you don’t have on your own. John drives this point home by reminding you of the contrast between you and Jesus: “He is the true God and eternal life.” The true God is the only one in the universe whose knowledge doesn’t depend on anyone else’s. You can’t say that about yourself. Your view of yourself depends on his view of you.

So, how can I know...? It is a struggle to base your confidence not on an internal sense of sureness but on the claims of another. You cannot know with independent certainty. So stop trying to get it by obsessing about your salvation. Stop criticizing yourself for not being able to reach it. Stop panicking because you assume other Christians have it. Stop trying to know things in a way only God can. Instead, trust that when the Apostle John penned these words, God knew your eyes would eventually read an English translation of them. Be willing to bank everything you believe about yourself on what God says about himself—that his heart toward sinners and sufferers is as generous as he claims

Jeremy Pierre

12/27/2022 is Saint John the Evangelist's Day 🌏, National Day of the Victorious Greater Poland Uprising 🇵🇱, National Fruitcake Day 🇺🇲

the roses on the back are a pleasant surprise

Favourite series: 008

directed by Dallas Jenkins(2017-)

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Satan (the dragon; on the left) gives to the beast of the sea (on the right) power represented by a sceptre in a detail of panel III.40 of the medieval French Apocalypse Tapestry, produced between 1377 and 1382.