Sunday, April 23, 2017

Divine Mercy Sunday


Eternal Father,
I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity
of Your dearly beloved Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
in atonement for our sins
and those of the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion
have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Link to the EWTN Divine Mercy Chaplet page, which also includes links to the background of the devotion  and the novena:

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Victor King, Ever Reigning

Alleluia! He is risen!

The Resurrection, Fra Bartolommeo, 1516


Wishing all a beautiful and blessed Easter.

Friday, April 14, 2017

Behold


Agnus Dei, Francisco de Zuburán, 1635-40

Readings for Good Friday of the Lord's Passion

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/041417.cfm

Christ Crucified, Diego Velázquez, 1632

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You, because by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world.

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Boxador

a.k.a. Luka's First Pup Portrait


And the real (even more beautiful) Luka, our new Boxer/Lab mix fur boy, when we brought him home at 10 weeks:


and at 17 and, yesterday, 18 weeks:



Thank you, Lord, for our wonderful new family member.