Aleteia: Maybe not as famous as Sammartino’s 1753 Veiled Christ, Giovanni Strazza’s Veiled Virgin is another exceptional sculpture, featuring a human figure covered with a transparent shroud carved out of the very same marble block shared with the rest of the statue. The sculptor’s mastery, able to make the veil covering the head of the Virgin seem in fact “transparent,” earned this piece a well-deserved place in the history of Western sculpture. More here with picture.
A Gem of Art: The Veiled Virgin
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“After a somewhat worldly life, he was struck down one day by lightning while riding on a horse. He cried out to God, like Saint Paul, “Lord, what wilt Thou have me do?” He heard a voice from Heaven saying to him, “Turn from evil unto good.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“It was he who baptized the eunuch of Queen Candace, of Ethiopia, to let us know how much God values every soul of good will, no matter how socially low or useless he may be according to the standards of the world.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“At seventy-five, he set out with fifty-two companions to finish his work in the conversion of Friesland. Saint Boniface and all his companions were martyred there by the pagans. Saint Boniface was killed while he was putting on his vestments to say Mass.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.We are excited to announce that Mr. Hugh Owen has been added to the lineup of speakers for our Fall Conference! https://t.co/mDMXnkutLX via @SBC_Catholic3 days ago 0 4
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.What’s in that Prayer? The Collect for Trinity Sunday
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