Archive for December, 2009
December 31, 2009 · Filed under Best Joy, Greatest Happiness · Tagged Happiness, Joy, New Yer, Peace
Joy, Peace and Happiness throughout the Year
Wishing you all the best
of everything
throughout the Year.
Happy New Year To All!
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December 30, 2009 · Filed under National Day, Special Day · Tagged Author, Born 19 June 1861, Died 30 December 1896, Doctor, Hero, José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda, Linguist, National Hero, National Hero of the Philippines, Philippines
Our National Hero - Dr. Jose Rizal
A Special Day to Our National Hero
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda
Doctor/Author/Linguist
June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896
National Hero of the Philippines.
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December 29, 2009 · Filed under Unique Door · Tagged Sigtuna, St. Sophia's Door, Sweeden
St. Sophia's Door of Sigtuna
St. Sophia’s Door of Sigtuna, plundered from Sweden in 1187.
December 27, 2009 · Filed under Good Posing, Happy Elder Women · Tagged Charitable Institution, Elder Women, Golden Acres, Home for the Aged
Golden Acres Elder Women
When I visited the home for the aged, some elders were taking their lunch and some just finished with it. Here’s the picture of some of the elder women in Golden Acres Charitable Institution after their lunch.
December 25, 2009 · Filed under Perfect Happiness, Perfect Joy, Wise Kings · Tagged Blessings, Christmas Day, Earth, Joy, Peace on Earth, Peace to All
The Three Kings
Wishing you the joys
of Christmas
And many blessings
in the New Year
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December 23, 2009 · Filed under More Pilgrims, Renewal of Commitment · Tagged Basilica of St. Paul, Bishiops, Commitment, Milennia, Pilgrims, Place on Earth, ST. Paul, St. Peter, Visit to the Tomb of the Apostoles, Visita ad Limina Apostolorum
Basilica of St. Paul
The Basilica of St. Paul, along with the one of St. Peter, has been visited for over two millennia by more pilgrims than any other place on earth. Every five years, bishops from all over the world make the Visita ad limina Apostolorum—the Visit to the Tombs of the apostles—to renew their commitment in the service of Christ and of his Church.
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December 21, 2009 · Filed under First Church in Rome · Tagged Basilica of St. Mary Major, Blessed Mother, Church in Rome, Council of Ephesus (431), Major, Miracle, Mother of God, Our lady of Snow, Pope Sixtus III, Rome, Virgin Mary
Basilica of St. Mary Major
The Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome was consecrated by Pope Sixtus III in 435 to commemorate the Council of Ephesus (431), where the Virgin Mary was declared Mother of God. Being the first Church in Rome to be dedicated to the Blessed Mother, it was called Major. It is also known as Our Lady of Snow, from a miracle attributed to the Virgin Mary.
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December 18, 2009 · Filed under Holy Man, Servant of God · Tagged Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Bishop of Rome, Catholic Church, Father of all the Faithful, Greek Pappas, John Paul II, Patriarch of the West, Peter, Primate of Italy, Servus Servorum Dei (Servant of the Servants of God), Sovereign of the State of Vatican City, Successor of St. Peter, Supreme Pontiff, The Pope, Vicar of Christ
The Pope
The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church. As Jesus said: “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church” (Matthew 16:18). He is called “Pope,” from the Greek pappas, meaning father, because he is the father of all the faithful. He also holds theses titles: Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome, Successor of St. Peter, Supreme Pontiff, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the State of Vatican City, and Servus Servorum Dei (Servant of the Servants of God).
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December 15, 2009 · Filed under Beautiful Church · Tagged Baptist, Basilica, Basilica of St. John Letran, Church, Church of the Saviour, Emperor Constantine, Evangelist, Letran Mansion, Rome, St. John Letran
Basilica of St. John Lateran
The Basilica of St. John Lateran is the oldest and first in rank of the four great basilicas on Rome. It was built on a piece of land donated by Emperor Constantine the Great in 313. It used to be called the Lateran Mansion. Originally known as the Church of the Saviour, it was later dedicated both John, the Baptist and the Evangelist.
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December 12, 2009 · Filed under Beautiful Chair, Wonderful Altar · Tagged Main Altar, Rome, St. Peter's Basilica, The Chair
The Main Altar and the Chair of St. Peter’s Basilica
My very big wish to see St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome by myself. My dream!
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