Photina

Photina
n., An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain. v.intr., To rise to the surface, ready to flow; to rise or surge from an inner source. v.tr., To pour forth. adj., In a satisfactory condition; right or proper. interj., Used to introduce a remark, resume a narrative, or fill a pause during conversation; used to express surprise.dictionary.com

Saturday, February 08, 2003

Today is the feast of St. Jerome Emiliani, patron of abandoned children and orphans, and founder of the Order of Clerks Regular of Somascha. The image is simply a portrait of him.

posted by Heidi | 8.2.03

Friday, February 07, 2003

Better late than never...
The Gospel lesson for today was (a bit retrospectively) on the beheading of John the Baptist. The image I chose is simply an icon of the episode.

posted by Heidi | 7.2.03

Thursday, February 06, 2003

Today is the feast of St. Paul Miki and the 26 martyrs of Nagasaki. There is a museum in Nagasaki, Japan dedicated to the martyrs.

posted by Heidi | 6.2.03

Wednesday, February 05, 2003

Today is the feast of St. Agatha, virgin and martyr. Among other things, she is the patron saint of breast cancer survivors. (I'm not going into the reasons why, but if you click on today's image, The Martyrdom of St. Agatha by Giambattista Tiepolo, you can probably figure it out.) You can celebrate her feast by going to The Breast Cancer Site and clicking on the button to fund (simply by clicking) a free mammogram for a woman in need.

posted by Heidi | 5.2.03

Tuesday, February 04, 2003

My head is spinning a bit. I've been noticed by Nihil Obstat--but not for a transgression of my own! I have apparently been added to the St. Blog's Parish Directory a second time. Just how that happened, I do not know. In any case, thank you, Nihil, for the endorsement, yea though the circumstances were rather dubious.

posted by Heidi | 4.2.03

The Gospel for today was one of my favorite stories--the healing of the woman with the hemorrhage and the raising of Jairus' daughter. The image that I chose is a painting of the Raising of Jairus' Daughter by Ilya Repin, a Russian painter of the late nineteenth century.

posted by Heidi | 4.2.03

Monday, February 03, 2003

Today we celebrate the feasts of St. Blaise and St. Ansgar. We have a biography of St. Ansgar from St. Rimbert, who was his companion and successor as bishop.

posted by Heidi | 3.2.03