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Holy Blood
The reliquary containing a glass vial with a piece of cloth drenched in the Precious Blood of Christ, which according to the tradition was kept…
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Bar Iona
Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona… Bar Iona, or the Son of the Dove. And on the formale, which is visible in the photo on the clasp…
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Peter in front of Peter
Benedict XVI passes a statue of St. Peter as he arrives to celebrate a New Year’s Eve vespers service in St. Peter’s Basilica, 2012.
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Papally
If you are pope, sit like a pope! :)
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Papal litter
The last papal coronation, St. Peter’s Square, June 30, 1963. The Holy Father Paul VI, dressed in pontifical Mass vestments instead of a mantum, because…
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Bp. Lefebvre
Episcopal consecration of Father Marcel Lefebvre C.S.Sp. in the St. Christopher’s Church in Tourcoing, September 18, 1947.
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Togo
Togo, the city of Lomé. Barefoot, but in cassocks :)
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Card. Spellman
Cardinal Francis Spellman in liturgical vestments with a spread cassock’s train after a High Pontifical Mass.
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In ruins
The Primate of Poland, August Cardinal Hlond, during the Corpus Christi procession in the ruins of Warsaw destroyed by the Germans, 1946. In March of…
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Valencia
The Corpus Christi procession in Valencia. Its history dates back to 1355, and the route itself has remained virtually unchanged since then. The procession is…
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Through fields
Jules Breton – The Blessing of the Wheat in Artois.
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XL
The exposition of the Blessed Sacrament during the 40 Hours Devotion in Brompton Oratory.
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Benediction
Cardinal Karel Boromejský Kašpar giving the blessing with the Blessed Sacrament.
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La Lechuga
The gold monstrance from the church of St. Ignatius in Bogota, made by José de Galaz at the beginning of the 18th century. Because of…
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Praise, O Sion
Praise, O Sion, praise thy Saviour, Shepherd, Prince, with glad behavior, Praise in hymn and canticle: Sing His glory without measure, For the merit of…
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Pastor Angelicus
Venerable Servant of God Pius XII.
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Tegelen
Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at prayer in the choir, Nazareth convent in Tegelen, the Netherlands. Each of the kneeling sisters has…
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Canon Liegeois
Father Désiré Liegeois, a honorary canon of the Cathedral of Tournai.
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Paul III and St. Ignatius
A part of the painting from the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus in Rome depicting Pope Paul III approving the Formula of the Institute of the…
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Consecration
The episcopal consecration of Adam Stefan Sapieha, Pie Armand Pierre Sabadel O.F.M. Cap. and Gaetano De Lai by Pope Pius X in the Sistine Chapel,…
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Pentecost 2008
Concelebrants spoil the picture, but it is still nice: first of all thanks to the wondrous vestments of pope and deacons. Unfortunately this chasuble, despite…
