#Catherine Mede

[the-last-tsar]

"The woman who was closest to Alexander was his sister Catherine - "Catiche", snub-nosed but thick-haired, full-lipped and energetic. Calling her his "Absurd little mad thing" and for her Turkish looks, "Bisiam", he told her, "If you are a mad thing, you are the most delicious one that ever existed. I adore you!". She was eleven years younger and brought up after Alexander had long since left home. She was both familiar and stranger. "You've mede a conquest of me and I am mad about you!" he wrote to her in september 1805. "I love few things in the world like my Bisiam. Farewell light of my eyes, adored of my heart, pole-star of the age, wonder of Nature or better than all these, Bisiam Bisiamovna with the snub nose... on which I press the tenderest of kisses.""

The Romanovs - 1613-1918 | Simon S. Montefiore.

[thomasmartinnutt]

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[thedeadthree]

— OC NAME MEANINGS

i was tagged by the loveliest @chuckhansen, @leviiackrman, @honeysides, @loriane-elmuerto , @scungilliwoman, @johnnycranes and @preachercuster to share the meanings of my ocs names! thank you dears ur all the sweetest!

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POLINA is a russian, ukrainian, bulgarian and greek form of paulina/apollinarya. paulina, has origins meaning "small" or "humble" in latin. apollinarya originates from apollo meaning strength, father lion or light, and “to destroy” and the name of greek god of sun and light.

VELICHKOVA is the feminine form of velichkov meaning “son of velichko” derived from the slavic word veliku meaning “great” polina changes her surname from her mother's maiden name VODENICHAROVA (meaning “miller" in bulgarian) after being accepted as her father’s daughter and heir.

THALASSIA is of greek origin from the word thalassa, meaning “the sea.” and represents the personification of the sea, namely, the mediterranean. and is sometimes considered the mother of aphrodite. ISET means “(she) of the throne” and is associated with the goddess of sky and nature in egyptian mythology.

MEDE is most likely derived from the anglo-saxon word meaning “meadow.” this was the name chosen by the once known royal family of the shuriman empire. a near millennia ago, it was adopted after their departure from their ancestral home, following the betrayal and assassination of their ancestor azir, the god emperor of shurima. and consequentially, the fall of their empire as a result.

BELLONA is of roman mythological origin meaning “to fight” this was the name of the roman goddess of war, a companion of mars. GIOVANA is the portuguese brazilian variant of the italian name giovanna, which originates from the name john that means, “god is gracious”

BANCROFT is derived from old English bean meaning “bean” and croft meaning “small enclosed field"

ZELDA is the short form of the english name griselda that adopts the germainic elements gris “grey” and hild “battle.” this was the name of a patient wife in medieval folklore. zelda would be more associated with the battle portion than being a patient wife if anyone who knows her can attest to that... maybe someday. that day will not be anytime soon if she can help it.

EXPÓSITO is the spanish cognate of esposito that means "exposed" in italian.

MORGAINE is the french form of morgan which means “born of the sea.” and is associated with the arthurian sorceress morgan le fay. morg's mom was a computer hacker based out of new reno, and found the name from a login of the last user of a computer she hacked while on a job. it fits her though, she’s widely known for her beautifully enchanting voice in the mojave that can charm the hardest of hearts.

MOONE is a given name and a variant of word and name moon. it has origins in the old english mōna. and was also the last name of the last user on that computer.

YELENA is the russian form of the name helen, originating from hellene meaning “torch,” “corposant,” or the related name selene meaning, “moon.” james’ grandmother was named helen and catherine’s family had come by submarine to the capital wasteland from russia on a research mission into the mutations of the flora and fauna as a result from the nuclear warheads.

VORONIN is derived from russian vorona meaning "crow".

LÍADÁIN is of irish origin, the meaning possibly originates from líath meaning “grey” in an old tale it was the name of a poet turned nun, but missed her lover cuirithir to the point she died of grief.

EDELGARD is a german name derived from the germainic elements adal “noble” and gard “enclosure.” the majority of her mother sibylla’s family resides in berlin and she was named after her great aunt, a pianist and student of the great composer and pianist himself johannes brahms. musical talent truly runs through her veins. HEDY is a german and dutch name that means “battle” and “combat” her parents decided on the name as a nod to eddie's german and dutch heritage.

VANDERWEYDEN is of dutch origin and is a variation of van der weijden meaning “from the meadows.” her father lourens and the entirety of his handsomely wealthy family live in amsterdam and rotterdam, primarily the former.

[roman-catholic-mass-readings]

25th November >> Mass Readings (USA)

Thursday, Thirty Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

or 

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr

or 

Thanksgiving Day.

Thursday, Thirty Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

(Liturgical Colour: Green)

First Reading

Daniel 6:12-28

My God has sent his angel and closed the lions’ mouths.

Some men rushed into the upper chamber of Daniel’s home and found him praying and pleading before his God. Then they went to remind the king about the prohibition: “Did you not decree, O king, that no one is to address a petition to god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king; otherwise he shall be cast into a den of lions?” The king answered them, “The decree is absolute, irrevocable under the Mede and Persian law.” To this they replied, “Daniel, the Jewish exile, has paid no attention to you, O king, or to the decree you issued; three times a day he offers his prayer.” The king was deeply grieved at this news and he made up his mind to save Daniel; he worked till sunset to rescue him. But these men insisted. They said, “Keep in mind, O king, that under the Mede and Persian law every royal prohibition or decree is irrevocable.” So the king ordered Daniel to be brought and cast into the lions’ den. To Daniel he said, “May your God, whom you serve so constantly, save you.” To forestall any tampering, the king sealed with his own ring and the rings of the lords the stone that had been brought to block the opening of the den.

   Then the king returned to his palace for the night; he refused to eat and he dismissed the entertainers. Since sleep was impossible for him, the king rose very early the next morning and hastened to the lions’ den. As he drew near, he cried out to Daniel sorrowfully, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has the God whom you serve so constantly been able to save you from the lions?” Daniel answered the king: “O king, live forever! My God has sent his angel and closed the lions’ mouths so that they have not hurt me. For I have been found innocent before him; neither to you have I done any harm, O king!” This gave the king great joy. At his order Daniel was removed from the den, unhurt because he trusted in his God. The king then ordered the men who had accused Daniel, along with their children and their wives, to be cast into the lions’ den. Before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

   Then King Darius wrote to the nations and peoples of every language, wherever they dwell on the earth:  “All peace to you! I decree that throughout my royal domain the God of Daniel is to be reverenced and feared:

“For he is the living God, enduring forever;    his Kingdom shall not be destroyed,    and his dominion shall be without end. He is a deliverer and savior,    working signs and wonders in heaven and on earth,    and he delivered Daniel from the lions’ power.”

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Daniel 3:68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

R/ Give glory and eternal praise to him.

“Dew and rain, bless the Lord;    praise and exalt him above all forever.”

R/ Give glory and eternal praise to him.

“Frost and chill, bless the Lord;    praise and exalt him above all forever.”

R/ Give glory and eternal praise to him.

“Ice and snow, bless the Lord;    praise and exalt him above all forever.”

R/ Give glory and eternal praise to him.

“Nights and days, bless the Lord;    praise and exalt him above all forever.”

R/ Give glory and eternal praise to him.

“Light and darkness, bless the Lord;    praise and exalt him above all forever.”

R/ Give glory and eternal praise to him.

“Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord;    praise and exalt him above all forever.”

R/ Give glory and eternal praise to him.

“Let the earth bless the Lord,    praise and exalt him above all forever.”

R/ Give glory and eternal praise to him.

Gospel Acclamation

Luke 21:28

Alleluia, alleluia. Stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Luke 21:20-28

Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Jesus said to his disciples: “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, know that its desolation is at hand. Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. Let those within the city escape from it, and let those in the countryside not enter the city, for these days are the time of punishment when all the Scriptures are fulfilled. Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for a terrible calamity will come upon the earth and a wrathful judgment upon this people. They will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken as captives to all the Gentiles; and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

   “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.”

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr

(Liturgical Colour: Red)

(Readings for the memorial)

(There is a choice today between the readings for the ferial day (Thursday) and those for the memorial. The ferial readings are recommended unless pastoral reasons suggest otherwise)

First Reading

Revelation 21:5-7

The victor will inherit these gifts.

The One who was seated on the throne said: “Behold, I make all things new.” Then he said, “Write these words down, for they are trustworthy and true.” He said to me, “They are accomplished. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give a gift from the spring of life-giving water. The victor will inherit these gifts, and I shall be his God, and he will be my son.”

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 124:2-3, 4-5, 7-8

R/ Our soul has escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare.

Had not the LORD been with us–    when men rose up against us, Then would they have swallowed us alive,    when their fury was inflamed against us.

R/ Our soul has escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare.

Then would the waters have overwhelmed us; The torrent would have swept over us;    over us then would have swept    the raging waters.

R/ Our soul has escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare.

Broken was the snare,    and we were freed. Our help is in the name of the LORD,    who made heaven and earth.

R/ Our soul has escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare.

Gospel Acclamation

Matthew 5:10

Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Alleluia, alleluia.

Or:

John 17:19

Alleluia, alleluia. I consecrate myself for them, so that they also may be consecrated in the truth. Alleluia, alleluia.

Or:

2 Corinthians 1:3b-4a

Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed be the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement, who encourages us in our every affliction. Alleluia, alleluia.

Or:

James 1:12

Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed is the man who perseveres in temptation, for when he has been proved he will receive the crown of life. Alleluia, alleluia.

Or:

1 Peter 4:14

Alleluia, alleluia. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of God rests upon you. Alleluia, alleluia.

Or:

see Te Deum

Alleluia, alleluia. We praise you, O God, we acclaim you as Lord; the white-robed army of martyrs praise you. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Matthew 10:28-33

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body.

Jesus said to his Apostles: “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.”

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Thanksgiving Day

(Readings for the memorial)

(There is a choice today between the readings for the ferial day (Thursday) and those for the memorial. The ferial readings are recommended unless pastoral reasons suggest otherwise)

First Reading

Sirach 50:22-24

And now, bless the God of all, who has done wondrous things on earth; Who fosters people’s growth from their mother’s womb, and fashions them according to his will! May he grant you joy of heart and may peace abide among you; May his goodness toward us endure in Israel to deliver us in our days.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11

R/ I will praise your name for ever, Lord.

Every day will I bless you,    and I will praise your name forever and ever. Great is the LORD and highly to be praised;    his greatness is unsearchable.

R/ I will praise your name for ever, Lord.

Generation after generation praises your works    and proclaims your might. They speak of the splendor of your glorious majesty    and tell of your wondrous works.

R/ I will praise your name for ever, Lord.

They discourse of the power of your terrible deeds    and declare your greatness. They publish the fame of your abundant goodness    and joyfully sing of your justice.

R/ I will praise your name for ever, Lord.

The LORD is gracious and merciful,    slow to anger and of great kindness. The LORD is good to all    and compassionate toward all his works.

R/ I will praise your name for ever, Lord.

Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,    and let your faithful ones bless you. Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom    and speak of your might.

R/ I will praise your name for ever, Lord.

Second Reading

1 Corinthians 1:3–9

We wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Brothers and sisters: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

   I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge, as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you, so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Alleluia, alleluia. In all circumstances, give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Luke 17:11-19

Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?

As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when he saw them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.”

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

[annatorvswife]

Could you make a list of favorite milfs? Either real life or fictional. I legitimately want this for research. (For stories) I also wanna look at pretty ladies in their 30s+

oh omg…. what an honor!!

your friends mom type milf, the real true milf: maria doyle kennedy, angela bassett, julia louis-dreyfus, jamie lee curtis, meryl streep, tracee ellis ross, sandra oh, lena olin, petra mede, olivia colman, viola davis

your general milf: anna torv, jennifer hudson, elizabeth mitchell, julianne moore, lucy liu, cate blanchett, jodie whittaker, vanessa l. williams, kelly mccreary, laura dern, naomi watts, jennifer aniston, vera farmiga, taraji p. henson, salma hayek, penélope cruz, catherine zeta-jones, drew barrymore, constance wu, gillian anderson, sandra bullock, nicole kidman…

(norwegian milfs bc i dont get to mention them ever: kari bremnes, ane dahl torp, kari slaatsveen, nadia hasnaoui, ine jansen, kjersti bergesen, hege schøyen, haddy n’jie, solveig kloppen, marian saastad ottesen, helene uri, line verndal) 

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[Ed. note: we are very grateful to Dr. Patricia Stoop, visiting Brueghel Chair at the University of Pennsylvania / Universiteit Antwerpen for contributing this post.]

At the beginning of this year, the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts of the University of Pennsylvania purchased a unique and fascinating woodblock (c. 12.5 × 9.5 inches). Apart from the fact that for mysterious reasons over the course of time, a strip of about half an inch was cut off from the left end of the block—this was already the case when it belonged to a private owner in Eindhoven (Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands) in the 1950s—the woodblock is in excellent condition.

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Woodblock (UPenn Object Coll. Box 27)

Image from M. de Meyer, “Een oude bedevaartprent van Scherpenheuvel” in Volkskunde 13 nr. 3, 1954, p144

The devotional print is related to Scherpenheuvel (literally ‘Sharp Hill’, most often called ‘Montaigu’ after the French), which since the beginning of the seventeenth century was the main pilgrimage center in the Habsburg Low Countries. Its cult goes back to at least the beginning of the fourteenth century. In his continuation of the Spiegel Historiael the Brabantine priest and author Lodewijk van Velthem (c. 1260/75–after 1317) mentions a holy oak, which had the form of a cross and stood on the hilltop between the towns of Diest and Zichem, where he was ordained as a priest. The tree was worshipped because of the healing powers ascribed to it:

Van ere eyken die men anebede. LVII.

In desen tiden was ganginge mede Tuscen Zichgem ende Diest der stede Rechte bi na te middewarde. Daer dede menich sine bedevarde Tot ere eyken, dat si u cont, Die alse .i. cruse gewassen stont Met .ii. rayen gaende uut. Daer menich quam overluut, Die daer ane hinc scerpe ende staf Ende seide dat hi genesen waer daer af. Som [s]liepense onder den boem. Dus quam hem voren in haren droem Datsi vanden boem genasen. Aldus so quamen daer die dwasen, Ende die waren meest siec vanden rede, Ende vele verlorne daer optie stede. Dit duerde wel .i. half jaer, Sodat menige scerpe hinc daer Ende menich staf anden boem.

On an oak that was worshipped. Chapter 57.

In these days pilgrimage took place to a place almost in the middle between Zichem and Diest. Many went on pilgrimage there to an oak, that as you should know was grown in the form of a cross with two diverging branches. Apparently many put their pilgrim bag and their cane on the tree and said that they were cured thereof. Some slept underneath the tree. They believed that in their dreams they were healed by the tree. Thus the fools came there, mostly sick of mind, and lost many belongings in that place. This took place definitely for half a year so that many pilgrim bags and many canes hung there on the tree.

(Book 4, Chapter 57, ll. 4256–74)

Not too long after Velthem’s disapproving observation, a small statue of the Virgin Mary was placed in the cross-shaped tree. According to the legend, a shepherd had noticed around 1415 that the statue had fallen down. When he lifted it up in order to take it home, he was unable to move. Only when his master, who was worried because the shepherd had not returned home after work, put the statue of the Virgin back into the tree, was the servant able to move again. In this way the Virgin had shown the spiritual importance of the place. In the woodblock the shepherd is depicted in the lower left corner: he is identified by the French word berger, which indicates that the prints to be produced from this block were intended for a French-speaking audience.

After the miracle with the shepherd, the site was frequented by inhabitants of the surrounding villages whenever they were sick or a member of their family suffered from illness or pain. As suggested in the short passage from the text by Velthem, the pilgrims hung their support aids on the tree when they did not need them any longer: in October 1603 the tree counted no less than 135 canes. But there was also a lively trade in ex-votos: pilgrims could buy representations in gold, silver or tin of the body parts that were cured or needed healing (in the last case it was believed that the representation of the ill limb would take over the disease). These votive offerings were left hanging on the holy tree, as can be seen in the image above the radiant aureole in which the Virgin is depicted.

In the 1580s Scherpenheuvel found itself in the midst of the battlefields of the Dutch Revolt (1568–1648). While occupied by Protestant forces of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands between 1580 and 1583, the statue of the Virgin fell victim to an act of iconoclasm and was removed. After the town was retaken by the Spanish army, the cult was restored in 1587 by the parishioners of Zichem. (This town is represented in the woodblock both by the striped coat of arms at the left end of the woodblock and the stag with the crucifix at the right end of the block, which refers to St Eustachius, the town’s patron saint). By that time the site also had a strong appeal to Spanish soldiers who were wounded or infected by diseases. Via them, stories of miraculous healings spread all the way to France and the north of Spain. One of the people who benefited from these miraculous healings is represented centrally in the lower edge of the woodblock. Hans Clements—or Jean Clement as he is called on the woodblock (both names are derived from the Latin name Johannes)—, citizen of Lucerne in Switzerland, was born crippled. He traveled throughout the Netherlands on this knees, begging, until he arrived in Scherpenheuvel where the Virgin Mary finally answered his prayers and cured his disability.

The story about Hans (or Jean) Clements is one of the most famous miracles that happened in Scherpenheuvel in 1603 and 1604. It is extensively described by Philips Numan (c. 1550–1627), humanist writer and town secretary of Brussels, in his collection of miracles ascribed to Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel: Historie van de mirakelen die onlancx in grooten ghetale ghebeurt zijn door die intercessie ende voer bidden van die H. Maget Maria op een plaetse genoemt Scherpen heuvel by die Stadt van Sichen in Brabant [History of the miracles that happened recently in large numbers by the intercession and mediation of the Holy Virgin Mary in a place named Scherpenheuvel near the city of Zichem in Brabant]. Numan collected the miracles by order of the archbishop of Mechelen, Mathias Hovius (1542–1620). The first edition was printed in Louvain by Rutger Velpius in 1604. The image below is taken from the third edition printed by the same printer in 1606. Besides the publication in Dutch, Numan wrote a French version for the local nobility and a Spanish one intended for the court. Not much later an English translation was printed (1606). A Latin version was published by the famous humanist Justus Lipsius (1605).

The third edition of the Historie van de mirakelen (Brussels: Rutgeert Velpius, 1606). Copperplate engraving. Copy of the Heritage Library of the Ruusbroec Institute, Antwerpen, RG 3091 I 13. In the middle Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel is depicted in the same radiant aureole as can be found on the woodblock. She is accompanied by Hans Clemens to her right and Catherine du Bus, who is exclaiming the message of the devil.

The second great miracle is depicted in the lower left corner of the woodblock: there we see a woman on her knees, her arms spread while she expresses the message of the devil. The woman is identified as Catherine du Bus, a woman from Lille, France, who was able to speak Hebrew and Greek, although she never studied those languages, a clear sign that she was possessed by the devil. While being exorcized, she made predictions about the siege of the city of Ostend, which at the time was occupied by the Dutch rebels. During the process, which initially failed a number of times, the devil—in both the woodblock and the copperplate engraving he is pictured in a speech balloon—via Catherine’s mouth shouted to eyewitnesses that they were wrong in believing that the Spaniards would be able to win the siege. After eating a fragment of the oak tree of Scherpenheuvel, however, the devil was forced out, and on 22 September 1604 the Royal Spanish troops of Archduke Albert of Austria (1559–1621) took over Ostend, all thanks to the intervention of the Virgin of Scherpenheuvel.

Miracles like these established the fame of Scherpenheuvel as a pilgrimage site on a greater level than a regional one. In 1603, after they had heard that the Virgin had wept blood, the Archduke and his wife Isabella (1566–1633), who are depicted in the lower right corner of the woodblock (which is quite exceptional in devotional prints from Scherpenheuvel), visited the place for the first time and took it under their protection. In order to spread the devotion, books such as Numan’s and other devotional representations were mass produced. In the meantime a small wooden chapel was built for the statue of the Virgin in front of the oak in 1602. As we see in Velthem’s text, the worshipping of a tree was not much appreciated by the Catholic priests. Only two years later this wooden chapel was replaced by a larger, stone version. Likely it is this chapel that is depicted on the woodcut. In 1607 Albrecht and Isabella, out of gratitude for the expulsion of the Calvinists from the Southern Low Countries, decided that Scherpenheuvel had to be transformed into a fully-fledged pilgrimage site. In order to stimulate this they commissioned the building of a new basilica as a symbol of the Counter Reformation. The foundation stone of this new church was laid by them on 2 July 1606, the Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin. It is usually this basilica, which still is the destination of many pilgrims to this day, which is represented on devotional prints from Scherpenheuvel such as the example below.

Jean Clement and other pilgrims being healed by Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel, with the new basilica in the background. Printed by Johannes I van den Sande (1600–c. 1675), after 1620. Antwerpen, Ruusbroec Institute, Collection Alfons Thijs, KP 31.17.

This observation may help us in dating the woodblock. Contrary to the date of c. 1750 offered in the catalogue of Samuel Gedge Ltd. (from whom the Kislak Center acquired the piece) it is more likely that the woodblock is from a much earlier date. The fact that the woodblock does not depict the new basilica that was built from 1609 onwards (and consecrated in 1627), but instead the chapel that stood at the pilgrimage site before, indicates that the woodblock was produced in the short period between 1603/04, the years in which the miracles of Hans Clements and Catherine du Bus took place, and 1609 when the chapel was torn down in order to replace it with the new basilica, or certainly before 1627 when the new basilica was consecrated. Given the fact that devotional prints such as this woodblock were intended to propagate the cult of both the Virgin and the pilgrimage town, it seems to make little sense that one would not depict the impressive new church on devotional prints after it was completed. Moreover, the striking similarities in iconography with the copperplate engraving in the third edition of Numan’s Historie printed in 1606 as well as with a devotional print from 1602 and especially an approbation by the church on 17 November 1604 (see below) seem to support a dating in the first decade of the seventeenth century.

–Patricia Stoop

References

Bowen, K.L., Marian Pilgrimage Sites in Brabant: A Bibliography of Books Printed Between 1600–1850 (Leuven: Peeters, 2008).

De Meyer, M., ‘Een oude bedevaartprent van Scherpenheuvel’, Volkskunde: driemaandelijks tijdschrift voor de studie van het volksleven, 55 (1954), 144–45.

Duerloo, Luc and Marc Wingens, Scherpenheuvel: het Jeruzalem van de Lage Landen (Leuven: Davidsfonds, 2002).

Duerloo, Luc, Dynasty and Piety: Archduke Albert (1598–1621) and Habsburg Political Culture in an Age of Religious Wars (London: Routledge, 2012).

Samuel Gedge LTD, Catalogue xxv, no. 20.

A Woodblock on Pilgrimage: From Flanders to Philadelphia At the beginning of this year, the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts of the University of Pennsylvania purchased a unique and fascinating woodblock (

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    i. glory and gore, lorde   / ii. the touch, welshly arms / iii. barracuda, heart / iv. heaven, julia michaels / v. gasoline, audioslave. / vi. monsters, ruelle / vii. hustler, josef salvat / viii. seven devils, florence + the machine

ix. ​​99 problems, hugo

     99 problems reflete ele na Seleção. A querida bitch respeitosamente referida é nada mais, nada mesmo que a princesa Catherine; enquanto os demais selecionados estão muito ocupados em conquistar a sua mão, permanecer no jogo e seguir com seja qual for o seu plano, a primeira preocupação de Maverick é colocar os planos previamente idealizados nos eixos, mas sem deixar de depositar significativa parcela de atenção na princesa, é claro, pois ela quem é a sua garantia de permanência no palácio.

x. habit, gabrielle shonk

    Mavrick, apesar de ser leal com a resistência rebelde e suas implicâncias, ele não costuma ser uma pessoa muito agradável. O fato de possuir sangue nobre, originalmente pertencente à casta dois, o rende uma humildade inexistente e até frustrada porque mora numa base militar, sendo que nem sabe o que vai comer no dia. Em razão disso, usa métodos não muito convencionais para ter o que quer, se achando digno de tais. É bastante sangue frio e manipulador quando consegue; não mede esforços algum para ter o que almeja. Porém, sua impulsividade pode atrapalhar o processo.

xi. house of gold, twenty one pilots

    Apesar da música ser um eterno clichê de relacionamentos maternais, essa é a que mais se encaixa com Maverick e sua mãe. A mulher sempre foi posta num pedestal para ele, sempre fora tratada como a verdadeira rainha que é. Ele costumava dizer que sairiam daquele projeto distorcido de casa e compraria nem que fosse um chalé de quinta para eles viverem juntos. A notícia de sua morta o abalou, mas quando dita pelo seu superior, Maverick não podia demonstrar nenhum tipo de emoção. E nem um enterro digno da palavra ele pôde dar, visto que o funeral era simbólico porque os nortistas detinham os corpos de sua mãe e pai. É a coisa da qual ele mais se culpa, e foge de pensar.

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Donderdag 24 september – Feestelijke opening van de School for Change van en op de Groene Afslag. Met Catherine Trebeck in online verbinding met Glasgow. Catherine is mede dankzij het boek The Economics of Arrival een belangrijke aanjager van de Wellbeing Economy (zie ook de Wellbeing Economy Alliance). Ze knipt in Glasgow het lint van de opening door en geeft een master class, gevolgd door een levendig gesprek. Het voelt hoopgevend en bevoorrecht bij deze opening aanwezig te zijn – op een plek in de natuur waar ik in mijn jonge jaren veel speelde.

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March 13 in Music History

1700 Birth of French flutist and composer Michel Blavet≥

1700 Birth of composer James Kent.

1712 Birth of composer Isfrid Kayser.

1702 Birth of harpsichord craftsman Burkat Shudi in Switzerland.

1726 Birth of composer Josef Antonin Stepan.

1746 Birth of composer Maurus Haberhauer.

1767 Birth of composer Heinrich Domnich.

1779 Birth of blind American composer Oliver Shaw.

1797 FP of Cherubini's opera Medee in Paris. 

1811 Birth of composer Camille Marie Stamaty.

1813 Birth of tenor Carlo Guasco in Solero, Alessandria. 

1832 Birth of composer Alberto Randegger.

1833 Mendelssohn finishes his Italian Symphony.

1838 Birth of English pianist Sebastian Bach Mills. 

1845 FP of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, Ferdinand David, soloist. 

1850 Birth of composer Emilio Serrano-Ruiz.

1859 Birth of bass-baritone Robert Bartram in Braunschweig.

1860 Birth of Austrian composer of songs, choral and chamber works, Hugo Wolf in Windisch. 

1861 FP of Richard Wagner's opera Tannhäuser for performance in Paris at the Théâtre Imperial de l'Opéra.

1862 Birth of composer Vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov.

1868 Birth of soprano Thila Plaichinger in Vienna. 

1870 Birth of baritone Karel Komarov in Jicin.

1883 Birth of composer Enrico Toselli.

1884 Death of soprano Valentina Bianchi.

1887 Birth of composer Carlos Isamitt.

1889 Death of tenor Enrico Tamberlik. 

1889 Death of baritone Felice Varesi. 

1890 Birth of composer Michael Taube.

1890 Birth of German conductor Fritz Busch, older brother of violinist Adolph. 

1892 Birth of English pianist Alec Rowley. 

1894 Conducting debut of Bruno Walter at Cologne Opera.

1897 Birth of soprano Maria Nemeth in Kormend, Hungary. 

1899 Birth of Bulgarian composer Pancho Vlsfigerov. 

1907 Death of Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Fritz Scheel in Philadelphia. 

1907 Carl Pohlig becomes the second conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra, upon the death of Scheel.

1908 Birth of composer Helen Sinclair Glatz.

1908 FP of the touring review Chauve-souris, directed by Baliev in Moscow. 

1912 Birth of American pianist Lillian Freundlich in Ohio. 

1911 Birth of composer Jose Ardevol.

1912 Birth of composer Ernst Hess.

1914 Birth of composer Carl-Olof Anderberg.

1913 Birth of tenor Libero De Luca in Solothurn, Switzerland. 

1915 Debut of pianist Percy Grainger with N.Y. Philharmonic, playing Grieg Piano Concerto.

1918 Death of Russian composer and music critic Cesar Cui at age 83.

1925 Birth of British soprano Jennifer Vyvyan in Broadstairs.  

1925 Birth of composer Anthony Milner.

1929 Birth of composer Will Eisma.

1929  Birth of mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias in Lowell, Mass. 

1932 Birth of tenor Francisco Lazaro in Barcelona. 

1932 Birth of baritone William Murray in Schenectady, NY. 

1933 Birth of soprano Dodi Protero in Toronto. 

1938 Birth of composer Hans-Joachim Hespos.

1938 Birth of composer Jean-Claude Risset.

1939 Death of soprano Cäcilie Rusche-Endorf. 

1942 Birth of soprano Makwala Kasrashvili in Kutaisi, Georgia. 

1945 Birth of English conductor Lionel Friend.

1947 FP of Olivier Messiaen's Hymne for orchestra. New York Philharmonic, under Leopold Stokowski.

1949 Birth of Puerto-Rican American soprano Julia Migenes.

1951 Birth of American composer and pianist Michael Jefry Stevens.

1952 Birth of American composer David Carlson.

1952 Birth of German composer Wolfgang Rihm.

1962 Death of baritone Edouard Rouard.

1964 FP of Ernst Toch's Symphony No. 5 Jeptha, in Boston.

1967 Birth of mezzo-soprano Ilona Rasa. 

1969 Death of soprano Mercedes Capsir. 

1970 George Crumb finishes Black Angels for electric string quartet, percussion and water-tuned musical glasses. Manuscript indicates finished on Friday the Thirteenth, March 1970 in tempore belli (in time of war).

1976 FP of Milton Babbitt's Concerti for Violin, Small Orchestra and Tape, in NYC.

1981 Death of soprano Margherita Salvi. 

1987 Death of English pianist Gerald Moore.

1992 FP of Peter Maxwell Davies' Strathclyde Concerto No. 5 for violin, viola and strings. Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by the composer, with James Clarke and Catherine Marwood at Glasgow's City Hall.

1998 FP of Mark Adamo's opera Little Women. Houston Opera Christopher Larkin conducting.

2002 Death of baritone Jacques Jansen.

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25th November >> Mass Readings (Except USA)

Thursday, Thirty Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

    or 

Pope Saint Clement I,Martyr

    or 

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr

    or 

Saint Colman of Cloyne, Bishop.

Thursday, Thirty Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

(Liturgical Colour: Green)

First Reading

Daniel 6:12-28

Daniel in the lions' den.

The presidents and satraps came along in a body and found Daniel praying and pleading with God. They then came to the king and said, ‘Have you not just signed an edict forbidding any man for the next thirty days to pray to anyone, god or man, other than to yourself O king, on pain of being thrown into the lions’ den?’ ‘The decision stands,’ the king replied ‘as befits the law of the Medes and the Persians, which cannot be revoked.’ Then they said to the king, ‘O king, this man Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, disregards both you and the edict which you have signed: he is at his prayers three times each day.’ When the king heard these words he was deeply distressed, and determined to save Daniel; he racked his brains until sunset to find some way out. But the men came back in a body to the king and said, ‘O king, remember that in conformity with the law of the Medes and the Persians, no edict or decree can be altered when once issued by the king.’

   The king then ordered Daniel to be fetched and thrown into the lion pit. The king said to Daniel, ‘Your God himself, whom you have served so faithfully, will have to save you.’ A stone was then brought and laid over the mouth of the pit; and the king sealed it with his own signet and with that of his noblemen, so that there could be no going back on the original decision about Daniel. The king returned to his palace, spent the night in fasting and refused to receive any of his concubines. Sleep eluded him, and at the first sign of dawn he was up, and hurried off to the lion pit. As he approached the pit he shouted in anguished tones, ‘Daniel, servant of the living God! Has your God, whom you serve so faithfully, been able to save you from the lions?’ Daniel replied, ‘O king, live for ever! My God sent his angel who sealed the lions’ jaws, they did me no harm, since in his sight I am blameless, and I have never done you any wrong either, O king.’ The king was overjoyed, and ordered Daniel to be released from the pit. Daniel was released from the pit, and found to be quite unhurt, because he had trusted in his God. The king sent for the men who had accused Daniel and had them thrown into the lion pit, they, their wives and their children: and they had not reached the floor of the pit before the lions had seized them and crushed their bones to pieces.

   King Darius then wrote to men of all nations, peoples and languages throughout the world, ‘May peace be always with you! I decree: in every kingdom of my empire let all tremble with fear before the God of Daniel:

‘He is the living God, he endures for ever, his sovereignty will never be destroyed and his kingship never end. He saves, sets free, and works signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth; he has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.’

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Daniel 3:68-74

Dews and sleet! bless the Lord. R/   Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Frost and cold! bless the Lord. R/   Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Ice and snow! bless the Lord. R/   Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Nights and days! bless the Lord. R/   Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Light and darkness! bless the Lord. R/   Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Lightning and clouds! bless the Lord. R/   Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Let the earth bless the Lord. R/   Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Gospel Acclamation

Matthew 24:42,44

Alleluia, alleluia! Stay awake and stand ready, because you do not know the hour when the Son of Man is coming. Alleluia!

Or:

Luke 21:28

Alleluia, alleluia! Stand erect, hold your heads high, because your liberation is near at hand. Alleluia!

Gospel

Luke 21:20-28

There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars.

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you must realise that she will soon be laid desolate. Then those in Judaea must escape to the mountains, those inside the city must leave it, and those in country districts must not take refuge in it. For this is the time of vengeance when all that scripture says must be fulfilled. Alas for those with child, or with babies at the breast, when those days come!

   ‘For great misery will descend on the land and wrath on this people. They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive to every pagan country; and Jerusalem will be trampled down by the pagans until the age of the pagans is completely over.

   ‘There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; on earth nations in agony, bewildered by the clamour of the ocean and its waves; men dying of fear as they await what menaces the world, for the powers of heaven will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand erect, hold your heads high, because your liberation is near at hand.’

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Pope Saint Clement I, Martyr

(Liturgical Colour: Red)

(Readings for the memorial)

(There is a choice today between the readings for the ferial day (Thursday) and those for the memorial. The ferial readings are recommended unless pastoral reasons suggest otherwise)

First reading

1 Peter 5:1-4

Watch over the flock, not simply as a duty but gladly.

Now I have something to tell your elders: I am an elder myself, and a witness to the sufferings of Christ, and with you I have a share in the glory that is to be revealed. Be the shepherds of the flock of God that is entrusted to you: watch over it, not simply as a duty but gladly, because God wants it; not for sordid money, but because you are eager to do it. Never be a dictator over any group that is put in your charge, but be an example that the whole flock can follow. When the chief shepherd appears, you will be given the crown of unfading glory.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 88(89):2-5,21-22,25,27

R/ I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.

I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord;    through all ages my mouth will proclaim your truth. Of this I am sure, that your love lasts for ever,    that your truth is firmly established as the heavens.

R/ I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.

‘I have made a covenant with my chosen one;    I have sworn to David my servant: I will establish your dynasty for ever    and set up your throne through all ages.

R/ I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.

‘I have found David my servant    and with my holy oil anointed him. My hand shall always be with him    and my arm shall make him strong.

R/ I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.

‘My truth and my love shall be with him;    by my name his might shall be exalted. He will say to me: “You are my father,    my God, the rock who saves me.”’

R/ I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.

Gospel Acclamation

Mark 1:17

Alleluia, alleluia! Follow me, says the Lord, and I will make you into fishers of men. Alleluia!

Gospel

Matthew 16:13-19

You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church.

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say he is John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said ‘who do you say I am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up, ‘You are the Christ,’ he said ‘the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man! Because it was not flesh and blood that revealed this to you but my Father in heaven. So I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven.’

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr

(Liturgical Colour: Red)

(Readings for the memorial)

(There is a choice today between the readings for the ferial day (Thursday) and those for the memorial. The ferial readings are recommended unless pastoral reasons suggest otherwise)

First Reading

Apocalypse 21:5-7

I will give water from the well of life to anybody who is thirsty.

The One sitting on the throne spoke: ‘Now I am making the whole of creation new’ he said. ‘Write this: that what I am saying is sure and will come true.’ And then he said, ‘It is already done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give water from the well of life free to anybody who is thirsty; it is the rightful inheritance of the one who proves victorious; and I will be his God and he a son to me.’

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 123(124):2-5,7-8

R/ Our life, like a bird, has escaped from the snare of the fowler.

If the Lord had not been on our side    when men rose up against us, then would they have swallowed us alive    when their anger was kindled.

R/ Our life, like a bird, has escaped from the snare of the fowler.

Then would the waters have engulfed us,    the torrent gone over us; over our head would have swept    the raging waters.

R/ Our life, like a bird, has escaped from the snare of the fowler.

Indeed the snare has been broken    and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord,    who made heaven and earth.

R/ Our life, like a bird, has escaped from the snare of the fowler.

Gospel Acclamation

Matthew 5:10

Alleluia, alleluia! Happy those who are persecuted in the cause of right, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Alleluia!

Or:

John 17:19

Alleluia, alleluia! For their sake I consecrate myself, so that they too may be consecrated in the truth. Alleluia!

Or:

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed be God, a gentle Father and the God of all consolation, who comforts us in all our sorrows. Alleluia!

Or:

James1:12

Alleluia, alleluia! Happy the man who stands firm, for he has proved himself, and will win the crown of life. Alleluia!

Or:

1 Peter 4:14

Alleluia, alleluia! It is a blessing for you when they insult you for bearing the name of Christ, for the Spirit of God rests on you. Alleluia!

Or:

cf. Te Deum

Alleluia, alleluia! We praise you, O God, we acknowledge you to be the Lord; the noble army of martyrs praise you, O Lord. Alleluia!

Gospel

Matthew 10:28-33

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body.

Jesus said to his apostles: ‘Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; fear him rather who can destroy both body and soul in hell. Can you not buy two sparrows for a penny? And yet not one falls to the ground without your Father knowing. Why, every hair on your head has been counted. So there is no need to be afraid; you are worth more than hundreds of sparrows.    ‘So if anyone declares himself for me in the presence of men, I will declare myself for him in the presence of my Father in heaven. But the one who disowns me in the presence of men, I will disown in the presence of my Father in heaven.’

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Saint Colman of Cloyne, Bishop

(Liturgical Colour: White)

(Readings for the memorial)

(There is a choice today between the readings for the ferial day (Thursday) and those for the memorial. The ferial readings are recommended unless pastoral reasons suggest otherwise)

Either:

First Reading

Exodus 32:7-14

Moses pleads with the Lord his God to spare Israel.

The Lord spoke to Moses, ‘Go down now, because your people whom you brought out of Egypt have apostatised. They have been quick to leave the way I marked out for them; they have made themselves a calf of molten metal and have worshipped it and offered it sacrifice. “Here is your God, Israel,” they have cried “who brought you up from the land of Egypt!”’ the Lord said to Moses, ‘I can see how headstrong these people are! Leave me, now, my wrath shall blaze out against them and devour them; of you, however, I will make a great nation.’

   But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God. ‘Lord,’ he said ‘why should your wrath blaze out against this people of yours whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with arm outstretched and mighty hand? Why let the Egyptians say, “Ah, it was in treachery that he brought them out, to do them to death in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth”? Leave your burning wrath; relent and do not bring this disaster on your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, your servants to whom by your own self you swore and made this promise: I will make your offspring as many as the stars of heaven, and all this land which I promised I will give to your descendants, and it shall be their heritage for ever.’    So the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

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First reading Deuteronomy 10:8-9 The Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to do him service

Moses said to the people: ‘The Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand in the presence of the Lord, to do him service and in his name to pronounce blessing as they still do today. Levi therefore has no share or inheritance with his brothers: the Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God told him.’

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First reading 1 Samuel 16:1,6-13 David is anointed by Samuel

The Lord said to Samuel, ‘Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen myself a king among his sons.’    Samuel purified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. When they arrived, he caught sight of Eliab and thought, ‘Surely the Lord’s anointed one stands there before him’, but the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Take no notice of his appearance or his height for I have rejected him; God does not see as man sees; man looks at appearances but the Lord looks at the heart.’ Jesse then called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, ‘The Lord has not chosen this one either.’ Jesse then presented Shammah, but Samuel said, ‘The Lord has not chosen this one either.’ Jesse presented his seven sons to Samuel, but Samuel said to Jesse, ‘The Lord has not chosen these.’ He then asked Jesse, ‘Are these all the sons you have?’ He answered, ‘There is still one left, the youngest; he is out looking after the sheep.’ Then Samuel said to Jesse, ‘Send for him; we will not sit down to eat until he comes.’ Jesse had him sent for, a boy of fresh complexion, with fine eyes and pleasant bearing. The Lord said, ‘Come, anoint him, for this is the one.’ At this, Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him where he stood with his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord seized on David and stayed with him from that day on.

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First reading Isaiah 6:1-2,3-8 'Here I am: send me'

In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord of Hosts seated on a high throne; his train filled the sanctuary; above him stood seraphs, each one with six wings.    And they cried out to one another in this way,

‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts. His glory fills the whole earth.’

The foundations of the threshold shook with the voice of the one who cried out, and the Temple was filled with smoke. I said:

‘What a wretched state I am in! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have looked at the King, the Lord of Hosts.’

Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding in his hand a live coal which he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. With this he touched my mouth and said:

‘See now, this has touched your lips, your sin is taken away, your iniquity is purged.’

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying:

‘Whom shall I send? Who will be our messenger?’

I answered, ‘Here I am, send me.’

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First reading Isaiah 52:7-10 Rejoice, for the Lord is consoling his people

How beautiful on the mountains, are the feet of one who brings good news, who heralds peace, brings happiness, proclaims salvation, and tells Zion, ‘Your God is king!’

Listen! Your watchmen raise their voices, they shout for joy together, for they see the Lord face to face, as he returns to Zion.

Break into shouts of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem; for the Lord is consoling his people, redeeming Jerusalem.

The Lord bares his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

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First reading Isaiah 61:1-3 He has sent me to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord

The spirit of the Lord has been given to me, for the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to bind up hearts that are broken;

to proclaim liberty to captives, freedom to those in prison; to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord, a day of vengeance for our God,

to comfort all those who mourn and to give them for ashes a garland; for mourning robe the oil of gladness, for despondency, praise.

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First reading Jeremiah 1:4-9 Go and say whatever I command you and do not fear

The word of the Lord was addressed to me, saying,

‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you came to birth I consecrated you; I have appointed you as prophet to the nations.’

I said, ‘Ah, Lord; look, I do not know how to speak: I am a child!’

But the Lord replied, ‘Do not say, “I am a child.” Go now to those to whom I send you and, say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to protect you – it is the Lord who speaks!’

Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me:

‘There! I am putting my words into your mouth.’

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First reading Ezekiel 3:17-21 Warn the wicked man, and you will live

The word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows, ‘Son of man, I have appointed you as sentry to the House of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from me, warn them in my Name. If I say to a wicked man, “You are to die,” and you do not warn him; if you do not speak and warn him to renounce his evil ways and so live, then he shall die for his sin, but I will hold you responsible for his death. If, however, you do warn a wicked man and he does not renounce his wickedness and his evil ways, then he shall die for his sin, but you yourself will have saved your life. When the upright man renounces his integrity to do evil and I set a trap for him, he too shall die; since you failed to warn him, he shall die for his sin and the integrity he practised will no longer be remembered; but I will hold you responsible for his death. If, however, you warn the upright man not to sin and he abstains from sinning, he shall live, thanks to your warning, and you too will have saved your life.’

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First reading Ezekiel 34:11-16 I will look after my flock myself and keep all of it in view

The Lord God says this: I am going to look after my flock myself and keep all of it in view. As a shepherd keeps all his flock in view when he stands up in the middle of his scattered sheep, so shall I keep my sheep in view. I shall rescue them from wherever they have been scattered during the mist and darkness. I shall bring them out of the countries where they are; I shall gather them together from foreign countries and bring them back to their own land. I shall pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in every inhabited place in the land. I shall feed them in good pasturage; the high mountains of Israel will be their grazing ground. There they will rest in good grazing ground; they will browse in rich pastures on the mountains of Israel. I myself will pasture my sheep, I myself will show them where to rest – it is the Lord who speaks. I shall look for the lost one, bring back the stray, bandage the wounded and make the weak strong. I shall watch over the fat and healthy. I shall be a true shepherd to them.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 88(89):2-5,21-22,25,27

R/ I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.

I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord;    through all ages my mouth will proclaim your truth. Of this I am sure, that your love lasts for ever,    that your truth is firmly established as the heavens.

R/ I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.

‘I have made a covenant with my chosen one;    I have sworn to David my servant: I will establish your dynasty for ever    and set up your throne through all ages.

R/ I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.

‘I have found David my servant    and with my holy oil anointed him. My hand shall always be with him    and my arm shall make him strong.

R/ I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.

‘My truth and my love shall be with him;    by my name his might shall be exalted. He will say to me: “You are my father,    my God, the rock who saves me.”’

R/ I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.

Gospel Acclamation

Matthew 23:9,10

Alleluia, alleluia! You have only one Father, and he is in heaven; you have only one Teacher, the Christ. Alleluia!

Or: Mt28:19,20

Alleluia, alleluia! Go, make disciples of all the nations. I am with you always; yes, to the end of time. Alleluia!

Or: Mk1:17

Alleluia, alleluia! Follow me, says the Lord, and I will make you into fishers of men. Alleluia!

Or: Lk4:18

Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord has sent me to bring the good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives. Alleluia!

Or: Jn10:14

Alleluia, alleluia! I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my own sheep and my own know me. Alleluia!

Or: Jn15:5

Alleluia, alleluia! I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me, with me in him, bears fruit in plenty, says the Lord. Alleluia!

Or: 2Co5:19

Alleluia, alleluia! God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself, and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled. Alleluia!

Either:

Gospel

Matthew 9:35-37

The harvest is rich but the labourers are few.

Jesus made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom and curing all kinds of diseases and sickness.    And when he saw the crowds he felt sorry for them because they were harassed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest.’

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Gospel Matthew 16:13-19 You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say he is John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said ‘who do you say I am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up, ‘You are the Christ,’ he said ‘the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man! Because it was not flesh and blood that revealed this to you but my Father in heaven. So I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven.’

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Gospel Matthew 23:8-12 The greatest among you must be your servant

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘You must not allow yourselves to be called Rabbi, since you have only one master, and you are all brothers. You must call no one on earth your father, since you have only one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor must you allow yourselves to be called teachers, for you have only one Teacher, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant. Anyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and anyone who humbles himself will exalted.’

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Gospel Matthew 28:16-20 Go and make disciples of all nations

The eleven disciples set out for Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had arranged to meet them. When they saw him they fell down before him, though some hesitated. Jesus came up and spoke to them. He said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, make disciples of all the nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you. And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.’

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Gospel Mark 1:14-20 I will make you into fishers of men

After John had been arrested, Jesus went into Galilee. There he proclaimed the Good News from God. ‘The time has come’ he said ‘and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe the Good News.’    As he was walking along by the Sea of Galilee he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net in the lake – for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you into fishers of men.’ And at once they left their nets and followed him.    Going on a little further, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they too were in their boat, mending their nets. He called them at once and, leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the men he employed, they went after him.

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Gospel Mark 16:15-20 Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News

Jesus showed himself to the Eleven and said to them:    ‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation. He who believes and is baptised will be saved; he who does not believe will be condemned. These are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my name they will cast out devils; they will have the gift of tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands, and be unharmed should they drink deadly poison; they will lay their hands on the sick, who will recover.’    And so the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven: there at the right hand of God he took his place, while they, going out, preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that accompanied it.

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Gospel Luke 5:1-11 They left everything and followed him

Jesus was standing one day by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the crowd pressing round him listening to the word of God, when he caught sight of two boats close to the bank. The fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats – it was Simon’s – and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.    When he had finished speaking he said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water and pay out your nets for a catch.’ ‘Master,’ Simon replied, ‘we worked hard all night long and caught nothing, but if you say so, I will pay out the nets.’ And when they had done this they netted such a huge number of fish that their nets began to tear, so they signalled to their companions in the other boat to come and help them; when these came, they filled the two boats to sinking point.    When Simon Peter saw this he fell at the knees of Jesus saying, ‘Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man.’ For he and all his companions were completely overcome by the catch they had made; so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners. But Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on it is men you will catch.’ Then, bringing their boats back to land, they left everything and followed him.

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Gospel Luke 10:1-9 Your peace will rest on that man

The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him, in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. He said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest. Start off now, but remember, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Carry no purse, no haversack, no sandals. Salute no one on the road. Whatever house you go into, let your first words be, “Peace to this house!” And if a man of peace lives there, your peace will go and rest on him; if not, it will come back to you. Stay in the same house, taking what food and drink they have to offer, for the labourer deserves his wages; do not move from house to house. Whenever you go into a town where they make you welcome, eat what is set before you. Cure those in it who are sick, and say, “The kingdom of God is very near to you.”’

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Gospel Luke 22:24-30 I confer a kingdom on you, just as the Father conferred one on me

A dispute arose between the disciples about which should be reckoned the greatest, but Jesus said to them:    ‘Among pagans it is the kings who lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are given the title Benefactor. This must not happen with you. No; the greatest among you must behave as if he were the youngest, the leader as if he were the one who serves. For who is the greater: the one at table or the one who serves? The one at table, surely? Yet here am I among you as one who serves!    ‘You are the men who have stood by me faithfully in my trials; and now I confer a kingdom on you, just as my Father conferred one on me: you will eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel.’

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Gospel John 10:11-16 The good shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep

Jesus said:

‘I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep. The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and the sheep do not belong to him, abandons the sheep and runs away as soon as he sees a wolf coming, and then the wolf attacks and scatters the sheep; this is because he is only a hired man and has no concern for the sheep.

‘I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for my sheep. And there are other sheep I have that are not of this fold, and these I have to lead as well. They too will listen to my voice, and there will be only one flock, and one shepherd.’

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Gospel John 15:9-17 You are my friends if you do what I command you

Jesus said to his disciples:

‘As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my own joy may be in you and your joy be complete. This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you. A man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do what I command you. I shall not call you servants any more, because a servant does not know his master’s business; I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. You did not choose me: no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last; and then the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name. What I command you is to love one another.’

Or:

Gospel

John 21:15-17

Feed my lambs, feed my sheep.

Jesus showed himself to his disciples, and after they had eaten he said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these others do?’ He answered, ‘Yes Lord, you know I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’ A second time he said to him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ He replied, ‘Yes, Lord, you know I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Look after my sheep.’ Then he said to him a third time, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ Peter was upset that he asked him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ and said, ‘Lord, you know everything; you know I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep.’

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Isabel Rangel Barón recomienda: Libro "Cine y Pediatría 7", la adolescencia de un proyecto

Un año más, un Festival de Cine de Alicante más, un Congreso de Pediatría más… y un nuevo libro del proyecto “Cine y Pediatría” llega a las librerías (y a Amazon). La presentación oficial de Cine y Pediatría 7 tuvo lugar el pasado 30 de mayo en el 15 Festival Internacional de Cine de Alicante y también estará presente a partir de mañana en el 66 Congreso Nacional de la Asociación Española de Pediatría que se va a celebrar entre el 7-9 de junio en Zaragoza. Y es así como se desgranan las celebraciones:  – En el año 2012, publicamos Un sueño hecho realidad: el libro “Cine y Pediatría 1”. 

– En el año 2013, Libro “Cine y Pediatría 2”: ¿qué?, ¿por qué?, ¿para qué? y ¿para quién? 

– En el año 2014, Libro “Cine y Pediatría 3”: la trilogía está aquí. 

– En el año 2015, Libro “Cine y Pediatría 4”: el camino de “friki” a “artista”. – En el año 2016, Libro “Cine y Pediatría 5”: música y cine, el principio de una buena amistad. – En el año 2017, Libro “Cine y Pediatría 6”: sumar en conciencia y humanización con el séptimo arte.

– Y en este año 2018, “Libro “Cine y Pediatría 7″, la adolescencia de un proyecto”.

Y con Cine y Pediatría 7 llegamos a la adolescencia de un proyecto que lleva en movimiento desde enero del año 2010 y que tantas satisfacciones profesionales y personales me ha deparado. Un proyecto que ha sido invitado en estos años a festivales de cine y congresos científicos – tanto nacionales como internacionales -, que se ha hecho presente en universidades, hospitales, congresos científicos, asociaciones de enfermos y entre docentes. Es Cine y Pediatría, por tanto, un proyecto que se ha puesto de moda y que es invitado a inaugurar jornadas o a clausurar cursos y congresos. Porque C&P es un proyecto que une ciencia y arte, docencia y humanización, que transforma el cine en conciencia a través de las emociones y reflexiones que nos devuelve el color y calor de las más de 500 películas de los cinco continentes analizadas hasta la fecha.

Y con ello Cine y Pediatría ha llegado a la madurez del número perfecto, a la adolescencia de un proyecto que está haciendo realidad su principal objetivo: que nos atrevamos a PRESCRIBIR PELÍCULAS. Y con Cine y Pediatría 7 llegamos a la ADOLESCENCIA de un proyecto. Porque ya el gran François Truffaut dijo “La adolescencia es como un segundo parto. En el primero nace un niño y en el segundo, un hombre o una mujer. Y siempre es doloroso”. Y hoy, como veréis en el vídeo posterior, queremos homenajear la adolescencia de Cine y Pediatría con una reivindicación. Reivindicar la adolescencia como un género cinematográfico y que el cine sea una oportunidad para ayudar a entender esta época de la vida de una persona que en muchos casos es “una tierra de nadie”, donde se es demasiado mayor para ser un niño y demasiado joven para ser un adulto. 

Centenares de películas con la adolescencia y adolescentes como protagonistas, para ver con otros ojos a través de la observación narrativa, y poder “prescribir” estas historias a pediatras y demás sanitarios, a educadores, a padres y a los propios adolescentes. Por todo ello, pensamos que es bueno “prescribir” películas sobre adolescentes. Y enumeraremos algunos ejemplos.

a) Adolescentes en las “consultas sagradas”, identifi-cadas como aquel encuentro médico-paciente que es digno del mayor respeto, atención y tiempo. Por tanto, que no puede ser una consulta apresurada condicionada por los 10 minutos por paciente y donde el tema que convoca es de suficiente importancia para el adolescente y su familia como para atenderle en calidad y cantidad de tiempo. Una consulta que merece una comunicación amable, cálida, digna, empática, respetuosa y serena con el paciente, donde se cuida el tiempo y el lugar, y conllevan un estilo de práctica que hace fluidas las relaciones médico-paciente presentes y futuras.

Y en Cine y Pediatría queremos destacar al menos dos “consultas sagradas”: el embarazo en adolescentes y el cáncer en adolescentes. Y el ejemplo de algunas películas nos pueden ayudar.

• Historias de adolescentes embarazadas, entre el cine y la realidad: la historia de Jo en Un sabor a miel (Tony Richardson, 1961), de Aviva en Palíndromos (Todd Solondz, 2004), de Magdalena en Quinceañera (Richard Glatzer y Wash Westmoreland, 2006), de Juno en Juno (Jason Retiman, 2007), de Claireece “Precious” en Precious (Lee Daniels, 2009), etc. • Cuando la oncología pediátrica es la protagonista: la historia de Miguel Ángel en 4ª Planta (Antonio Mercero, 2003), de Kate en La decisión de Anne (Nick Cassavetes, 2009), de Oscar en Cartas a Dios (Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, 2009), de Sam en Vivir para siempre (Gustavo Ron, 2010), de Antonio en Maktub (Paco Arango, 2011), etc.

b) Adolescentes en la “tierra de nadie”, porque los adolescentes son demasiado jóvenes para ser adultos, demasiado mayores para ser niños. Adolescentes algunas veces sin rumbo y que necesitan ser reorientados. Y quizás algunas películas se puedan “prescribir” para mejorar la comunicación y educación por parte de la familia y centros escolares. La referencia a estas películas podría ser enorme, pero vamos a elegir 15 películas a través de sus 15 adolescentes protagonistas, habiendo elegido para ello a 15 protagonistas extremos. Y que exponemos por orden cronológico de estreno de cada película. • La historia de Telly en Kids (Larry Clark, 1995), de Howie en L.I.E. (Michel Cuesta, 2001), de Liam en Felices dieciséis (Ken Loach, 2002), de El Polaquito en El Polaquito (Juan Carlos Desanzo, 2003), de Tracy en Thirteen (Catherine Hardwicke, 2003), de Tano en 7 vírgenes (Alberto Rodríguez, 2005), de Shaun en This is England (Shane Meadows, 2006), de Lola en LOL (Lisa Azuelos, 2008 y 2012), de Mia en Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009), de Oliver en Submarine (Richard Ayoade, 2010), de Butch, David y Ángel en Dog Pound (Kim Chapiron, 2010), de Charlie en Las ventajas de ser un marginado (Stephen Chobsky, 2012), de Alejandra en Después de Lucía (Michel Franco, 2012), de Jasna en Klip (Maja Milos, 2012), de Malony en La cabeza alta (Emmanuelle Bercot, 2015), entre otros muchos.

Os animamos a prescribir películas a vuestros hijos adolescentes, a vuestros alumnos adolescentes, a vuestros pacientes adolescentes. Y también para prescribirlas a nosotros mismos, porque es importante acercarnos a los adolescentes y comprender algunos aspectos de “ese segundo parto” del que nos hablaba Truffaut.

Y hoy inauguramos el número 7, nuestra adolescencia con este número mágico, que lleva en su portada la magia de una nueva vida, mi primera nieta, Paula, cuyo nombre significa “la más pequeña” y a quien dedico este nuevo libro. Y como ya es habitual, cada libro viene acompañado de tres prólogos, dedicados al Cine, a la Pediatría y a la Docencia. Tres prólogos cuyos autores hacen mejor y grande al proyecto de Cine y Pediatría: • El Prólogo desde el punto de vista de la Pediatría viene de la mano de un Maestro de la Pediatría, aquel del que todos los pediatras unidos al español hemos estudiado (porque dos manuales nos han acompañado siempre en nuestro escritorio, “el Nelson” en inglés y “el Cruz” en español) y quien sigue con una actividad e inquietud mental envidiable a sus más de 90 años: el querido Prof. Manuel Cruz Hernández. Porque nos decía William A. Ward, uno de los escritores más mediáticos del siglo XX alrededor de la inspiración, aquello de “El maestro mediocre, cuenta. El maestro corriente, explica. El maestro bueno, demuestra. El maestro excelente, inspira”. Y el Prof. Cruz inspira, y su magisterio y ejemplo nos hace mejor a todos, y él es un paradigma de que las personas no son grandes por lo que tienen, sino por lo que son.

• El Prólogo desde el punto de vista del Cine es un regalo de una de aquellas personas que hace más de dos décadas me inspiraron a ver el cine con otros ojos, con los ojos del cine fórum en aquel programa mítico de televisión dirigido por José Luis Garci, de un nombre tan significativo como “¡Qué grande es el cine!”. Y en este caso hablo del escritor y crítico cinematográfico Oti Rodríguez Marchante, quien ha escrito con su experiencia un prólogo tan sustancioso como su título: “¿Quién mira antes a quién, la infancia al cine o el cine a la infancia?”. Y con un colofón pienso que tan acertado como éste: “Todo esto multiplicado es lo que ofrece esta entrega prescriptiva, este prospecto utilísimo de Javier González de Dios que es aconsejable leer antes, durante y después de “cada toma”, es decir, de ver las películas que analiza. Una ventana a la lectura, sí, pero también una invitación para ir, estar y vivir un poco dentro de lo saludable del cine”.

• El Prólogo desde el punto de vista de la Docencia llega desde la amistad y el saber de un médico de la palabra, quizás el mejor médico de la palabra que hoy pudiéramos reconocer: Fernando A. Navarro, salmantino ya universal en el universo del lenguaje médico. Me unió a Fernando una formación común en la Universidad de Salamanca, compañeros de la Facultad de Medicina. Luego nos reunió la vida hace ya más de 15 años el proyecto MEDES (MEDicina en ESpañol), como vocales ambos de su Comité Técnico. Y antes de este prólogo titulado “El cine, lección de humanidad” ya me regaló hace casi cuatro año su Conversatio en mi discurso de ingreso en ASEMEYA (Asociación Española de Médicos Escritores y Artistas), que en aquel momento titulé “¿Te atreves a prescribir películas?”. Y quizás por ello el final de su prologo concluye así: “Y recetar películas, sí, como desde hace ya casi un decenio lleva proponiendo González de Dios cada sábado desde la bitácora Pediatría basada en pruebas, puede ser un remedio excelente para formar pediatras más completos y más humanos; para contribuir a humanizar nuestra pediatría y nuestra medicina entera. He dicho”.

Y queda dicho que nada de lo anterior sería posible sin la suma de tantos colaboradores que apoyan el proyecto de Cine y Pediatría, a los muchos lectores desde internet y las redes sociales, a aquellos que estiman tener los libros entre sus manos y en sus librerías. Porque sumar y compartir son los verbos más vinculados a estos inicios del siglo XXI, y en ese mundo crece Cine y Pediatría, ya un “adolescente” proyecto que ha llegado al número 7 y que hace suyo ese proverbio africano que nos enseña la película La buena mentira (Philipe Falardeau, 2014):

“Si quieres ir rápido, camina solo;

si quieres llegar lejos, ve acompañado” Podéis adquirir el libro desde Lúa Ediciones vía on-line en esta dirección (y sin gastos de envío).

Ahora os dejamos el vídeo de presentación, que lo disfrutéis… (Nota: por esas peculiares reglas de las redes sociales, el vídeo ha sido bloqueado en Norteamérica, concrétamente en Canadá, USA y México… y lo siento realmente por los muchos amigos en este último país)

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The eighteenth century higher consolation

Within the later days of the eighteenth century higher consolation was granted, when the brief – waisted costume prevailed, along with probably the most laudable ambition to repeat the flowing class of the basic interval. However the rule of ease didn’t get hold of lengthy, and within the early occasions of the nineteenth century the style of tight lacing was revived with enthusiasm, stays being composed of bars of iron and metal with the tops stiffly steeled in order that the shoulder-straps could be disbursed with. Girls suffered a craze for compression, till the sixth decade of the nineteenth century, when its affect was considerably much less important by purpose of the ubiquity of the crinoline, which gave a semblance of the small waist to the least slender.

The crinoline boasts as its great-great-grand-mother the farthingale or vertingale, which was worn in France within the reign of Henry II., when it’s described as a cage placed on beneath the petticoat to inflate it to extravagant extent. It was, nonetheless, within the days of Elizabeth that the farthingale reached its apogee, and in response to Sir Roger de Coverley made its wearers look as in the event that they had been “ standing in a drum.” Early in Charles I.’s reign it went out of style, and when Catherine of Braganza and her Portuguese girls wore it on coming to London for her marriage with Charles II., the anachronism attracted crowds of amused spectators.

The farthingale, in reality, had turn into out of date, to reappear, nonetheless, within the considerably extra handy type of the hooped petticoat which swelled within the reign of Anne. The contour of this was very barely altered within the reign of George I., the edges being extra curved on the entrance and the again, and the outdated form of the round farthingale was most well-liked with the trainless robe. 1796 is the date given when hoops had been discarded besides at Courtroom, and the actual crinoline made its look in 1854, the earlier yr having witnessed the crinoline petticoat as an abnormal adjunct to decorate. The Empress Eugenie pronounced in favour of the crinoline, and it grew to become the mode, remaining so for a few years, whereas these few who refused to offer it patronage gave hostages to style within the horsehair-stiffened petticoat. The crinoline in these days was of the skeleton type and shaped of hoops of metal held collectively by perpendicular tapes, nevertheless it quickly developed right into a petticoat of calico with the steels operating by way of it at intervals from hem to waist. It’s amongst the fashions over which even probably the most pessimistic could hopefully write “ Ichabod.”

OF CEREMONIAL AND BRIDAL DRESS

THE guidelines and rules of ceremonial costume are as exacting, if not as unalterable, as ever had been these of the Medes and Persians. Kings and Emperors punctiliously observe the etiquette which frames them, so that each royal assembly or parting or festivity is attended in a rigorously prescribed garb, and the Grasp of the Royal Wardrobe have to be deeply and correctly versed within the historical past of the nations, and worthy to take a diploma within the first division of the Courtroom of Costume.

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The eighteenth century greater comfort

Within the later days of the eighteenth century larger consolation was granted, when the quick – waisted gown prevailed, along with essentially the most laudable ambition to repeat the flowing class of the traditional interval. However the rule of ease didn’t get hold of lengthy, and within the early occasions of the nineteenth century the style of tight lacing was revived with enthusiasm, stays being composed of bars of iron and metal with the tops stiffly steeled in order that the shoulder-straps could be distributed with. Girls suffered a craze for compression, till the sixth decade of the nineteenth century, when its affect was considerably much less important by cause of the ubiquity of the crinoline, which gave a semblance of the small waist to the least slender.

The crinoline boasts as its great-great-grand-mother the farthingale or vertingale, which was worn in France within the reign of Henry II., when it’s described as a cage placed on beneath the petticoat to inflate it to extravagant extent. It was, nonetheless, within the days of Elizabeth that the farthingale reached its apogee, and in accordance with Sir Roger de Coverley made its wearers look as in the event that they have been “ standing in a drum.” Early in Charles I.’s reign it went out of style, and when Catherine of Braganza and her Portuguese women wore it on coming to London for her marriage with Charles II., the anachronism attracted crowds of amused spectators.

The farthingale, actually, had develop into out of date, to reappear, nonetheless, within the considerably extra handy type of the hooped petticoat which swelled within the reign of Anne. The contour of this was very barely altered within the reign of George I., the edges being extra curved on the entrance and the again, and the outdated form of the round farthingale was most popular with the trainless robe. 1796 is the date given when hoops have been discarded besides at Courtroom, and the actual crinoline made its look in 1854, the earlier yr having witnessed the crinoline petticoat as an bizarre adjunct to decorate. The Empress Eugenie pronounced in favour of the crinoline, and it turned the mode, remaining so for a few years, whereas these few who refused to provide it patronage gave hostages to style within the horsehair-stiffened petticoat. The crinoline in these days was of the skeleton form and shaped of hoops of metal held collectively by perpendicular tapes, however it quickly developed right into a petticoat of calico with the steels working by means of it at intervals from hem to waist. It’s amongst the fashions over which even essentially the most pessimistic could hopefully write “ Ichabod.”

OF CEREMONIAL AND BRIDAL DRESS

THE guidelines and rules of ceremonial gown are as exacting, if not as unalterable, as ever have been these of the Medes and Persians. Kings and Emperors punctiliously observe the etiquette which frames them, so that each royal assembly or parting or festivity is attended in a fastidiously prescribed garb, and the Grasp of the Royal Wardrobe should be deeply and correctly versed within the historical past of the nations, and worthy to take a diploma within the first division of the Courtroom of Costume.

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The eighteenth century greater comfort

Within the later days of the eighteenth century larger consolation was granted, when the quick – waisted gown prevailed, along with essentially the most laudable ambition to repeat the flowing class of the traditional interval. However the rule of ease didn’t get hold of lengthy, and within the early occasions of the nineteenth century the style of tight lacing was revived with enthusiasm, stays being composed of bars of iron and metal with the tops stiffly steeled in order that the shoulder-straps could be distributed with. Girls suffered a craze for compression, till the sixth decade of the nineteenth century, when its affect was considerably much less important by cause of the ubiquity of the crinoline, which gave a semblance of the small waist to the least slender.

The crinoline boasts as its great-great-grand-mother the farthingale or vertingale, which was worn in France within the reign of Henry II., when it’s described as a cage placed on beneath the petticoat to inflate it to extravagant extent. It was, nonetheless, within the days of Elizabeth that the farthingale reached its apogee, and in accordance with Sir Roger de Coverley made its wearers look as in the event that they have been “ standing in a drum.” Early in Charles I.’s reign it went out of style, and when Catherine of Braganza and her Portuguese women wore it on coming to London for her marriage with Charles II., the anachronism attracted crowds of amused spectators.

The farthingale, actually, had develop into out of date, to reappear, nonetheless, within the considerably extra handy type of the hooped petticoat which swelled within the reign of Anne. The contour of this was very barely altered within the reign of George I., the edges being extra curved on the entrance and the again, and the outdated form of the round farthingale was most popular with the trainless robe. 1796 is the date given when hoops have been discarded besides at Courtroom, and the actual crinoline made its look in 1854, the earlier yr having witnessed the crinoline petticoat as an bizarre adjunct to decorate. The Empress Eugenie pronounced in favour of the crinoline, and it turned the mode, remaining so for a few years, whereas these few who refused to provide it patronage gave hostages to style within the horsehair-stiffened petticoat. The crinoline in these days was of the skeleton form and shaped of hoops of metal held collectively by perpendicular tapes, however it quickly developed right into a petticoat of calico with the steels working by means of it at intervals from hem to waist. It’s amongst the fashions over which even essentially the most pessimistic could hopefully write “ Ichabod.”

OF CEREMONIAL AND BRIDAL DRESS

THE guidelines and rules of ceremonial gown are as exacting, if not as unalterable, as ever have been these of the Medes and Persians. Kings and Emperors punctiliously observe the etiquette which frames them, so that each royal assembly or parting or festivity is attended in a fastidiously prescribed garb, and the Grasp of the Royal Wardrobe should be deeply and correctly versed within the historical past of the nations, and worthy to take a diploma within the first division of the Courtroom of Costume.