#Saint for America

[portraitsofsaints]

Saint Juan Diego 1474-1548 Feast day: December 9 Patronage: America and Natives

Saint Juan Diego was an indigenous Mexican who embraced the Catholic faith, spread by the Spanish friars, that came with Cortez. On December 9th, 1531, Our Lady appeared to him on Tepeyac Hill (Guadalupe), as he was going to Mass, asking for a church to be built on that spot. After convincing the skeptical Bishop of the authenticity of the apparition, through Mary’s miraculous image on his tilma (cloak) and Castillian roses spilling out when he opened the tilma, the Bishop had the church built. Thousands of conversions occurred, when the tilma, with our Lady’s image on it, was processed through Mexico City. St. Juan Diego spent the rest of his life as the caretaker of the tilma and telling the story of the apparition. The tilma can be seen today in the basilica in Mexico City. {website}

[tortiefrancis]

"I didn't know my government could do this" is a wild statement to me not only because I've grown up being aware of many war crimes and genocides done by the USA and other such countries, but that information is really not that hard to find. People complain about their education system a lot but there are thousands of books, documentaries, essays, articles- hell, even videos -about the numerous atrocities committed by the USAmerican government that they should be looking for. The main thing people tell others to do is educate themselves. I'm just.

[folkfashion]

Kittitian dancers, Saint Kitts and Nevis, by Buckiegotit

[northameicanblog]

Bridgetown, Barbados: Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". Wikipedia

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Church Mission San Jose doors in San Antonio, Texas, UNITED STATES

[thechurchofsplatterdaysaints]

[elvendeity]

"I'm only asking for strength for my days. Teach me the art of small steps."

1 @soracities || 2, 3 shanna van maurik || 4 winter of artifice by anaïs nin || 5 hermann hesse, in an excerpt from hermann hesse on little joys, breaking the trance of busyness, and the most important habit for living with presence, the marginalian || 6 café terrace at night (place du forum, arles), Vincent van Gogh || 7 oamul lu || 8 leaves, lloyd Schwartz || 8 tony kushner, angels in america || 10 dead poets society || 11 a prayer, antoine de saint-exupéry 

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[nando161mando]

On Saint Patrick's Day, The Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, in a speech in front of President Joe Biden, that Ireland Stands with Palestine. This occurred during White House Festivities.

The Irish hold Solidarity for the Palestinian Peoples, as the Peoples of Ireland know of the violent nature and oppression of a colonizer. Yet another embarrassing moment for Genocide Joe.

[ammonite-clan]

Hi Moonstripe! Darkpaw of Surfclan writing. I read you knew a little bit about ghosts? I keep seeing this... Cat.. who doesn't shine like Starclan. Have you seen anything like this before?

As Moonstripe writes, his shadow begins to shift behind him and slowly creep up the wall of his cave domicile. It begins to form a hulking cat much bigger than any in life, with light only forming where two eyes should be. Moonstripe twitches and turns to lick an itch on his neck. Out of the corner of his eye he sees something... But as he looks up to the wall, the shade is gone.

[henshin-9]

I was always like "The boss, a literal fucking gang leader, giant criminal, a mass murderer, becoming president in Saints Row 4 is so unrealistic"... well, guess it wasn't that unrealistic after all.

[lab-gr0wn-lambs]

suddenly forcing myself to learn all the countries of the world because of that one fucking poll. I now know the names and locations of all the countries of Europe, Asia, Oceania and South America and also the 50 US states. It hasn't even been 24 hours this is clinically unemployed behaviour

[famousinuniverse]

Cruz Bay, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands: Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands is the main town on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. According to the 2000 census, Cruz Bay had a population of 2,743. Wikipedia

[ash3]

Green luck!

[folkfashion]

Saint Lucian women, Saint Lucia, by ANSE CHASTANET ST.LUCIA

[northameicanblog]

Boiling Lake, Dominica: The Boiling Lake is a flooded fumarole located in Morne Trois Pitons National Park, a World Heritage Site on the island of Dominica. The lake, located 6.5 miles east of Dominica's capital Roseau, is filled with bubbling greyish-blue water that is usually enveloped in a cloud of vapour. Wikipedia

[wgm-beautiful-world]

St. Patrick's Cathedral - NYC