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The Virgin from The Virgin and Child with Saint John and an Angel, 1490, Sandro Botticelli

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four women, four doctors of the church

St. Teresa of Avila: “To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.”

St. Catherine of Siena: “If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire!”

St. Hildegard of Bingen: “I am the fiery life of the essence of God; I am the flame above the beauty in the fields; I shine in the waters; I burn in the sun, the moon, and the stars.”

St. Thérèse of Lisieux: “If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, the spring would lose its loveliness.”

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The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, William Blake, ca. 1799-1800

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The Pines, Yoshijirō Urushibara, ca. 1928

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Fritz Chwala (Austrian, 1872--1936)

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Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky (Russian, 1757-1825) Our Lady, ca.1814-15 State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

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"𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴..𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰..."

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"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦."

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“Wait for the Lord, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the Lord!”

Psalms 27:14

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“Wait for the Lord, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the Lord!”

Psalms 27:14

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The Three Marys at the Sepulcher, 1841

Federico Madrazo y Kuntz, 1815-1894

Convent of San Pascual, Madrid, Spain

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My Ordination to the Priesthood, Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 14th September 2023, St Mary's Cathedral Hobart, Australia. [Image 1: Investiture of the newly ordained priest] [Image 2: The newly ordained joins the Archbishop and Priests in concelebrating at the altar] [Image 3: First blessing of parents following ordination] Photo credit (1 and 3): Archdiocese of Hobart.

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the full moon in paintings

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