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"A spiritual life is simply a life in which all that we do comes from the centre, where we are anchored in God."

— from Evelyn Underhill’s “The Spiritual Life” via Episcopal Cafe (via dreaminginthedeepsouth)

necspenecmetu:

Juan Bautista Maino, The Appearance of the Virgin to Saint Dominic in Soriano, 1630s

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thevictorianduchess:

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet
Charles Robert Leslie
Oil on canvas
c. 1840s

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"Bible memorization is absolutely fundamental to spiritual formation. If I had to choose between all the disciplines of the spiritual life, I would choose Bible memorization, because it is a fundamental way of filling our minds with what it needs. This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth. That’s where you need it! How does it get in your mouth? Memorization"

— Dallas Willard, “Spiritual Formation in Christ for the Whole Life and Whole Person” in Vocatio, Vol. 12, no. 2, Spring, 2001, p. 7 (via bryansherwood)

"O GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen."

— The Collect for Whitsunday (Pentecost) from the Book of Common Prayer

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La Pentecôte from Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry

Mimir's Copybook: Whitsunday (White Sunday) or Pentecost (“the Fiftieth [day]”) is the...

Whitsunday (White Sunday) or Pentecost (“the Fiftieth [day]”) is the feast of feasts commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ. Pentecost is celebrated seven weeks (50 days) after Easter Sunday, hence its name. It is a time of flowers and…

Jusepe de Ribera
The Blind Sculptor · Allegory of Touch (1632)

In this portrait, the figure is shown caressing the head of a classical sculpture, probably of Apollo. The most widely-accepted interpretation of this is that it represents the sense of touch, as this Valencian artist frequently painted series of works on the five senses. During the eighteenth century, it was considered a portrait of the blind sculptor Giovanni Gonnelli, but this theory can be rejected because that artist was not even thirty when this painting was made. It was also thought to be a representation of the philosopher Carneades who, after losing his sight, was still able to recognize a bust of the god Pan by touch. It is probably a representation of the sense of touch, using the story of Carneades as its narrative vehicle. This was a very successful procedure during that period, when portraits of ancient philosophers were associated with allegories of the senses. (via Museo del Prado)

Jusepe de Ribera

The Blind Sculptor · Allegory of Touch (1632)

In this portrait, the figure is shown caressing the head of a classical sculpture, probably of Apollo. The most widely-accepted interpretation of this is that it represents the sense of touch, as this Valencian artist frequently painted series of works on the five senses. During the eighteenth century, it was considered a portrait of the blind sculptor Giovanni Gonnelli, but this theory can be rejected because that artist was not even thirty when this painting was made. It was also thought to be a representation of the philosopher Carneades who, after losing his sight, was still able to recognize a bust of the god Pan by touch. It is probably a representation of the sense of touch, using the story of Carneades as its narrative vehicle. This was a very successful procedure during that period, when portraits of ancient philosophers were associated with allegories of the senses. (via Museo del Prado)

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