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“Hail favored one! The Lord is with ..etta
Il mistico serata raggi del sole cap..sisi
Mattoni rossi piombo alla Basilica P..sisi
Cieli Infausto Sopra la Basilica Pap..sisi
Vista panoramica della Cattedrale di..enzo
Crepuscolo Illumina al Pianoforte gr..sisi
Madonna illumina l'altare di Santa M..sisi
Madonna e Bambino accanto a chiesa N..etta
Luminous Madonna - Santa Maria Maggi..etta
Madonna e Bambino accanto a chiesa N..sisi
La Stella di Betlemme brilla luminos..sisi
La luce di Dio cade sul campanile di..sisi
Beata Madre Maria all'interno della ..etta
Assisi porta di casa con un molto di..tere
Madonna degli Angeli - La Basilica d..etta
Luminous Madonna - Santa Maria Maggi..sisi
La luce guida tra Santa Maria Maggio..sisi
Santissimo Crocifisso all'interno de..etta
Padre Peek solleva il Calice per L'a..anco
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Santa Rita di Cascia all'interno di ..etta
Mezzanotte pace della Basilica Papal..sisi
Il bagliore Chiesa Nuova di San Fran..sisi
Mezzanotte neve bagliore della Basil..ella
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Mezzanotte presso Piaggia di Porta S..sisi
Impressione artistica tridimensional..sisi
Sant'Antonio da Padova all'interno d..etta
Bellissimi fiori sul davanzale della..sisi
Cappella del Santissimo Crocifisso a..sisi
Madonna Illumina l'altare maggiore d..sisi
Madonna Addolorata Radiante Azzurre ..sisi
Madonna Addolorata - Duomo di San Ru..sisi
Assisi sereno pomeriggio vista della..alto
Crocifissione sopra l'altare della C..sisi
Santissimo Crocifisso all'interno de..sisi
Donna Angelicata di Riposo Sotto il ..sisi
La luce del sole illumina la Crocifi..sisi
Mezzanotte Passeggiata Lungo Via Fon..sisi
La veranda di Hotel Giotto Presenta ..sisi
Tramonto Colorato Sopra la Basilica ..sisi
Mezzanotte pace della Basilica Papal..neve
Mezzanotte bagliore della Basilica P..sisi
Beata Madre Maria all'interno della ..sisi
Mezzanotte bagliore della Basilica P..neve
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Bellissimi fiori per la porta d'ingr..sisi
Splendidi fiori e Pax et bonum adorn..sisi
Il bagliore della Madonna nella Chie..real
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Padre Peek solleva il Calice per L'a..sisi
Vista dinamica dal Bar Giardino San ..sisi
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Murale Decorativo circa della Chiesa..sisi
Guardando verso l'alto a Crocifisso ..sisi
Bellissimi fiori fuori dalla finestr..sisi
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Beata Madonna all'interno della Catt..etta
Casa dell'Ospitalità - Maria Immacol..glio
Vista panoramica dal Bar Giardino Sa..sisi
Il campanile di Santa Chiara ad Assi..ielo
Il mistico arcobaleno di Dio sopra l..sisi
Arcobaleno di Dio divide il cielo tr..sisi
La Chiesa Nuova Campanile patria di ..sisi
Le scale celesti sulla mattina cammi..sisi
L'altare maggiore illuminato della N..sisi
La Crocifissione sopra l'altare a Ch..sisi
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Beata Madonna all'interno della Catt..sisi
Antica facciata ad arco vicino a San..sisi
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Cieli in eruzione con arcobaleni sop..sisi
Salita del crepuscolo fino a Rocca M..sisi
Gloriosa Madonna Addolorata - Duomo..dore
Arcobaleno di Dio risplende Tra San ..sisi
Il sole splende sopra la Basilica Pa..etta
Santa Chiara nella Cattedrale di San..sisi
L'aumento di sopra della piazza di B..- BW
Doppio arcobaleno di Dio risplende T..sisi
Basilica Papale di San Francesco d'A..era!
Vicolo della scalette - Assisi
Il Crocifisso - La Basilica di Santa..etta
Il sole tramonta come fuoco nel ciel..sisi
Il sole della sera illumina il panor..sisi
Madonna Addolorata Azzurre - Duomo d..vina
Il sole tramonta attraverso la Basil..sisi
In attesa della visita di San France..sisi
Gloriosa Madonna Addolorata - Duomo..rire
Fontana di Piazza Del Vescovado vici..sisi
Esplosione di luce sopra la Basilica..sisi
Christus Patiens sopra l'Altare Magg..sisi
Padre Peek Preghiera della Consacraz..etta
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Gloriosa Madonna Addolorata - Duomo..sisi
L'altare maggiore della Chiesa Nuova..sisi
Il bagliore della Madonna in il Chie..sisi
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!["Three-dimensional artistic impression of Glorious Our Lady of Sorrows - Cathedral of San Rufino, Assisi"...<br />
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The title, Our Lady of Sorrows, given to our Blessed Mother focuses on her intense suffering and grief during the passion and death of our Lord. Traditionally, this suffering was not limited to the passion and death event; rather, it comprised the seven sorrows of Mary, which were foretold by the Priest Simeon who proclaimed to Mary, This child [Jesus] is destined to be the downfall and the rise of many in Israel, a sign that will be opposed and you shall be pierced with a sword so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare (Luke 2:34-35). These seven sorrows of our Blessed Mother included the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt; the loss and finding of the child Jesus in the Temple; Mary's meeting of Jesus on His way to Calvary; Mary's standing at the foot of the cross when our Lord was crucified; her holding of Jesus when He was taken down from the cross; and then our Lord's burial. In all, the prophecy of Simeon that a sword would pierce our Blessed Mother's heart was fulfilled in these events. For this reason, Mary is sometimes depicted with her heart exposed and with seven swords piercing it. More importantly, each new suffering was received with the courage, love, and trust that echoed her fiat, let it be done unto me according to thy word, first uttered at the Annunciation. Adoration of the Madonna as a participant in the Passion of Christ is the image of the iconographic tradition finished in 1672. Luke 2:34-35 "And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed."](https://www.dinocarbetta.com/img-get2/I0000TvIUFJ28yTo/fill=/fit=200x200/I0000TvIUFJ28yTo.jpg)
![“Our Lady of Sorrows Radiant Blue - Cathedral of San Rufino, Assisi”…<br />
The title, Our Lady of Sorrows, given to our Blessed Mother focuses on her intense suffering and grief during the passion and death of our Lord. Traditionally, this suffering was not limited to the passion and death event; rather, it comprised the seven sorrows of Mary, which were foretold by the Priest Simeon who proclaimed to Mary, This child [Jesus] is destined to be the downfall and the rise of many in Israel, a sign that will be opposed and you shall be pierced with a sword so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare (Luke 2:34-35). These seven sorrows of our Blessed Mother included the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt; the loss and finding of the child Jesus in the Temple; Mary's meeting of Jesus on His way to Calvary; Mary's standing at the foot of the cross when our Lord was crucified; her holding of Jesus when He was taken down from the cross; and then our Lord's burial. In all, the prophecy of Simeon that a sword would pierce our Blessed Mother's heart was fulfilled in these events. For this reason, Mary is sometimes depicted with her heart exposed and with seven swords piercing it. More importantly, each new suffering was received with the courage, love, and trust that echoed her fiat, let it be done unto me according to thy word, first uttered at the Annunciation. Adoration of the Madonna as a participant in the Passion of Christ is the image of the iconographic tradition finished in 1672. Luke 2:34-35 "And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed."](https://www.dinocarbetta.com/img-get2/I00001PVHXqReI4I/fill=/fit=200x200/I00001PVHXqReI4I.jpg)
![“The glow of the Madonna in the New Church of San Francesco di Assisi – Ethereal”…<br />
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Psalm 46:9-11 “Come and see the works of the LORD, who has done fearsome deeds on earth; Who stops wars to the ends of the earth, breaks the bow, splinters the spear, and burns the shields with fire; Be still and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.”<br />
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Romans 5:1-5 “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace* with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access [by faith] to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we even boast of our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.](https://www.dinocarbetta.com/img-get2/I0000CGZ9bI9fIDw/fill=/fit=200x200/I0000CGZ9bI9fIDw.jpg)
!["Our Lady of Sorrows Blue - Cathedral of San Rufino, Assisi - Luminance"...<br />
<br />
The title, Our Lady of Sorrows, given to our Blessed Mother focuses on her intense suffering and grief during the passion and death of our Lord. Traditionally, this suffering was not limited to the passion and death event; rather, it comprised the seven sorrows of Mary, which were foretold by the Priest Simeon who proclaimed to Mary, This child [Jesus] is destined to be the downfall and the rise of many in Israel, a sign that will be opposed and you shall be pierced with a sword so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare (Luke 2:34-35). These seven sorrows of our Blessed Mother included the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt; the loss and finding of the child Jesus in the Temple; Mary's meeting of Jesus on His way to Calvary; Mary's standing at the foot of the cross when our Lord was crucified; her holding of Jesus when He was taken down from the cross; and then our Lord's burial. In all, the prophecy of Simeon that a sword would pierce our Blessed Mother's heart was fulfilled in these events. For this reason, Mary is sometimes depicted with her heart exposed and with seven swords piercing it. More importantly, each new suffering was received with the courage, love, and trust that echoed her fiat, let it be done unto me according to thy word, first uttered at the Annunciation. Adoration of the Madonna as a participant in the Passion of Christ is the image of the iconographic tradition finished in 1672. Luke 2:34-35 "And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed."](https://www.dinocarbetta.com/img-get2/I0000fPjHBbRRdvw/fill=/fit=200x200/I0000fPjHBbRRdvw.jpg)
!["Our Lady of Sorrows Blue - Cathedral of San Rufino, Assisi"...<br />
The title, Our Lady of Sorrows, given to our Blessed Mother focuses on her intense suffering and grief during the passion and death of our Lord. Traditionally, this suffering was not limited to the passion and death event; rather, it comprised the seven sorrows of Mary, which were foretold by the Priest Simeon who proclaimed to Mary, This child [Jesus] is destined to be the downfall and the rise of many in Israel, a sign that will be opposed and you shall be pierced with a sword so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare (Luke 2:34-35). These seven sorrows of our Blessed Mother included the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt; the loss and finding of the child Jesus in the Temple; Mary's meeting of Jesus on His way to Calvary; Mary's standing at the foot of the cross when our Lord was crucified; her holding of Jesus when He was taken down from the cross; and then our Lord's burial. In all, the prophecy of Simeon that a sword would pierce our Blessed Mother's heart was fulfilled in these events. For this reason, Mary is sometimes depicted with her heart exposed and with seven swords piercing it. More importantly, each new suffering was received with the courage, love, and trust that echoed her fiat, let it be done unto me according to thy word, first uttered at the Annunciation. Adoration of the Madonna as a participant in the Passion of Christ is the image of the iconographic tradition finished in 1672. Luke 2:34-35 "And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed."](https://www.dinocarbetta.com/img-get2/I0000Pf36JaMJDdk/fill=/fit=200x200/I0000Pf36JaMJDdk.jpg)
!["Glorious Madonna of Sorrows - Cathedral of San Rufino, Assisi - Splendor"...<br />
<br />
The title, Our Lady of Sorrows, given to our Blessed Mother focuses on her intense suffering and grief during the passion and death of our Lord. Traditionally, this suffering was not limited to the passion and death event; rather, it comprised the seven sorrows of Mary, which were foretold by the Priest Simeon who proclaimed to Mary, This child [Jesus] is destined to be the downfall and the rise of many in Israel, a sign that will be opposed and you shall be pierced with a sword so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare (Luke 2:34-35). These seven sorrows of our Blessed Mother included the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt; the loss and finding of the child Jesus in the Temple; Mary's meeting of Jesus on His way to Calvary; Mary's standing at the foot of the cross when our Lord was crucified; her holding of Jesus when He was taken down from the cross; and then our Lord's burial. In all, the prophecy of Simeon that a sword would pierce our Blessed Mother's heart was fulfilled in these events. For this reason, Mary is sometimes depicted with her heart exposed and with seven swords piercing it. More importantly, each new suffering was received with the courage, love, and trust that echoed her fiat, let it be done unto me according to thy word, first uttered at the Annunciation. Adoration of the Madonna as a participant in the Passion of Christ is the image of the iconographic tradition finished in 1672. Luke 2:34-35 "And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed."](https://www.dinocarbetta.com/img-get2/I00000gmkgWjP9m4/fill=/fit=200x200/I00000gmkgWjP9m4.jpg)
!["Our Lady of Sorrows Blue - Cathedral of San Rufino, Assisi - Olivina"...<br />
<br />
The title, Our Lady of Sorrows, given to our Blessed Mother focuses on her intense suffering and grief during the passion and death of our Lord. Traditionally, this suffering was not limited to the passion and death event; rather, it comprised the seven sorrows of Mary, which were foretold by the Priest Simeon who proclaimed to Mary, This child [Jesus] is destined to be the downfall and the rise of many in Israel, a sign that will be opposed and you shall be pierced with a sword so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare (Luke 2:34-35). These seven sorrows of our Blessed Mother included the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt; the loss and finding of the child Jesus in the Temple; Mary's meeting of Jesus on His way to Calvary; Mary's standing at the foot of the cross when our Lord was crucified; her holding of Jesus when He was taken down from the cross; and then our Lord's burial. In all, the prophecy of Simeon that a sword would pierce our Blessed Mother's heart was fulfilled in these events. For this reason, Mary is sometimes depicted with her heart exposed and with seven swords piercing it. More importantly, each new suffering was received with the courage, love, and trust that echoed her fiat, let it be done unto me according to thy word, first uttered at the Annunciation. Adoration of the Madonna as a participant in the Passion of Christ is the image of the iconographic tradition finished in 1672. Luke 2:34-35 "And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed."](https://www.dinocarbetta.com/img-get2/I0000raej_1YdxkQ/fill=/fit=200x200/I0000raej_1YdxkQ.jpg)
!["Glorious Madonna of Sorrows - Cathedral of San Rufino, Assisi - Brightening"...<br />
<br />
The title, Our Lady of Sorrows, given to our Blessed Mother focuses on her intense suffering and grief during the passion and death of our Lord. Traditionally, this suffering was not limited to the passion and death event; rather, it comprised the seven sorrows of Mary, which were foretold by the Priest Simeon who proclaimed to Mary, This child [Jesus] is destined to be the downfall and the rise of many in Israel, a sign that will be opposed and you shall be pierced with a sword so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare (Luke 2:34-35). These seven sorrows of our Blessed Mother included the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt; the loss and finding of the child Jesus in the Temple; Mary's meeting of Jesus on His way to Calvary; Mary's standing at the foot of the cross when our Lord was crucified; her holding of Jesus when He was taken down from the cross; and then our Lord's burial. In all, the prophecy of Simeon that a sword would pierce our Blessed Mother's heart was fulfilled in these events. For this reason, Mary is sometimes depicted with her heart exposed and with seven swords piercing it. More importantly, each new suffering was received with the courage, love, and trust that echoed her fiat, let it be done unto me according to thy word, first uttered at the Annunciation. Adoration of the Madonna as a participant in the Passion of Christ is the image of the iconographic tradition finished in 1672. Luke 2:34-35 "And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed."](https://www.dinocarbetta.com/img-get2/I0000RsgjgxG_2bc/fill=/fit=200x200/I0000RsgjgxG_2bc.jpg)
![“Our Lady of Sorrows Blue - Cathedral of San Rufino, Assisi”…<br />
<br />
The title, Our Lady of Sorrows, given to our Blessed Mother focuses on her intense suffering and grief during the passion and death of our Lord. Traditionally, this suffering was not limited to the passion and death event; rather, it comprised the seven sorrows of Mary, which were foretold by the Priest Simeon who proclaimed to Mary, This child [Jesus] is destined to be the downfall and the rise of many in Israel, a sign that will be opposed and you shall be pierced with a sword so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare (Luke 2:34-35). These seven sorrows of our Blessed Mother included the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt; the loss and finding of the child Jesus in the Temple; Mary's meeting of Jesus on His way to Calvary; Mary's standing at the foot of the cross when our Lord was crucified; her holding of Jesus when He was taken down from the cross; and then our Lord's burial. In all, the prophecy of Simeon that a sword would pierce our Blessed Mother's heart was fulfilled in these events. For this reason, Mary is sometimes depicted with her heart exposed and with seven swords piercing it. More importantly, each new suffering was received with the courage, love, and trust that echoed her fiat, let it be done unto me according to thy word, first uttered at the Annunciation. Adoration of the Madonna as a participant in the Passion of Christ is the image of the iconographic tradition finished in 1672. Luke 2:34-35 "And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed."](https://www.dinocarbetta.com/img-get2/I0000TyBB5mduLSs/fill=/fit=200x200/I0000TyBB5mduLSs.jpg)
!["Glorious Madonna of Sorrows - Cathedral of San Rufino, Assisi"...<br />
<br />
The title, Our Lady of Sorrows, given to our Blessed Mother focuses on her intense suffering and grief during the passion and death of our Lord. Traditionally, this suffering was not limited to the passion and death event; rather, it comprised the seven sorrows of Mary, which were foretold by the Priest Simeon who proclaimed to Mary, This child [Jesus] is destined to be the downfall and the rise of many in Israel, a sign that will be opposed and you shall be pierced with a sword so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare (Luke 2:34-35). These seven sorrows of our Blessed Mother included the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt; the loss and finding of the child Jesus in the Temple; Mary's meeting of Jesus on His way to Calvary; Mary's standing at the foot of the cross when our Lord was crucified; her holding of Jesus when He was taken down from the cross; and then our Lord's burial. In all, the prophecy of Simeon that a sword would pierce our Blessed Mother's heart was fulfilled in these events. For this reason, Mary is sometimes depicted with her heart exposed and with seven swords piercing it. More importantly, each new suffering was received with the courage, love, and trust that echoed her fiat, let it be done unto me according to thy word, first uttered at the Annunciation. Adoration of the Madonna as a participant in the Passion of Christ is the image of the iconographic tradition finished in 1672. Luke 2:34-35 "And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed."](https://www.dinocarbetta.com/img-get2/I0000QgHTTqXjsZI/fill=/fit=200x200/I0000QgHTTqXjsZI.jpg)
