Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3
"There was no way upon entering Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, for Pope Francis not to pay homage to the Lady of the Town. It was a late addition to the schedule for the pontiff’s visit to the Baltic States, but one that just couldn’t be missed.
Above the Gate of Dawn, the only city gate in Vilnius left standing, a towering but demure image of the Virgin Mary patiently awaited the papal visit.
Francis looked upward toward the gold and silver-clad icon, for centuries the protector of the city, as icy raindrops fell on the crowd quietly watching the prayerful meeting.
“The Mother of Mercy, like every good mother, tries to bring her
family together. She whispers in our ear: ‘Look for your brother, look for your sister’,” the pope said Sept. 22.
“In this way, she opens to us the door to a new dawn, a new day.”
CRUX
"There was no way upon entering Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, for Pope Francis not to pay homage to the Lady of the Town. It was a late addition to the schedule for the pontiff’s visit to the Baltic States, but one that just couldn’t be missed.
Above the Gate of Dawn, the only city gate in Vilnius left standing, a towering but demure image of the Virgin Mary patiently awaited the papal visit.
Francis looked upward toward the gold and silver-clad icon, for centuries the protector of the city, as icy raindrops fell on the crowd quietly watching the prayerful meeting.
“The Mother of Mercy, like every good mother, tries to bring her
“In this way, she opens to us the door to a new dawn, a new day.”
CRUX