#john oro

[mamaepossoler]

Deuses, monstros e heróis

Esse é um livro para crianças exploradoras. Ele diz que a parte de mitologia foi escrita por Lady Hestia Evans e que o livro seria de propriedade de John Oro, que recheou o livro de Lady Hestia com anotações sobre sua viagem à Grécia. Nas margens do livro teórico, Oro conta uma narrativa em que ele desafiou os deuses nos dias de hoje.

Um dos pontos altos do livro são as ilustrações, lindíssimas. As margens superior e inferior do livro são decoradas com "pinturas de vasos" que contam as histórias dos principais heróis da mitologia grega. Os textos são muito bons também (apesar de terem pontos que me foram ensinados diferentes. Por exemplo, o livro conta que os filhos dos deuses com os mortais são semideuses, a linha que estudei na faculdade afirma que semideuses não existem, heróis são mortais). Além das ilustrações e dos textos, o livro tem abas com explicações a mais sobre determinados assuntos (um resumo sobre a Odisseia, por exemplo) e coisitas más como um oráculo e um óbulo, moeda para o barqueiro do submundo, Caronte.

Um livro precioso para qualquer idade. Atenua alguns pontos mais controversos da mitologia para as crianças, como por exemplo, falar "casamento" para as várias aventuras sexuais dos deuses. Mas pouca coisa é atenuada para deuses tão humanos como os gregos.

Parte de uma coleção sobre outras "mitologias" (egípcia, dos vampiros, dos piratas), só tem tradução para o inglês e o espanhol. Editoras do Brasil, que tal trazer a coleção para nossas crianças?

#john oro #mythology #lady hestia evans #ology #candlewick press

[lionofchaeronea]

St. John the Evangelist on Patmos, Diego Velázquez, 1619-20

#art #art history #Diego Velazquez #religious art #Christian art #Christianity #imaginary portrait #John the Evangelist #St. John the Evangelist #Baroque #Baroque art #Spanish Baroque #Spanish Golden Age #Siglo de Oro #Spanish art #17th century art #National Gallery #National Gallery London

[laginapini]

un poco de lo que fueron los looks de los Golden Globes

#golden globes #globos de oro #selena gomez #jenna ortega #balmain #john galliano #valentino

[genericamentegiuseppe]

DIVED - Deprogram Reprogram

Quando un album somiglia a molte cose senza ricalcarne nessuna sai già che crescerà di ascolto in ascolto. Questo è il caso di "Deprogram Reprogram".

Tra Warren Thomas e Mirrorism, DIVED è un viaggio in cui post punk e cantautorato trovano una originale via di mezzo, probabilmente all’altezza di Ferrara. Quando un album somiglia a molte cose senza ricalcarne nessuna sai già che crescerà di ascolto in ascolto. Questo è il caso di “Deprogram Reprogram”. Eccovi qualche link per ascoltarvi l’album suddetto: • APPLE MUSIC:…

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#annibale records #big thief #big thief dragon new warm mountain i believe in you #big thief masterpiece #cantautorato italiano #Critica #DIVED #elliott smith #ferrara #fish cannot carry guns #giacomo stefanini #GORN #greg ashley #John Cale #kevin ayers #mirrorism #porta d&039;oro #post punk #psichedelia #punk #recensione #recensioni #robert forster #robyn hitchcock #rock #royal trux #Syd Barrett #the abigails #tundra #ubu dance party

[bequia3]

A Terrific Day - The Green Valley Writers' Book Fair

Saturday, November 25th Sally and I attended the Green Valley Book Fair sponsored by the Society of Southwest Authors to promote Telling Tales and Sharing Secrets. There were forty-four authors there, some had as many as nine different books to sell.  It was a very good turnout of book lovers/readers. Sales of our book went well but the most fun we had was talking with other writers and the…

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#Brad D&039;Emidio #David R. Davis #Debra VanDeventer #Green Valley Book Fair #I Can Do This! #John Santana Mysteries #Karen Admussen #One Mile at a Time #Oro Valley Writers Forum #Out of the Fog #Wes Choc

[armatofu]

#ParisParalympics2023

Hace apenas unos minutos el catalán da el primer oro al #teamESP. Valiente como siempre siguió la estela del keniano John Lokedy con un parcial el primer mil a 3:00.61 pero Yassine fue capaz de mantenerse y marcar otro parcial en el 3.000 en 9:28.18 buscando el oro a partir de la segunda parte de la prueba. ¡Enhorabuena!

#🥇LLEGA EL PRIMER ORO PARA ESPAÑA🥇 #ParisParalympics2023 #🔥YASSINE OUHBADI #CAMPEÓN DEL MUNDO🌍 DE 5.000 METROS T13 CON 15:16.97🔥 #Hace apenas unos minutos el catalán da el primer oro al #teamESP. Valiente como siempre siguió la estela del keniano John Lokedy con un parcial el primer mil a 3:00.61 pero Yassine fue capaz de ma #🥇Yassine Ouhdadi 🇪🇸 15:16.97 #🥈Jaryd Clifford 🇦🇺 15:18.23 #🥉 Guillaume Oullet 🇨🇦 15:22.85 #6. Alberto Suárez 🇪🇸 15:29.75

[dehonians-philippines]

Celebration of 180th Birth Anniversary of Fr. Leo Dehon

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#Birth Anniversary #Cagayan de Oro #Fr. Leo John Dehon

[queenhunter102]

Part 11

(Part 10) (PART 12)

Then came a knock at the door, followed by a collective groan, loud and annoyed, “I swear by the moon, that you will tell us your little secret” Johnny said, as he walked to the door opening it a crack. You smiled, glad for the interruption not wishing to be isolated so soon, not sure if you could take another pack icing you out, you had hardly had any time to enjoy having a pack before you were iced out. Your nose twitched at the smell of another alpha, the hair on your skin rising and your skin prickling, when you heard the offending alpha’s voice “I want your superior officer” the voice said, as the intruding alpha pushed the door, forcing his energy into your space without ever stepping foot inside, it both pissed you off and frightened you. John tensed as he turned his head to the offending Alpha, “Why? They haven’t done anything, it was your man who stepped out of line, Captain Wells” he said, as he slowly crept his way in front of you, shielding you from the Alpha’s view. “The little breeder hurt one of my men” Captain Wells gritted out, you cringed when he called you a breeder, the word sounding like venom to your ears. “They only defended themselves, they have every right to do so since the OFARC was introduced in 2006,” John said, as he casually crossed his arms, trying to make himself appear larger. Captain Wells growled, “Not on Military ground, we have rules stat-” he cut off by Gaz “ORO, subsection D paragraph 2 Line three ORO allows Omegas to assert their autonomy against unwanted Alpha interactions, ensuring their safety and dignity. And encourages them to defend themselves from aggression or coercion” He says, not looking at the Alpha only at you his eyes scanning over your body. You like Gaz, he was a sweet alpha, a kind alpha, and he knew to check in on you in situations like this, to make sure you were ok, the growl from Captain Wells snapped you back to the danger you were in. “We have rules for a reason, so mutts like that don’t get in between us” Captain Wells spits, as he takes a step into the room, the resounding growl he received was deafening, as you pulled away from the sound that seemed to be coming from the very walls you leaned against.

John raised his hand into the air before closing it into a tight fist, you could hear him grit his teeth in anger as he spoke “This is an omega sanctuary why are you trying to get inside” he said half growling, you peaked over his burly body to look at Captain Wells, his left being the only one inside you little barrack, your little den. “Omega’s don’t aren’t rewarded with sanctuary, especially little shits like them who think it’s ok to hurt those purer than them,” he said as he lunged for you. You were faster, lunging for him as you used your pitiful body weight against his far larger and far stronger one, it wasn’t the best fight, with you pinned under him, doing your damndest to reign in several punches, your NBOC training kicking in, as you block the majority of his punches. You hear, arguing and growls, while you give as good as you get, it wasn’t long until you heard more arguing and more growls, and the sound of flesh hitting flesh, a sound you didn’t want to hear again not at least for some time came crashing into your ears. You managed to find your way on top of Captain Wells, giving you a chance to see two other Alphas in your space one had Alejandro pinned to a wall while Simon was trying to pull him off, and John was pinned to the wall the intruding Alpha’s back to his chest while Johnny and Gaz took turns punching him, you gasped as Captain Wells had grasped your throat in his tight grip squeezing it. You panic from the sudden loss of air, your hands reaching up and clawing at his hand instead, trying to pry his fingers off your throat you try and produce a growl, a whine something anything, that would get your teammate's attention but Captain Wells was squeezing too hard. He brought you close to his face, “Now lookie here if the big tough omega, isn’t reduced to snivelling, snotting bitch” he spat, in your haze of panic you claw his face, he yelled as he let go, allowing you the chance to scramble backwards, your hand grasped your throat, it now marked from his grip. You slide away from him, finding a spot under one of the beds sliding under it, you hear a growl and then a body hitting a wall before it slides down, you watch their legs and boots, and you yelp when a hand grabs your hair dragging you from under the bed. You twist in their grasp your hands trying to find purchase on something, hell you’d take a pillow if it meant putting distance between you and your attacker, Captain Wells growled as he pulled you up to his face level. “Pathetic, really the MI5 sent you here” He growled as he punched you, your head not giving much room to reel back from his hit.

It wasn’t long before he dragged you further along the floor as you scrambled to scratch him, he laughed as he moved towards the door, “Drop them James” John growled as he threw the younger Alpha to the floor. “Why? They’re pathetic, weak even” he said shaking you as you clawed at his hand, “Drop them, James, I won’t ask again” John said, as he stood standing between you and the door.

Captain Wells, growls and grits his teeth as he shakes you again for a final time before he throws to John’s feet, “I don’t get why we breed with such mutts” he says as he gives you a final kick to the stomach. As he steps over you laughing at the grunt you made, John grabs Captain Wells, hauling him over you completely, bringing him close to his face, “Listen here James, they didn’t do shit wrong, they defended themselves from shitbags like you” he grunted as he threw Captain Wells out. Followed by Captain Wells's two henchmen, the curtsey of Simon and Gaz, John huffed as he turned to you eyeing where you lay on the floor.

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#captain price x reader #ghost riley #captain price #cod mw22 #cod smut #johnny mactavish x reader #cod cod mw22 cod x reader o/b/a #cod story #john price #konig smut #cod #gaz x reader #price #Captian Price #Captain Price x Reader #Ghost #Ghost x reader #Simon Riley #Simon Riley x Reader #Soap #johnny mactavish #gaz #simon ghost riley #ghost x reader #o/b/a #soap #ghost #simon riley x reader #Captain Price x reader #captain Price

[natacha-natali22]

"Cristo é nosso melhor amigo, e por muito tempo ele será nosso único amigo. Eu oro a Deus, desejando de todo meu coração, que eu possa até me cansar de tudo, menos de conversar e ter comunhão com Ele."

– John Owen

#frases evangelicas #mentesexpostas #biblia #projetofalandonocéu #jesusteama #frases #frases cristãs #féemdeus #love poem #poecitas #projetoalmaflorida

[tengomilpalabrasparati]

Cumpleaños 🎂

Kate Winslet cumple 48 años

Sus hijos se refieren a su íntimo amigo Leonardo DiCaprio como “tío Leo”, de quien recibió un anillo de oro con una inscripción, después de filmar juntos Revolutionary Road (2008). Sin embargo, lo que dice en el anillo es un secreto que Kate Winslet todavía mantiene en secreto.

Su talento la llevó a realizar desde obras de época, hasta éxitos como "Titanic" (1997), y proyectos poco convencionales como "Eterno resplandor de una mente sin recuerdos" (2004). Pero en la vida real, Winslet es una madre sana, robusta y corriente de tres hijos que resulta ser una estrella de cine, así es como la describen sus coprotagonistas

Katherine Elizabeth Winslet nació el 5 de octubre de 1975 en Reading, Inglaterra, donde sus abuelos tenían un teatro de repertorio. Su padre, Roger John Winslet, era actor, al igual que su tío Robert Bridges

La primera actuación remunerada de Winslet fue un anuncio de cereales Sugar Puffs en 1987.

Antes de ser famosa, Kate Winslet no la pasó bien en sus años de escuela.

“Me hicieron mucho bullying en la escuela. Me llamaban Blubber (grasa de ballena). Se burlaban de mí por querer actuar. Me encerraban en los armarios. Se reían de mí”

Las humillaciones sobre su cuerpo no pararon en su adolescencia. 

El director James Cameron la apodó “Kate Pesa Mucho”

“Aprendí a aceptar mis defectos, a no disculparme por quien soy. Pensé mucho y decidí que simplemente no escucharía cuando dijeran que mi cuerpo no encajaba”

Tras un estreno que batió récords, la inglesa se convirtió en una auténtica estrella de Hollywood, junto a Leonardo DiCaprio.

Kate Winslet reconoce estar harta de Titanic, no porque piense que fue una mala película, sino porque odia su actuación en el film. Cuando promocionó el reestreno en 3D de la película en el 2012, comentó a la prensa que le gustaría tener la oportunidad de hacer todo de nuevo. Lo que más le molesta es su intento de acento americano, y describió su decepción diciendo, “En cada escena pienso, ‘¿En serio, en serio? ¿Lo hiciste así de mal?’” Winslet también reveló a MTV News que odia la canción de Celine Dion, My Heart Will Go On. Aparentemente, “gira los ojos” y le da nauseas cada vez que la escucha porque cada vez que entra en un restaurante con un pianista, el pianista toca la canción.

La actriz se llevó el Globo de Oro a la mejor actriz por su interpretación.

Su primer amor fue el también actor Stephen Tredre, con quien salió durante cinco años, pero murió trágicamente de cáncer de huesos a los 34 años, poco después de que ella terminara de filmar Titanic.

Mas tarde conoció al asistente de dirección, Jim Threapleton, en el set de la película indie "Hideous Kinky" (1998), y se enamoraron.

Se casó en 1998 y dio a luz a su primera hija a los 25 años, Mia Honey Threapleton, el 12 de octubre de 2000. Pero se divorció en el 2001 amistosamente. Luego, Winslet conoció al director Sam Mendes, y se mudó a Nueva York para estar con él. Se casaron en 2003 en una boda improvisada en una isla del Caribe

Tuvieron un hijo, Joe, el segundo de Kate pero en el 2010, esta relación también terminó en un divorcio amistoso

En el 2012, Winslet estaba de vacaciones con su novio, el modelo Louis Dowler, cuando conoció a quien sería su tercer marido: Ned. Kate se casó por tercera vez en una ceremonia secreta e íntima con su prometido Ned RocknRoll

Al año la pareja tuvo a su hijo Bear, y al día de hoy continúan felices

En el 2012, la Reina Isabel II le concedió a Winslet el honor de Comendadora de la Orden del Imperio Británico por “los servicios prestados al teatro”, el galardón de mayor rango concedido por la Orden del Imperio Británico, además del de caballero, y se concede dos veces al año. 

Se puede decir que hoy, cumpliendo 48 años, Kate entendió todo, y ella misma lo reveló en un reportaje, “La vida es corta y está aquí para vivirla”.

#Cumpleaños 🎂 #Kate Winslet #Youtube

[mutant-distraction]

John Rummel

Full moonrise tonight from Oro Valley (Tucson), over the Catalina Mountains.

[beetlejuicesgraveyardrevue]

Tagged by @penceyparade (thanks for the tag 😊🖤!!) to pick a song for each letter of my username. my username is so long and there are so many Es 😂 here we go!

B - Bitchboy by The Oozes

E - Early Sunsets Over Monroeville - MCR

E - Eat You - Caravan Of Thieves

T - Time Bomb Town - Lindsey Buckingham

L - Letter From Death Row - Amigo The Devil

E - Eleanor Rigby - Joan Baez

J - Jesus Saves - AJJ

U - Underground - David Bowie

I - Ice Cream Song - Laura Jane Grace

C - Cactus Flower - Rico Del Oro

E - Eat Steel - GWAR

S - Square Hammer - Ghost

G - Good Boy - Dog Park Dissidents

R - Rocky Mountain High - John Denver

A - All I Want Is You - Barry Louis Polisar

V - Vienna - Billy Joel

E - Eyes On Fire - Blue Foundation

Y - You Matter To Me - Waitress OBC

A - All My Money! - The Aquabats!

R - Rose-Colored Boy - Paramore

D - Drive Me Crazy - Orville Peck

R - Rainbow Drones - Dog Park Dissidents

E - Eat The One Percent - Rehasher

V - Veins! Veins!! Veins!!! - Frank Iero and the Patients

U - Undercover Martyn - Two Door Cinema Club

E - Everybody Wants To Love You - Japanese Breakfast

tagging @gerardwaist @dykeredhood @cowlovely @ashes-acedia @phoeniceae @bedcorpse @shiromouse @spacebronco @ierospit @killaura @lmerlm @zombiequeer @bitethebullets if any of you want!

#tag game

[jartita-me-teneis]

Nació el 9 de junio de 1963, en Owensboro, Kentucky, Estados Unidos, John Christopher Depp II (Johnny Depp), actor, productor, pintor, guionista y músico. Nominado en tres ocasiones al Premio Óscar. London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year 1995. Premio César Honorífico 1999. Premio Sindicato de Actor Mejor Actor 2004. Premio Empire mejor actor 2004 y 2006. Premio Globo de Oro Mejor Actor Comedia o Musical 2008. MTV Movie Award Mejor Villano 2008. Leyenda Disney 2015. Premio People's Choice al Ícono de Película Favorito 2017. Festival de Cine de San Sebastián Premio Donostia 2021. Estrella en el Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood.

[bookclub4m]

30 Recent Poetry Collections by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

This booklist features books from BIPOC poets published in the past three years.

Chrome Valley by Mahogany L. Browne

Feast by Ina Cariño

Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency by Chen Chen

Girls That Never Die: Poems by Safia Elhillo

Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi

I Do Everything I'm Told by Megan Fernandes

Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry edited by Joy Harjo

Song of my Softening by Omotara James

Spells, Wishes, and the Talking Dead / Mamaht́wisiwin, Pakos̊yimow, Nikihci-́niskot́ṕn : Poems by Wanda John-Kehewin

Burning Like Her Own Planet by Vandana Khanna

Phantom Pain Wings by Kim Hyesoon, translated by Don Mee Choi

Bianca by Eugenia Leigh

Finna by Nate Marshall

Slam Coalkan Performance Poetry: The Condor and the Eagle Meet edited by Jennifer Murrin

God Themselves by Jae Nichelle

You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead by Morgan Harper Nichols

I’m Always So Serious by Karisma Price

Homie by Danez Smith

Blood Snow by dg nanouk okpik

Promises of Gold/Promesas de Oro by José Olivarez with translation by David Ruano

That Was Now, This is Then by Vijay Seshadri

it was never going to be okay by jaye simpson

Dark Testament by Crystal Simone Smith

Unshuttered: Poems by Patricia Smith

Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom

Femme in Public by Alok Vaid-Menon

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

Find Her. Keep Her. by Renaada Williams

Rupture Tense by Jenny Xie

From From by Monica Youn

#poetry #genres #booklists

[mishimamiravenecia]

Nicopeia Icon of San Mark's in Venice

Icono Nicopeia de San Marcos de Venecia

Icona Nicopea di San Marco a Venezia

The icon before the robbery. Missing are strands of pearls that hung from the round hooks on either side under the initials. The precious jewellery, later recovered, is currently on display in the Treasury of Saint Mark's.

El icono antes del robo. Faltan los hilos de perlas que colgaban de los ganchos redondos a ambos lados bajo las iniciales. Las preciosas joyas, recuperadas posteriormente, se exponen actualmente en el Tesoro de San Marcos.

L'icona prima del furto. Mancano i fili di perle che pendevano dai ganci rotondi ai lati sotto le iniziali. I preziosi gioielli, poi recuperati, sono attualmente esposti nel Tesoro di San Marco.

(English / Español / italiano)

 It was probably created in the early 12th century, specifically to follow the emperor and the army on campaign. Perhaps it was made for John II himself, who spent most of his reign in the field, fighting the empire's many enemies.  This icon traveled with John II and his family throughout his military campaigns. When John returned to Constantinople for a parade celebrating a military victory he gave up his gold, silver and ivory chariot and had the icon placed in a kiot (decorated theca for preserving and displaying icons) that stood in his place. The victory john was celebrating was the recapture from the  Muslim Turks of the ancestral castle of the Komnenian family, Kastamon.  John believed the Virgin was personally responsible for this important victory. 

The icon was taken by bloodied Crusader soldiers in 1204 in hand-to-hand combat with the defenders of the city at the Pantepotes Monastery which was and the last stand of the Byzantines.Taken as spoils of war by the Venetians, the old and blind Doge Dandolo, who died in Constantinople in 1205, would immediately send the icon to Venice as the most important trophy of the destruction of Constantinople. Era il simbolo di come gli equilibri di potere si fossero appena spostati da Bisanzio sul Corno d'Oro alle lagune di Venezia, Dio aveva ora trasferito la Sua benedizione da Costantinopoli a Venezia con la forza delle armi.

In February 1438 a large delegation from Constantinople arrived in Venice headed for for a great church council negotiating the union of the churches that was held in Italy.  The ancient Patriarch Joseph II along with a group of clerics and nobles visited Saint Mark's and saw the treasures that had been looted in 1204. Here is an account of the visit:

... We also looked at the divine icons from what is called the holy templon... These objects were brought here according to the law of booty right after the conquest of our city by the Latins, and were reunited in the form of a very large icon on top of the principal altar of the main choir... Among the people who contemplate this icon of icons, those who own it feel pride, pleasure, and delectation, while those from whom it was taken — if they happen to be present, as in our case—see it as an object of sadness, sorrow, and dejection. We were told that these icons came from the templon of the most holy Great Church. However, we knew for sure, through the inscriptions and the images of the Komnenoi, that they came from the Pantokrator Monastery.

***

Probablemente se creó a principios del siglo XII específicamente para seguir al emperador oriental y a su ejército en las campañas bélicas. Tal vez se hizo para el propio Juan II Comneno, que pasó gran parte de su reinado en el campo de batalla, luchando contra los numerosos enemigos del imperio; este icono viajó con Juan II y su familia durante sus campañas militares. Cuando Juan regresó a Constantinopla para un desfile en celebración de una victoria militar, renunció a su carro de oro, plata y marfil e hizo colocar el icono en un kiot (teca decorad para conservar y exponer iconos) que había en su lugar. La victoria que Juan celebraba era la reconquista del castillo ancestral de la familia Comnena, Kastamon, a los turcos musulmanes. Juan creía que la Virgen era personalmente responsable de esta importante victoria.

En la Cuarta Cruzada, en 1204, el icono fue tomado por los soldados cruzados tras un combate cuerpo a cuerpo con los defensores de la ciudad de Constantinopla, cerca del monasterio de Pantepotes, que constituía la última resistencia de los bizantinos. Tomado como botín de guerra por los venecianos, el anciano y ciego dux Dandolo, que murió en Constantinopla en 1205, enviaría inmediatamente el icono a Venecia como el trofeo más importante de la destrucción de Constantinopla. Era un símbolo de cómo el equilibrio de poder acababa de pasar de Bizancio en el Cuerno de Oro a las lagunas de Venecia, Dios había transferido ahora su bendición de Constantinopla a Venecia por la fuerza de las armas.

En febrero de 1438, una gran delegación de Constantinopla llegó a Venecia de camino a un gran concilio eclesiástico celebrado en Italia para negociar la unión de las iglesias. El antiguo Patriarca de la Iglesia bizantina José II, junto con un grupo de clérigos y nobles, visitó San Marcos y vio los tesoros que habían sido saqueados en 1204. He aquí un relato de la visita:

....  También hemos contemplado los iconos divinos de lo que se llama el sagrado templon...Estos objetos fueron traídos aquí según la ley del botín inmediatamente después de la conquista de nuestra ciudad por los latinos, y fueron reunidos en forma de un icono muy grande en lo alto del altar mayor del coro principal.... Entre las personas que contemplan este icono de iconos, los que lo poseen sienten orgullo, placer y deleite, mientras que los que se lo han llevado -si están presentes, como en nuestro caso- lo ven como objeto de tristeza, pena y abatimiento. Nos dijeron que estos iconos procedían del templón de la Santísima Gran Iglesia. Pero nosotros sabíamos, por las inscripciones y las imágenes de los comnenes, que procedían del monasterio del Pantocrátor.

***

 Probabilmente fu creata all'inizio del XII secolo appositamente per seguire l'imperatore d'Oriente e l'esercito in campagna bellica. Forse è stato realizzato per lo stesso Giovanni II Comneno, che trascorse gran parte del suo regno sul campo, combattendo i numerosi nemici dell'impero; questa icona viaggiò con Giovanni II e la sua famiglia durante le sue campagne militari. Quando Giovanni tornò a Costantinopoli per una parata che celebrava una vittoria militare, rinunciò al suo carro d'oro, argento e avorio e fece collocare l'icona in un kiot (teca decorata per conservare ed esporre icone) che stava al suo posto. La vittoria che Giovanni celebrava era la riconquista del castello ancestrale della famiglia Comnena, Kastamon, da parte dei turchi musulmani. Giovanni credeva che la Vergine fosse personalmente responsabile di questa importante vittoria.

Nella quarta crociata, nel 1204, l'icona fu presa dai soldati crociati dopo un combattimento corpo a corpo con i difensori della città di Costantinopoli, presso il Monastero di Pantepotes che fu l'ultima resistenza dei Bizantini. Presa come bottino di guerra dai veneziani,   il doge Dandolo, vecchio e cieco, che morì a Costantinopoli nel 1205, avrebbe subito spedito l'icona a Venezia come il trofeo più importante della distruzione di Costantinopoli. Era il simbolo di come gli equilibri di potere si fossero appena spostati da Bisanzio sul Corno d'Oro alle lagune di Venezia, Dio aveva ora trasferito la Sua benedizione da Costantinopoli a Venezia con la forza delle armi.

Nel febbraio 1438 una numerosa delegazione da Costantinopoli arrivò a Venezia diretta a un grande concilio ecclesiastico che si tenne in Italia per negoziare l'unione delle chiese. L'antico Patriarca della Chiesa Bizantina Giuseppe II, insieme ad un gruppo di chierici e nobili, visitò San Marco e vide i tesori che erano stati saccheggiati nel 1204. Ecco un resoconto della visita:

....  Abbiamo anche guardato le icone divine da quello che viene chiamato il sacro templon...Questi oggetti furono portati qui secondo la legge del bottino subito dopo la conquista della nostra città da parte dei Latini, e furono riuniti sotto forma di una grandissima icona in cima all'altare maggiore del coro principale.... Tra le persone che contemplano questa icona delle icone, chi la possiede prova orgoglio, piacere e diletto, mentre a chi l'ha prelevata – se è presente, come nel nostro caso – la vede come un oggetto di tristezza, tristezza e sconforto. Ci è stato detto che queste icone provenivano dal templon della santissima Grande Chiesa. Ma dalle iscrizioni e dalle immagini dei Comneni sapevamo con certezza che provenivano dal monastero del Pantocratore.

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[crecimiento-espiritual]

JOHN 21:15-17

El Dios que te restaura

En la Biblia, pocas historias sobre identidad son tan conmovedoras como cuando Jesús restauró a Pedro. Después de años de caminar con Jesús de primera mano, su discípulo falló de forma humillante en un momento crucial. Con Jesús abandonado y bajo custodia, Pedro dijo que no conocía a su Salvador por ¡tres veces! Fueron instantes estremecedores de negación y traición. Pedro se había desmoronado.

Sin embargo, gracias a Jesús, este gran fracaso se transformó en una asombrosa imagen de renovación.

El pasaje de hoy contiene uno de los momentos más sorprendentes y emotivos de todo el ministerio de Cristo. Pedro, un hombre fracasado y roto, es levantado, perdonado radicalmente y luego comisionado para asumir uno de los llamados más críticos de Jesús: La fundación de la Iglesia del Nuevo Testamento.

Las repeticiones de Jesús: "¿me amas?" desarman y revierten cada una de las trágicas negaciones de Pedro. Es un episodio profundo, rebosante del sobrecogedor amor de Dios.

Las maravillas de la gracia de Cristo se manifiestan de forma resplandeciente a medida que la identidad rota de Pedro es restaurada con poder.

La lección clave del trato de Jesús a Pedro es: “tus peores momentos de fracaso no te definen. El fracaso no es lo que eres”.

Todos nosotros en algún momento negamos, nos derrumbamos y fallamos, pero eso nunca significa que estemos acabados.

Dios es un Padre maravilloso que te levanta una y otra vez y comparte generosamente su vida contigo, a pesar de lo que hayas hecho. Nunca estás demasiado lejos para que Jesús te restaure y te ponga nuevamente en el camino correcto. Él te ama demasiado como para dejarte donde estás. Él siempre tiene algo más para ti.

Al reconocer la belleza del carácter de Dios, C.S. Lewis concluyó lo siguiente:

"Los fracasos son hitos en el camino hacia el logro". Esta revelación es profunda y significativa. Cuando fracasamos, no es el final del camino. Es más bien una invitación a ir más lejos, a crecer en madurez y a profundizar en la presencia de Dios que está llena de su gracia.

El fracaso es un acontecimiento, no una identidad. Reflexiona por un instante sobre todo lo que has escuchado hasta este momento.

¿Te sientes fracasado?

Este es el momento perfecto para invitar a Dios a intervenir en esas emociones. Mientras lo haces, permite que el Espíritu Santo reoriente tu perspectiva. Siente cómo la gracia de Dios te invade por completo.

No olvides que Jesús es experto en restauración. Al igual que el arte japonés del Kintsugi, donde la cerámica rota se repara con oro para crear un artículo aún más hermoso y valioso que el original, así Dios puede reparar tu quebrantamiento de tal manera que seas renovado con un propósito inestimable.

La restauración no consiste en borrar tus errores, sino en edificar sobre ellos. Dios puede transformar tus fragmentos destrozados en una obra maestra revestida de oro.

Entonces, ¿estás dispuesto a que Dios te restaure hoy?