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The Rainbow Belongs to God...

​Icon of the Mother of God

I was supposed to post this on 13th of May for the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, but I wasn't managed to finish it on time, so I post it now instead. I'm pretty happy of how it turned out, I'm discovering that I truly, truly love drawing Our Lady, for me it's a way to stay with her and think about her, as if I do it when I'm praying or meditating 🥹💙🙏🏻

— Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

HAPPY DAY OF SAINT BENEDICT.

Once a year, the two would meet in a farmhouse to discuss spiritual matters. On their final visit, knowing she was close to death, Scholastica asked Benedict to stay the night so they could continue their holy conversation. Benedict refused, citing his Rule which forbade monks from spending the night outside the monastery. Scholastica bowed her head and prayed. Immediately, a violent storm erupted, making it impossible for Benedict to leave. When Benedict asked what she had done, she replied: "I asked you and you would not listen; so I asked my God and He did listen." St. Gregory the Great later wrote of this moment: "She could do more because she loved more."