Homily #080614 ( 08min) Play – On this memorial of Our Lady this Saturday, Fr. Ignatius expounds on Mary’s self-given title of Handmaid of the Lord and how it exemplifies her humility. He refers to Lumen Gentium and artwork from Ogni Sanci in Florence, Italy
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Ave Maria!  A beautiful, ancient fresco of the Virgin Mary from Turkey has scientists scratching their heads and debating with one another.  It’s incredibly unusual to see the Virgin Mary smiling in one of these old frescoes.  Is it a restoration gone wrong, or has it always been that way?

Scientists are debating if a fresco depicting a smiling Virgin Mary in the Gumusler Monastery in Turkey is original or the result of a restoration gone wrong.

Carved into a large rock mass in the Cappadocia region, the monastery is believed to have been constructed sometime during the Byzantine era between the 8th and 12th centuries.

The most important part of the monastery is the church in the northern part. It is thought that at least three different masters worked on all the church wall paintings.

In the main section, paintings of Jesus on the throne, two angels, symbols of apostles, the Virgin Mary, the Great Basileios of Kayseri, Gregorios of Nysa and Gregorios of Nazians can be seen.But the monastery is best known for the Smiling Virgin Mary fresco, known to be the only one in Anatolia.

Source: Smiling Virgin Mary Fresco Puzzles Scientists | Greek Reporter Europe

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Ave Maria!  The coronation of the Virgin Mary was honored last month by the restoration of a beautiful painting depicting it, at St. John’s CoCathedral in Valletta, Malta.

The St John’s CoCathedral Foundation has unveiled the restoration of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary, a majestic and large painting which was in dire need of intervention.

The painting was in an advanced state of deterioration because of the movements it had sustained, especially when it had been removed from its frame and placed into storage during war time, Cathedral CEO Cynthia de Giorgio said.

Past interventions covered some of the details of the iconography obscuring the original aesthetics of the composition. The layers of varnish that had been given to the painting had darkened over the years rendering the canvas surface dull and the subject difficult to comprehend.

The restoration methods used in this project reversed past interventions and brought the painting close to its former condition.

“The process unveiled the elegant iconography of the mannerist style of this painting which can now be safely placed as a production of the late 16th century,” she said.

Source: ‘Majestic’ Coronation of the Virgin Mary painting restored

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Fr. Elias Mills, FI, Rector of Guadalupe Shrine, gives the Eighth and last talk titled “Our Lady of Ransom & Coredemptrix, A Pictorial History of the devotion to Our Lady of Ransom/Mercy throughout the ages” at our Symposium “Mary Coredemptrix: Why the Dogma?” where he explains with Christian artwork and Iconography how Mary’s role as Coredemptix is foreseen in her depictions as Our Lady of Ransom. He mentions Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, The Holy Protection of the Mother of God, Portiuncula Indulgence, Virgin of Mercy, Madonna of Mercy, Mary Merciful, Our Lady of Ein Karin, Our Lady of Divine Mercy of Benin, and the Scapular.

This symposium took place at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe October 11-12, 2019 and had 8 talks, 2 QA sessions, and 2 Homilies. The theme was “Mary Coredemptrix: Why the Dogma?” and included a commemoration of the Marian legacy of Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner. It was sponsored by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate in conjunction with Mark Miravalle and the International Marian Association (IMA)

For more from this Symposium:

AirMaria: http://dev.airmaria.com/tag/la-crosse-coredemption-2019/

YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlOrBtQAkz8&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wkjsZE2EGx0TMa3OqaGihp

Guadalupe Shrine, La Crosse, WI: https://www.guadalupeshrine.org

Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate: https://marymediatrix.com/

International Marian Association (IMA): https://internationalmarian.com/

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