Sav's Sunday Post

[Savoia]

"May the sunshine of God's favour rest upon you, and may your love for Him grow stronger every day." ― Frate Luca Santamaria


The Church of St. Nicholas, Matrei in Osttirol, Austria

The Church of St. Nicholas

[Savoia]

"The miracle of the resurrection speaks of a victory so intense that not even the impossible can overcome it." ― Frate Sebastiano

[Savoia]

"The empty cross reminds us that what may appear to be the end, can with God, be the beginning." ― Frate Giacomo


Sacred Valley in Peru (Photo by Tati)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Valley

[Savoia]

"Our perspective is shaped by our understanding, and if we wish to understand then there is no better place to go than the source of all understanding. For that this world is the result of intentional design is beyond doubt and that we have been shown who that designer is, is also without question." ― Frate Luca Santamaria


La Chiesa di San Giorgio, Portofino / The Church of St. George in Portofino

La Chiesa di San Giorgio

[Savoia]

"God is everywhere to be found, but the meagre appetite of our hearts to know His ways, often inhibits the extent to which we encounter Him." ― Frate Sebastiano


Chiesa di Sant'Antonio, Corigliano Calabro, Cosenza, Italia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corigliano_Calabro

[Savoia]

"If we but knew how we are so loved by God, we would not hesitate to make the effort of knowing Him, our daily pursuit."
― Frate Giacomo


Church on the island of Fourni in Greece

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fournoi_Korseon

[Savoia]

"The manifestly intentional design, diversity, interdependence, beauty and wonder of this world; the chance of random mutation and erratic evolution? Yes, in the same way that an artist's brush can pick itself up and create a masterpiece! The angels surely laugh at our folly." ― Frate Luca Santamaria


Chiesa di Santa Maddalena in Versciaco, Italia (Foto di Melanie Dunn)

https://www.pfarrei-innichen.com/it/...-maddalena.php

[Savoia]

"God's perspective is always different, and that difference makes all the difference." ― Frate Sebastiano


St. Stephen's Monastery (Agios Stefanos) in Meteora, Greece (Photo by Ron Harbin)

https://visitmeteora.travel/st-stephen-monastery/

[Savoia]

"In this life, the greatest gift you can give your spouse or your children, is that of encouraging their faith in God. For this is a gift with everlasting effect." ― Frate Giacomo


Orthodox Church as seen in Crete

https://www.eurohoops.net/en/backsta...nity-in-crete/

[Savoia]

"Through the mountains and valleys of our lives, we can discover the One who sees all and who has prepared a path for us in every situation." ― Frate Luca Santamaria


Chiesetta di San Vito, Braies, Alto Adige

Chiesette San Vito

[Savoia]

"God's presence can be physically felt; I invite you therefore to pursue Him so that you may experience this blessing and your heart be made alive with the knowledge of His unquestionable existence." ― Frate Sebastiano


Church in Nisyros, Greece

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisyros

[Savoia]

'Jesus once asked, "What shall it profit a man if he were to gain the whole world yet lose His soul?" and the answer quite clearly, is nothing; for there is nothing to be personally gained from anything we do in this life unless our place in the next is secured.'
― Frate Giacomo


Basilica di San Nicola in Trani, Puglia (Foto di Felina)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trani_Cathedral

[Savoia]

"If you but knew the sincerity and intensity with which God loves you; you would run to Him with open arms with a zeal which might astonish even those who know you well." ― Frate Luca Santamaria


Orthodox Church in Oia on the island of Santorini in Greece

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oia,_Greece

[Savoia]

"Do not hide in the shadows from the goodness of God, but allow the light of His love to shine upon you. How do you do that? By simply asking Him! Ask Him to prove to you that He exists and then to show you the right response to this revelation."
― Frate Sebastiano


Chiesa di San Valentino in Castelrotto, Alto Adige

https://www.italyformovies.it/locati...-san-valentino

[Savoia]

"The life which follows this is more beautiful in every respect and continues eternally. I encourage you therefore to reserve your place there while you can." ― Frate Giacomo


The Church of Panagia Thalassitra, in Plaka, Milos

http://www.wondergreece.gr/v1/en/Reg...ia_Thalassitra

[Savoia]

"As a signature in the corner of a painting reveals the artist, so all of creation points to it's Creator, the One who breathes life and purpose into all things." ― Frate Luca Santamaria


Lake Eibsee in Bavaria

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eibsee

[Savoia]

"When we crest a mountain we reach it's end and have overcome the obstacle it represents leaving nothing between us and that which is above. Similarly, when we reach the end of ourselves we often discover that the way to God has become clear."
― Frate Sebastiano Monticelli


Chapel on Mount Zugspitze in Bavaria (Photo by Andrew McIntosh)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugspitze

[Savoia]

"Christ is the Light who leads us to the Father with whom He is One, and if you embrace Him, His light will begin to shine through you." ― Frate Giacomo


La Chiesa di Sant'Ampelio a Bordighera, Liguria

La Chiesa di Sant'Ampelio

[Savoia]

"Whatever this world may promise, cannot be compared with that which God will give to those who love Him."
― Frate Luca Santamaria


Ananuri Castle chapel in Georgia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananuri

[Savoia]

"Every challenge we invite God to help us overcome, has the potential to become a testimony of His great love toward us."
― Frate Sebastiano Monticelli


Chisetta vicino a Pieve di Cadore in Veneto (Photo by Franco)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieve_di_Cadore

[Savoia]

"God continually desires to draw us to Himself and to embrace us. The question is, are we prepared to receive His embrace?"
― Frate Giacomo


La Chiesetta di San Giovanni, Ranui in Val di Funes, Alto Adige (Foto di Giulio Martini)

https://www.ranuihof.com/it/residenz...esettadiranui/

[Savoia]

"You may not realise it, but God calls you each and every day to seek Him, to find Him and to know Him; and I encourage you with all my heart not to reject this invitation." ― Frate Luca Santamaria

La Chiesa di San Giacomo, Chiusa, Lazfons

https://www.suedtirolerland.it/it/al...hiusa/lazfons/

[Savoia]

"It is the nature of God to refresh the weary soul, that we may come to know that He is a loving and caring Father, One who is concerned with our well-being. But for Him to be our Father, we must become His child, and that requires entering into covenant with Him." ― Frate Sebastiano Monticelli


The Church of Panagia Portaitissa in Astypalea, Greece (Photo by Roman Kubacka)

https://astypalaia-island.gr/sights/...er-of-the-gate

[Savoia]

"For the majority of people, this life is tough; but God promises rest in the hereafter as well as help for each day." ― Frate Giacomo


Chapelle de Roselend en Beaufort, France

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapelle_de_Roselend

[Savoia]

"Christ has promised never to reject those who turn to Him, which when you consider how steeped in sin some of us were, is an astonishingly generous promise." ― Frate Luca Santamaria


Monastery of Agios Savvas above Pothia on Kalymnos Island, Greece

https://www.kalispera.se/greece/kaly...ve-pothia.html

[Savoia]

"Many of life's treasures are hidden, including God, but He has left numerous signs which point to Him and provided us with a treasure map which leads directly to Him, and that map is the Bible." ― Frate Sebastiano Monticelli


La Chiesetta del Carmelo in Braila, Arco, Trento (Photo by Tobias Keller)

La Chiessetta del Carmelo

[Savoia]

"The sunset of our years comes soon enough, but for those who embrace Christ, a new dawn awaits." ― Frate Giacomo


Church bell arch in Greece (Photo by Xi Jin)

https://www.the-travel-insiders.com/...hurches-greece

[Savoia]

"We have many purposes, but the greatest of all is to be reconciled with the One who created us." ― Frate Luca Santamaria


New Jerusalem Monastery in Istra, Russia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jerusalem_Monastery

[Savoia]

"The light of God is able to penetrate every willing heart, and for those who receive this light, there is no darkness, even in times of darkness." ― Frate Sebastiano Monticelli


Rural chapel in Bavaria, Germany (Photo by Uwe Kolb)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavaria

[Savoia]

"No eye has seen, no ear has heard and no heart has conceived, that which God has prepared for those who love Him."
― St. Paul the Apostle


St. Luzius Chapel, Siat, Switzerland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siat