Sav's Sunday Post

[Savoia]

"It is as we become aware of the sincerity and intensity of God's love for us, that our perspective on life begins to change; and this, so I have found, is always for the better". ― Frate Sebastiano Monticelli


Church of the Seven Martyrs in Sifnos, Greece

https://www.greeka.com/cyclades/sifn...seven-martyrs/

[Savoia]

"With but one life to live, it would be tragic beyond words if we never so much as investigated the possibility that God exists and is calling us to know Him. My prayer is that this will not be said of you." ― Frate Giacomo Ambrosini



Tre Cime di Lavaredo, in Auronzo di Cadore, Belluno (Photo by Fabrizio Massetti)

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

[Savoia]

"When we establish our life on a foundation of faith and trust in God, it is akin to someone who has chosen to build their house on solid rock." ― Frate Luca Santamaria


Island Chapel in Greece

[Savoia]

"I challenge you to consider what it would take for you to be completely convinced of God's love for you, and then within the bounds of your faith and the morals of God, to ask Him for that very thing." ― Frate Sebastiano Monticelli


Beach Chapel as seen in Cap Malheureux, Mauritius

[Savoia]

"Have you ever imagined encountering a significant turning-point, extraordinary opportunity or momentous breakthrough? If so, then I propose that Christ is such an encounter. For He is the turning-point, opportunity, breakthrough and ten thousand things besides. He leads us in pastures new, with faith, fruitfulness and deliverance from all manner of ills. He is the life-giving source who truly transforms." ― Frate Giacomo Ambrosini


Seljalandsfoss Waterfall in Iceland

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

[Savoia]

"I encourage you to embrace God, if for no other reason than to experience His love for you; for it is so deep and so sincere that you will never be the same again." ― Frate Luca Santamaria


Church of St. Nicholas in Ermoupoli, Syros Island, Greece

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

[Savoia]

"Despite their lack of faith, secular historians and social scientists alike, have for years argued that the greatest strength of the West, has been its Judaeo-Christian culture. It should stand to reason then, that the absence of such influence, would also be the West's greatest weakness? The same, I suggest, applies at an individual level." ― Frate Sebastiano Monticelli


La Chiesa di San Nicolò in Merano, Bolzano

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duomo_di_Merano

[Savoia]

"If you believe that this world, its diversity, complexity and beauty, crowned with humanity's capacity for reasoning, perception, sensitivity, emotion and even spiritual awareness, are really the result of mere chance and evolution, then you need to slap yourself. Perhaps more than once." ― Frate Giacomo Ambrosini


La Chiesetta di San Giovanni in Ranui, Val di Funes, Alto Adige (Photo by Rainer Albrecht)

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

[Savoia]

"There are those who would try and convince us that to discover God is unachievable. But God Himself tells us that He is within reach, and closer than we think. That journey begins with prayer and in reading the Holy Bible." ― Frate Luca Santamaria

[Savoia]

"The path which leads to the fulfilment of God's destiny for our life, can only be found within a place of relationship with Him. Each day God's hand of love and acceptance is outstretched toward us, inviting us to that place." ― Frate Sebastiano Monticelli


Church of Panagia Thalassitra, Kastro Hill, Plaka, Milos

https://www.greeka.com/cyclades/milo...a-thalassitra/

[Savoia]

"As the world grows ever darker, the faithful few will stand out more and more. Persecuted, despised and hated by many, but Spirit-led Christianity remains the standard by which truth is measured, and the harbour of eternal hope." ― Frate Giacomo Ambrosini


Reyniskirkja Church in Vik, Iceland (Photo by Johann)

Vik, Iceland

[Savoia]

"One thing I have discovered, is that there is no issue, whether great or small, that I cannot bring before God in prayer. Another thing I have discovered, is that there is no issue I can bring before God, for which He does not have an answer." ― Frate Luca Santamaria


Sunrise near Tortolì in Sardegna by Fabio Troni

[Savoia]

If hope is essential to the survival of the soul, how important it becomes then to place one's expectation in that which is reliable and true. Jesus Christ said, "I am the way, the truth and the life." ― Frate Sebastiano Monticelli


Basilica di San Francesco in Assisi, Umbria

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_di_San_Francesco