Mornings With Mary
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| Photo by Brian Beam
hiking winding path
Italy hilltop village
a shrine to Mary
This shrine was built into the hillside of a very steep hill in the town of Brunate, Italy. We climbed it in May 2005. Shrines everywhere to Mary throughout Europe.
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It's a realization and a fulfillment, Maggie! Nicely!
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Thank you, Hank! I didn't even post this yet. How sweet of you to be here. I'm loving Monday Mornings with Mary and am not religious. I'm so drawn to her. Happy Monday to you :)
DeleteA beautiful shrine and a wonderful haiku!! As your haiku states, everything is a shrine to Mary who does not belong to any religion other than Life Itself.
ReplyDeleteI find wayside shrines to be an endearing (and often enduring) testimony to those who care about the mysteries of the sacred.
ReplyDeleteLike Magical Mystical Teacher, I too love these tucked away shrines. I had never heard of this one before. And your haiku so simply and eloquently synopsizes your visit to this shrine.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Maggie Grace. I have never come across a roadside shrine anywhere, so I especially like it when I see them posted.
ReplyDeleteI had an appointment and came back to all these lovely comments. Thank you! I love the really tucked away ones. Like finding mana ♥
ReplyDeletetruly there is nothing more touching than finding a roadside shrine, an unexpected glimpse of mary. i love all your comments received and that you are enjoying mornings with mary, as i truly am. hettiene's "everything is a shrine to Mary; who does not belong to any religion other than Life Itself." strikes a deep cord in me.
ReplyDeletethank you for being here.
You're welcome. So glad I found you through Magical Mystical Teacher. I look forward so much to writing here. A deep chord in me too...that all are drawn to her...not necessarily by religion.
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