“The noble Joseph took from the tree your most pure body, wrapped it in a clean shroud, and with spices laid it in burial in a new tomb.” Yury Verbovsky, 'The Holy Shroud'

Just walking by the Old Church Chelsea which overlooks the River Thames, St. Thomas More built a chapel here on his estate. There’s a statue of him looking out onto the river. I stopped to take a picture and the pigeons decided to do an impromptu flypast.

Just attended a really stimulating research sharing seminar with postgrads and postdocs at Classics, University of Galway. From Sumerian and Akkadian to Latin and Old Irish - fascinating studies of linguistic exchanges.

Observing this demolition (just in front of our priory on Dorset St) has been fascinating. Here’s hoping the new builds will benefit the neighbourhood.

What a lovely comment on our video on Dublin’s Welsh chapel (see below)!

Tiles displaying the Virgin & Child, made by Armenian potters in the 18th & 19th centuries.

Northern Lights here again. So beautiful.

There are way more cats in this than the cover would lead you to believe.

Ah man, this is really special. God bless the work.

Happy feast of St Canice! There’s a holy well in Kilkenny named after him (St Kenny’s Well) which has a really cool connection with the local Dominican priory. youtu.be/Dq9Y0SCWM5k?fe…

Some incredible photos in this thread.

Praying for you all in Knock.

A medieval labyrinth from Rathmore, Meath. Depictions of labyrinths have their origins in Pharaonic Egypt from around the second millennium B.C. However, in medieval Christian Europe, labyrinths were symbols of pilgrimage, and specifically pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Chalice in gilded and enameled silver bearing on the foot scenes from the Passion of Christ; 1340

Esfahan nesf-e-jahan.

Fr Michael Dunleavy OP leading us through a meditation on the Ghent Altarpiece, panel by panel.