Sav's Sunday Post

[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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

'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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

"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]

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

[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 simple truth is that we were created to live in relationship with God." ― Frate Giacomo


La Chiesetta di San Giovanni, Ranui, Val di Funes, Alto Adige

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

[Savoia]

"You Christians look after a document containing enough power to turn the world upside down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet. But you treat it as though it is nothing more than a piece of literature."― Mahatma Gandhi

[Savoia]

"God told the prophet Jeremiah that if we seek Him with all our heart, we will find Him; and I suggest that this should be the fundamental endeavour of our life." — Frate Sebastiano


Chiesa di Colle Santa Lucia, Villagrande, Belluno

Chiesa di Colle Santa Lucia

[Savoia]

"It is when you decide to embrace a closer relationship with God, to commit yourself to some amount of daily prayer and Bible reading, that streams of refreshing shall flow through your soul." — Frate Luca Santamaria

Comrie Church in Perthshire, Scotland (Photo by Philip Stewart)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comrie,_Perth_and_Kinross

[Savoia]

"Believe me when I say that God always has your best interests at heart, because He does." — Frate Giacomo


Church in Lakkoi, Greece

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