Quote of the day, 4 May: St. John of the Cross

The Virgin, weighed
with the Word of God,
comes down the road:
if only you’ll shelter her.

Saint John of the Cross

Poetry, 13, “Christmas Refrain”

Original Spanish text:

Del Verbo divino
la Virgen preñada
viene de camino:
¡si le dais posada!

John of the Cross, St 1991, The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, rev. edn, Kavanaugh, K & Rodriguez, O (trans.), ICS Publications, Washington DC.

Featured image: AI-generated artwork in the style of Gari Melchers, created using Midjourney.

📢 Israeli forces on Friday closed the entrances to two villages in the southern part of #bethlehem, restricting movement between rural areas and the city center

🔹 Palestinian security sources told WAFA that troops sealed the entrances of the villages of Al-Manshiyya and Jourat Al-Sham'a with iron gates

#news #palestine #westbank #cisjordanie #genocide

📰 Report WAFA APR-10 11:00 local-t

https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/169247

📢 Israeli forces stormed several areas in the Bethlehem Governorate on Monday

Security sources told our correspondent that the illegal occupation forces stormed the city of #bethlehem and deployed in the Wadi Ma’ali and Jabal al-Mawaleh areas in the city center

They raided and searched several homes, including those belonging to Ashraf Salahat and the al-Kamel family, no detentions were reported -

#westbank #palestine #news

📰 Report: WAFA APR-06 08:30 local-t

https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/169024

Blessing of Easter baskets on Holy Saturday in Bethlehem: Photos

Easter food baskets were blessed on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. See photos below. Jim and Sandy Yackanicz of Bethlehem included s…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2585147/blessing-of-easter-baskets-on-holy-saturday-in-bethlehem-photos/

NH chef, ice cream shop named 2026 James Beard Award finalists

A New Hampshi…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2580065/nh-chef-ice-cream-shop-named-2026-james-beard-award-finalists/

Street in Bethelem (ca. 1919).

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/d4282061-3dc4-48e2-9ab8-5cdae042791a

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For the next time you visit #Bethlehem, #Palestine:

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