A full moon rising behind the bell tower.
|
||||
|
In the high mountains above the monastery, the first sign of a new day is a band of rose coloured light on the horizon. This was the time when the Myrrh-bearing women went to the Tomb, ‘as it began to dawn’, when the restrictions of the Sabbath were now at an end. They found […] The Chapel of Saint John the Forerunner in the first light of a new day, photographed from the promontory above the Chapel of Saint Anne. The Chapel of the Burning Bush, the easternmost chapel of the Sinai basilica. Ὅτι δὲ ἐγείρονται οἱ νεκροὶ καὶ Μωϋσῆς ἐμήνυσεν ἐπὶ τῆς βάτου ὡς λέγει Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν Ἀβραὰμ καὶ τὸν Θεὸν Ἰσαὰκ καὶ τόν Θεὸν Ἰακώβ· Θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν ἀλλὰ ζώντων· πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν. Now that the dead […] A view of the mountains from the promontory above the chapel of Saint Anne as the shadows lengthen at the end of another day. The two gates in the centre of the iconostasion always depict the Annunciation. But here at Sinai there is an exception to the rule, since this is the place of holy prophets. On the left is Moses, holding the Tablets of the Law, and on them, objects of the tabernacle. He was shown the […] The west face of the Chapel of Saint Anne at sunset. The first sunlight on weathered granite cliffs at the basin of the Prophet Elijah forms beautiful patterns of light and shadow. Three Bedouin on camels ride past the sixth century fortress walls. They have carried visitors to the last camel stand, from which it is an easier climb to be at the summit in time for the sunrise. Now the Bedouin are returning to their homes. […] The last station of the camel trail in the light of a new day. |
||||
|
© 2023 Father Justin's Blog - All Rights Reserved WP Support by WordPress Expert |
||||
Recent Comments