around midnight with a dozen more and started banging on the gate, asking the guards to open the gate. As they refused, the boys broke down the gate and invaded the place with weapons (daggers, wood planks [...] two unidentified boys came to the gate, demanding to enter. Realizing by their defiant behavior and language that they were local gang members, the men guarding the gate refused to let them in. The boys
inner gates of the monastery, where they worshipped zealously every day. The icon was called Iberian (or Of Iveron) after the monastery, and Portaitissa (or Gate-Keeper), after its place by the gates. One [...] its place and to stand above the gates of the monastery. And every time the monks returned the icon to the place they had chosen, it miraculously moved back to the gates of the monastery. Finally it was
about a perpetually closed gate, reserved for the Lord: "The man brought me back to the outer gate of the shrine, one that faces east; it was closed. The Lord said to me: 'This gate shall be shut; it shall [...] December 23 - The Espousals of the Virgin Mary Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (XIII) "This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened for the God of Israel has entered in by it" (Ezek 44:2) The
about a perpetually closed gate, reserved for the Lord: "The man brought me back to the outer gate of the shrine, one that faces east; it was closed. The Lord said to me: 'This gate shall be shut; it shall [...] December 23 - The Espousals of the Virgin Mary Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (XIII) "This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened for the God of Israel has entered in by it" (Ezek 44:2) The
the angel to Anna and Joachim down to their meeting under the Golden Gate; that is to say, in the subterranean hall under the Golden Gate. I saw Joachim and Anna encompassed by a host of angels with heavenly [...] joy and beatitude. She told them, too, that Joachim and Anna had met in the hall under the Golden Gate in a golden hour; and that God’s grace had been granted to them here in such abundance as to make [...] spirits in a supernatural state, as no human couple had ever been before them. I think that the Golden Gate itself was the scene of the examination and absolution of women accused of adultery, and that other
and before I would reach the outer gate of the shrine, a little girl age about twelve, dressed in white, would give me a white rose. About twenty feet from the gate I could see no one. I remember saying: [...] saying: "You had better hurry, there is not much time left." As I arrived at the gate a little girl age twelve, dressed in white, gave me the white rose.
the angel to Anna and Joachim down to their meeting under the Golden Gate; that is to say, in the subterranean hall under the Golden Gate. I saw Joachim and Anna encompassed by a host of angels with heavenly [...] joy and beatitude. She told them, too, that Joachim and Anna had met in the hall under the Golden Gate in a golden hour; and that God’s grace had been granted to them here in such abundance as to make
she wanted to guard the monastery gate. Since then, the icon found at the entrance of the monastery of the Iberians has been known as "Portaitissa," which means "Gate-Keeper." A copy of this icon was sent
fervent crowd cross the border. But, suddenly, thanks to the enthusiasm of the Basques, the border gate was raised. With a “customs visa” (for merchandise) they allowed the statue as well as its thousands
fervent crowd cross the border. But, suddenly, thanks to the enthusiasm of the Basques, the border gate was raised. With a "customs visa" (for merchandise) they allowed the statue as well as its thousands
