Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatars

Posted by petrus, on May 18th, 2020
The Massacre of the Innocents St Albans Psalter

For the Victims of Genocide

The Massacre of the Innocents St Albans Psalter. Illustration from the St Albans Psalter (12th century). From Wikimedia.

Almighty God, gracious Father: we remember before thee this day all those who have perished in genocides, especially those who died in the Tamil Genocide. Vouchsafe, we beseech thee, . . . → Read More: Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatars

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On the Kalendar: David I, King of Scotland

Posted by petrus, on May 18th, 2020
May from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“May”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

David and his older brother Alexander were sons of Malcolm III of Scotland, but they are more commonly referred to . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: David I, King of Scotland

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Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day)

Posted by petrus, on May 18th, 2020
Doré Massacre of the Innocents

For the Victims of Genocide

The Massacre of the Innocents, by Gustave Doré (1832–1883).

Almighty God, gracious Father: we remember before thee this day all those who have perished in genocides, especially those who died in the Tamil Genocide. Vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to sear into our memories the story of their peril, . . . → Read More: Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day)

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