The Feast of Good Health

Having just come from the doctor's office with 3 prescriptions, it makes today's Feast Day all the more relevant.

"Santa Maria Della Salute" (Venice, Italy)

Photo Copyright:  Helen K Beacham 2016

Today (Nov 21, 2017), Venetians celebrate Good Health in a church built in dedication to the Virgin Mary (in thanks for their deliverance from the plague).  Pontoon boats are laid out front to back, front to back, to form a bridge across the Grand Canal to  the Santa Maria Della Salute cathedral, allowing people to walk across the water. In the church, visitors light a votive candle and pray for another year of good health. 

The plague ravaged Venice from 1630 to 1631, killing more than 45,000 people (which was about 1/3 of the population).  

I, too, pray for good health this coming year.  Time to go take my second dose of meds.  

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR:

- Montreal (July 15-22, 2018)

- Barcelona (Sept 1-6, 2018)

- Southern France (Sept 7-13, 2018)

- Venice (Sept 14-22, 2018) 

FIND THEM ALL ON MY WEBSITE HERE.

                                SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER        PURCHASE ARTWORK       

READ MY LATEST POST HERE.