A large stone presented by the archangel Gabriel to the patriarch Abraham, and preserved at Mecca. The patriarch had perhaps asked the archangel for bread.
Whether we're looking at the burial box of St. James, a fragment of the True Cross, the Shroud of Turin, or some bones supposedly belonging to John the Baptist, there is always excitement and distrust, faith and doubt.
I thought my Jesus Piece was so harmless 'Till I see a picture of a shorty armless
My father was an Austrian, and he brought some Torahs over to this country, ancient Torahs that were slipped out of Germany.
One of the things I like to pack, that I take with me all the time, is my Virgensita de Guadalupe. It doesn't take much room in your suitcase. If you have one that isn't so fancy, you can use it on the plane when you're scared.
On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and infidels adore.
