“The Ring of Power, the Alchemist’s Oroborus, was the figure of a Dragon or Serpent encurved into a circle and set in the act of biting its own tail. It was the symbol both of eternity and, as the symbol of primordial chaos, the Dragon Ring also represented Tiamat, the mother of ...
Bl. Junipero Serra, the Apostle of California, had a great love of processions and all the ceremonies of the Church. When founding Monterey and Mission Carmel with Gaspar de Portola, on June 1, 1770, it was agreed that the actual dedication would be two days later, on Pentecost Sunday. ...