This was the gospel of February 2nd. A pretty story that reminds us of Jesus being the light of the world, but also sad when Simeon, an old man just and devout, meets Joseph and Mary after thanking the Lord for letting him see their savior (Jesus, which was a baby at that moment), he let Mary know that she would have to suffer by having her heart being hurt by swords.
This was a way to show how much it would hurt her to endure the crucifixion of her son and her loss as well.
It's admirable all Mary went through since she had to obey God and let Jesus die for our sins. I mean, she's His mother... It must have been painful to see a crowd sentencing him to death and all.
Anyways, it's an interesting part of the gospel.
I made this with watercolors. Thanks for reading. May God bless your day ^^.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the Spanish treasure galleon San José sank off Cartagena. Since she sank off the coast of Colombia, it belongs to Colombia under current law. Even though the Spaniards had tried to lay claim to her. Now a Swiss salvage company, Maritime Archaeology Consultants Switzerland AG, was to recover her on behalf of Colombia. In return, the company had demanded 45% of the recovered treasure as a fee. Now Colombia has declared the wreck and its treasure to be Colombian cultural property, and according to the law, cultural property cannot be used to pay for a wreck, and now the country wants to salvage it itself.
The wreck of the San José (x)
Unfortunately, the whole thing has a very unpleasant aftertaste, because the treasure is estimated at 17 billion US dollars, the salvage at about 70 million, because it is assumed by the UNESCO, Archaeologists and Historians that the country will put the finds on the art market after the salvage and sell them to fill the state coffers. It is also questionable what will happen to the wreck itself, because whether it will then be processed and exhibited.
In the end, one can only hope that the fears will not come true and that the San José and its treasures will be treated and exhibited appropriately.