compassion – SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR)

He Saint’s Body Will Be Publicly Displayed For The First Time Photo: Sala Stampa For the First Time in 800 Years, the Body of Saint Francis of Assisi Will Be Displayed. Dates, Location, and Details Here | ZENIT - English

Italy: Relics of St Francis of Asisi – Placed on Display! (23.2.2026)

23/02/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

The story of the tomb of St. Francis, hidden for centuries beneath the main altar, lends an almost mystical undertone to this new era. After his death in 1226, the body was carefully hidden to avoid theft or desecration. It was only discovered in 1818, after a long search, and since then, several verifications have been carried out — most recently in 2015 –, which confirmed the authenticity and good state of preservation of the relics. Those bones, marked by the suffering and wounds of the Crucified One, are the physical echo of a life spent for love. The Basilica of St. Francis will become, during that month, the spiritual heart of the world. A massive influx of pilgrims from all Continents is expected. To guarantee a serene and prayerful experience, a free and mandatory reservation system has been established through the website http://www.sanfrancescovive.org, which is available in several languages.

With adjustments in the study program, due to the effects in the sphere of speech, the young woman finished the twelfth grade!

Cuba: Yésika is a Daughter of this Hospital! (13.2.2026)

13/02/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

Someone once said that when you are born a nurse there is an incurable need to take care of others, this happens with Delenis González Paneca.

“From the first time I attended her, I had a special connection, she knows almost my entire life and I know hers. You just have to spend some time interpreting the language of her eyes, her moans, her facial expressions, and you understand her perfectly. She shows you that communication goes beyond words.”

Like other children and young people from Sancti Spiritus, Yésika Mora benefits from the Cuban hospital classroom programme, created to provide educational care to paediatric patients hospitalized in cancer hospitals, injured or with conditions that require prolonged hospitalization.

With adjustments in the study programme, due to the effects in the sphere of speech, the young woman finished the twelfth grade, and in the words of Osmedy Fumero Rodríguez, professor of Spanish and Literature, “she has had the privilege of bringing teachings and lessons to a sui generis, exclusive Yésika, who lives and loves with an incomparable dedication and who earns and will win the admiration of those who know her here and in all other areas”.

Doctor Ernesto Guevara de la Serna General Teaching Hospital is an example in comprehensive health care, not only for residents in the province of Las Tunas but also for those who come from the municipalities of Calixto García (Holguín), Río Cauto (Granma) and Guáimaro (Camagüey).

Cuba: If All Life is Extinguished! (13.2.2026)

13/02/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

Ana María Madrazo Mejías is torn between the uncertainty of seeing her mother sick and the satisfaction she feels for the care lavished on her by the doctors and nurses of the Cardiology service.

“She came from the municipality of Colombia, because she was diagnosed with low heart failure. She was immediately attended to by wonderful doctors who have given us all the information about her condition.

“He needed a transient pacemaker and they put it in. Now we are waiting for them to take her to Holguín or Bayamo to put a permanent one on her. Thanks to this Revolution, my mother will be able to have another few years of life.

“I hope that the president of the United States does not make the situation we have more difficult.”

Dr. Adrián Hernández Carballo is the head of service of the intensive care unit of the Doctor Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Hospital, a “purely technological” area that is among the three with the best results in the country, “thanks to the medical and nursing team we have here.”

There, despite the scarcity of medical supplies, all treatments are carried out with precision. And this is attested to by the recovered patients and their families, who arrive from the other existing therapy rooms in the province, to centralize resources.

In relation to seriously pregnant women, excellence in services is sought, and for more than a year none has died. This is one of the indicators that the Washington government wants to reverse with its inhumane measures to hurt the Cuban population.

US: Florida ICE Targets “Foreign” Iguanas! (8.2.2026)

08/02/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

Green iguanas were imported from Central and South America as pets beginning in the 1960s and 1970s. Some were intentionally released when their owners could not handle their large size, while others escaped captivity. Florida’s warm, subtropical climate allows iguanas to reproduce quickly, with females laying multiple clutches of eggs per year. Today, their population is estimated at hundreds of thousands to over a million, primarily in South and Central Florida.

Venezuela: Sai Baba & Religion in Uncertain Times! (25.11.2025)

25/11/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

Human evolution appears to possess a “religious” imperative – which I think might be due to sentient-beings experiencing determined material processes – with no physical ability to prevent these processes from unfolding or occurring. Why does theistic religion persist? Well, we are all born – and we will all cease to physically function at some point in future time and space (that is “die”). Whilst the biologically explainable process of “birth” is generally welcomed (within a range of certain caveats) – death is generally disdained, and herein lies the polarity that gives rise to religion – namely “uncertainty”.

Sutton: St Nicholas Church – Feeding Squrrels & Pigeons! (21.9.2025)

21/09/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

We visited the Church-yard of St Nicholas Church on the 14.9.2025 – a pleasant Saturday afternoon in South-West London (formerly East Surrey). At the moment we are experiencing what we use to call an “Indian Summer” – providing this is still an acceptable analogy (who knows – the ground upon which we stand keeps dissolving into loose sand). Either way, communing with wild animals teaches children empathy, sympathy, and kindness. This is inter-species communication – a very important aspect of a civilised upbringing and education. From a superstitious Buddhist view – all life is karmically inter-related following endless cycles of rebirth (bundles of life-habit living through all different life-forms until the realisation of enlightenment breaks the cycle). Is this real? I have no idea – but the Buddha seems to think rebirth is a Brahmanic myth – but it is a myth which he uses to convey his teaching and make his point, etc.

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