On every wall and every corner in Italy there are little niches and even little houses for the Blessed Mother (Italy calls her Madonna and Bambino!). I have photographed about half of them! From every corner you can hear lots of church bells. For Sunday Mass I mapped out about 3 churches that had Sunday morning services  and I set out for one of the three but got lost as one easily can even with 2 maps….  I was wandering down a very narrow street after takiing two wrong bridges and suddenly there she was on a wall in front of me! The Madonna of the Yellow Flowers. In a church in Jerusalem I saw a statue that said over it Total Beauty is Maria (of course this was in Latin and I got it translated)….. Well… I said to Madonna, …OK take me to church… and I landed in a square called Saint Margarita. … A little old Italian lady walked by all dressed black from hat to shoes and I thought… follow her. Indeed she went into a church that had a crazily tilted look. Actually I think half the facade slipped…. I went to Mass and the next evening I went to Mass and the Rosary. I say a hearty thanks to the Madonna of the Yellow Flowers who helped me find my way. Yesterday Chuck and I took a ride on a gondola across the Grand Canal and found a another beautiful Madonna !!!! She is everywhere in Italy!   I will write more when I have more computer time! Love Susie
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