Festival Of Pax January 3rd

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THERE IS NO BETTER KNOWN GODDESS OF PEACE THAN "PAX" (PEACE) A ROMAN GODDESS WHO WAS THE PERSONIFICATION AND SPIRIT OF TRANQUILITY AND PEACE; SHE CORRESPONDS TO THE GREEK GODDESS, "EIRENE." SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF "JUPITER, "THE KING OF THE "GODS, " AND "IUSTITIA", THE GODDESS OF JUSTICE. SHE IS DEPICTED AS A RATHER YOUTHFUL LOOKING WOMAN--SOMETIMES SEATED AND SOMETIMES STANDING-- WEARING WHITE ROBES AND A CROWN OF LAUREL; SHE HOLDS A CORNUCOPIA, AND AN OLIVE BRANCH OR STAFF HER HAND. SHE BESTOWS CONTENTMENT AND JOY...AND IS INVOKED DURING BARTERS AND NEGOTIATIONS.

It was UNDER THE RULE OF AUGUSTUS THAT SHE WAS FINALLY RECOGNIZED AS A GODDESS PROPER, AND A MINOR SANCTUARY, THE "TEMPLUM PACIS", WAS BUILT FOR HER, AND THE ROMAN EMPERORS, INCLUDING AUGUSTUS AND VESPASIAN, USED HER IMAGE ON THEIR COINS TO HONOR HER AND TO MAINTAIN PEACE IN THE EMPIRE. A FESTIVAL IN HER HONOR WAS CELEBRATED ON JANUARY 3RD.

ALTHOUGH NOT A VERY RECOGNIZED GODDESS IN ANCIENT DAYS, PAX IS AS SYNONYMOUS WITH PEACE NOW AS SHE WAS BACK IN THE DAYS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. WE SHOULD INVOKE HER TO PRAY FOR PEACE AND TO KEEP OUR NATION FROM WARS. AND, BE SURE TO ASK FOR HER HELP IN SELF-UNDERSTANDING AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE. IN MANY CHURCH SERVICES THE KISS OF PEACE IS GIVEN AND THUS, IN SPIRIT ONLY, THE GODDESS IS INVOKED.

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Howard Phillips Lovecraft - The Transition Of Juan Romero
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