RITES & RITUALS

‘Numb were the Beadsman’s fingers, while he told
His rosary, and while his frosted breath,
Like pious incense from a censer old,
Seem'd taking flight for heaven, without a death…’

—   John Keats

‘Religion inheres in the traditions that have been passed on, but also in nature – in Italy you only have to look at all the little outdoor altars, the daily devotional acts…’

— Emma Ferrer