It’s never too late to start a collection of pictures with religious themes to make into Rosary books for your children or godchildren. I’ve done this in the past by simply using a three-ring binder and plastic sheet protectors. Back each picture with a sheet of solid paper to hide the distracting print on the [...]
Posted tagged ‘Art’
Seeing the Mysteries
May 19, 2012Learning from Art
May 17, 2012“Genuine sacred art draws man to adoration, to prayer, and to the love of God …” but it also teaches. We can learn a great deal about what the Church teaches on a variety of doctrines from this piece by Velazquez. First of all, the event pictured is the Coronation of Mary as Queen of [...]
May is the month of Mary
May 14, 2012Few subjects have inspired more beautiful art over the centuries than the Blessed Virgin Mary! This work is one of many that can be found in the Convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy. In the 15th century, Fra Angelico created one piece for each of the cells (dormitories) in the convent as its only [...]
I am the Resurrection and the Life
April 15, 2012Tiziano’s Resurrection
April 13, 2012The Resurrection of Christ
April 12, 2012Alleluia, He is risen!
April 11, 2012This beautiful counter-reformation piece teaches us about the true nature of Christ, fully human and fully divine, as we see Him bridging the gap between earth and heaven. The captions are a common teaching piece at the time. Absorpta est mors in victoria means “Death has been absorbed/taken up by victory,” and the caption at [...]
Collect for Easter Sunday
April 8, 2012O God, who on this day, through your Only Begotten Son, have conquered death and unlocked for us the path to eternity, grant, we pray, that we who keep the solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection may, through the renewal brought by your Spirit, rise up in the light of life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ [...]
Prayers for Easter Vigil
April 7, 2012Instead of a collect, today let’s look at the Exultet (the Easter Proclamation) we pray at the beginning of Easter Vigil. This ancient hymn of praise is typically sung by a deacon (but can also be sung by a priest or cantor). The poetry and drama of the Exultet calls the whole Church – in [...]
Matt Brounstein
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