#catholic art
Merry Christmas // Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia!
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
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Niechaj droga wschodzi przed Tobą.
Niech wiatr będzie zawsze na Twoich plecach.
Niech słońce jaśniejąc ogrzewa Twoją twarz.
Niech deszcz delikatnie zrasza Twoje pola.
Niech Pan strzeże od zarazy Twoje domostwo,
I aż do dnia, gdy spotkamy się znowu
Niechaj Bóg Cię chroni w zagłębieniu Swoich dłoni.
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Saint Lucy (st. Lucia of Syracuse) by Paulina Sieczkowska, 2020.
Święta Łucja z Syrakuz, Paulina Sieczkowska, 2020.
Instagram: @artofpolis
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Been working on some commissions sketches of the life of St. Thomas Aquinas lately!
St. Monica, witness to the fruit of perseverance in prayer, pray for all those separated from their families by beliefs and tensions. May Christ bring reconciliation.
Our Lady of the Snows, carrying the warmth of the Christ Child close to your heart, pray for us!
This is a redo of a piece I made last year which I’ve wanted to update for a while!
The title “Our Lady of the Snows” stems from a legend wherein Mary appears to a Roman couple in a dream and tells them to build a church, and then dusts the summer ground with snow as a miraculous sign. The legend itself does not have a solid historical basis, but the title is beautiful and has gained a special spot in my heart.
St Christopher, who carried Christ on his shoulders, pray for travellers and those struggling to carry heavy burdens.
A commission for my best friend for Christmas!
-Nuova Eva - Latin: “New Eve”
“We are the blind offspring of the children of pitiful Eve,
Bringing with us the shadows born of an age-old error.
But when God deigned to assume the mortal form
Of a human nature, then came forth from the Virgin
A world of salvation”
-Carmen 4, Sedulius
Part of my “Ave Maria” series illustrating various Marian titles, this is a redo of an older piece.
“New Eve” may well be the most ancient of the Marian titles; a number of the early church fathers left us beautiful writings expanding on the parallels between Mary and Eve. There are an abundance, but at the heart of them all lies the following: Where Eve failed to trust in the goodness of her Creator, Mary stood firm. Her fiatis the resounding answer of hope in the midst of temptation: “Yes, my God is good. My God is faithful. May it be with me according to His word.”
By Mary’s example, may we learn to answer the same in full humility and trust.
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To see the rest of my series, use the tag “Ave Maria”.
Matthew Alderman. Saint Francis de Sales, detail of Saint Joan of Arc triptych, 2010. Private Collection, Wisconsin.
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Matthew Alderman. Our Lady of Grace Surrounded by Symbols from the Litany of Loreto. 2014. Private Collection, Virginia.
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Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, PA
Source: http://www.cathedralphila.org
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Yesss. First Mass on Trinity Sunday at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Philadelphia.
Source: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2014/06/first-mass-on-trinity-sunday-at-saints.html#.U6moGxYeXfM
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Les Baux-de-Provence - Ancienne chapelle de la Confrérie des Pénitents blancsbylarsen & co on Flickr.
The Chapel of the White Penitents
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Abbaye de Solesmes en Drone / France TV Sport / Tour de France 2013.
Source: http://vimeo.com/70270567
The High Altar in Holy Comforter ChurchbyLawrence OP on Flickr.
That floor…that baldachin…the stenciling (?) and painting on the wall - my goodness it’s beautiful! This sanctuary just screams Catholic. Let’s not mention the missing communion rail. Or the piano in the sanctuary.
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Adoration of the Holy Eucharist, oil on canvas by Claudio Coello, 1685–90; in the sacristy, El Escorial, Madrid.
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