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Day 141: Render Unto God
As we see the bust of Tiberius Caesar at the top of today’s painting, Christ Crowned with Thorns by Titian, the phrase “render to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and render to God what is God’s” may come t…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Day 140: His Glory Remains
St. Paul’s letter to the Romans tells us, “if God is for us, who is against us?” Reflecting on a fresco of the Scourging, Fr. Mark-Mary draws our attention to Jesus’ strength and glory shining throug…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Day 139: Gold in Our Halos
In today’s painting by Vicente Masip, Judas is pictured with a gold and black halo. Even as Judas leads the soldiers to arrest Jesus, Fr. Mark-Mary explains that this halo shows Judas has the chance …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Day 138: Rest in All Things
Even at the Last Supper, anticipating his passion, Jesus is at peace, as depicted in today’s mosaic by Giacomo Raffaelli. Jesus can be at peace because he knows who he is and he knows who his Father …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Day 137: Medium Reveals Meaning
Jesus is the light of the world, shown so clearly through the mystery of the Transfiguration. Fr. Mark-Mary draws on the symbolism found in today’s art medium, stained glass, to meditate on Jesus who…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Day 136: We Must Receive
In today’s painting, The Healing of the Lepers at Capernum, Jesus has healed ten lepers, but only one returns to give thanks. In this mystery, the Kingdom of God is proclaimed to us, but just like th…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Day 135: Miracles of Love
Why does Jesus perform miracles? Fr. Mark-Mary, meditating with help from a painting by Carl Bloch, says that Jesus doesn’t just do miracles as a sign or as a magician. Jesus does miracles as acts of…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Day 134: Shadow of the Cross
The first Luminous mystery is a mystery of profound joy, but a fresco of Jesus’ Baptism, featured in the Church of San Benedetto in Padua, reveals that the cross is never far from Christ. Fr. Mark-Ma…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Day 133: Respond with Grace
How would you react if you saw 12-year old Jesus preaching in the temple? Fr. Mark-Mary points out the varied reactions of onlookers in the mosaic of the Finding in the Temple in the Rosary Basilica …
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 132: Eyes on Jesus
Giulio Campi’s fresco of The Presentation in the Temple, is filled with people and commotion. Two women converse, a child looks towards the viewer, Simeon leans backwards, his eyes closed. Yet in all…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago