Presentation in the Temple by Ludovico Carracci c.1605
Month: December 2017
Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs
The Holy Innocents with Rachel weeping
Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
Icon of St. John resting on the Heart of Christ at the Last Supper
Feast of Saint Stephen, First Martyr
The Martyrdom of St Stephen by Peter Paul Rubens (1616-1617)
Saturday of the 3rd Week of Advent
The birthplace of St. John the Baptist in the church St. John ba-Harim (St. John in the Mountains in Hebrew) in Ein Karem, Israel.
Friday of the 3rd Week of Advent
The Magnificat outside the Church of the Visitation in Ein Karem, Israel.
Thursday of the 3rd Week of Advent
Painting of the Visitation in the Church of the Visitation in Ein Karem, Israel, the Holy Site of the house of Elizabeth and Zechariah
Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Advent
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov – Архангел Гавриил поражает Захарию немотой (Archangel Gabriel struck dumb Zachariah) – 1824 – State Russian Museum
A great Christmas gift!
A blessed Advent to you all! I hope that this Advent season is a time of prayer and reflection as you prepare your heart to celebrate the coming of Christ at Christmas.
As we prepare for Christmas, I would like to suggest a Christmas gift for your family and friends, a gift that will help lead them closer to Jesus and Mary through trust. My book Stepping on the Serpent: The Journey of Trust with Mary is available for $14.95 on www.shopmercy.org. Thank you for your prayers and support of my religious Congregation, the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, as we spread the message of Divine Mercy and devotion to Mary Immaculate. I pray that our Lord and our Blessed Mother might walk with you along your journey of trust in this world and lead you home to Heaven.
Friday of the 2nd Week of Advent
Rocco Marconi, Christ and the Adulteress, c. 1525, Oil on canvas, 131 x 197 cm, Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice
Fr. Thaddaeus, MIC 