Catholic Art

[image] The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.’ — Matthew 13:31-32

[image] Ecce Homo | Francesco Paolo Hayez, circa 1875 AD. #fine #art #catholic #painting

[image] La Crucifixion du Christ (The Crucifixion of Christ). Simon Vouet, circa 1637 AD. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. #fine #art #catholic #painting

[image] Christus overhandigt Petrus de sleutels (Christ’s Charge to Peter). Peter Paul Rubens, 1616 AD. "And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell will not overcome it". Matthew 16:18–19. #fine #art #catholic #painting

[image] Tête de Christ (Head of Christ) | Gabriel Tyr, 1850 AD. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. #fine #art #catholic #painting

[image] El Bautismo de Cristo (The Baptism of Christ). Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1655 AD. #fine #art #catholic #painting

[image] I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD. — Psalm 27:13-14 Catholic teaching hears this as the prayer of hope that already tastes the life to come: the Catechism presents

[image] Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it. — Luke 11:28 The Virgin Mary’s fiat—“Let it be done to me according to your word”—is the perfect obedience of faith: she heard God’s word and kept it with her whole life, becoming the model the Church holds up for

[image] This view brings the warmth of a Venetian afternoon into any home, whether hung in an entryway, office, or alongside other European travel art. It's a fitting gift for anyone who's visited Venice or dreams of standing in this exact campo.

[image] I did not come to call the righteous but sinners. — Matthew 9:13 The Catechism teaches that Jesus invites sinners to conversion and to the banquet of the kingdom, coming as physician for the sick and showing the Father’s boundless mercy rather than mere sacrifice (CCC 545,

[image] St Anthony