The Transfiguration by William Blake (1757-1827) — watercolor, England, late 18th century. Transfiguration Sunday (Sunday before Lent) — Year A Lectionary Texts Exodus 24:12-18 • Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 • 2 Peter 1:16-21 • Matthew 17:1-9 Image description: A glowing white image of Christ stands at center wearing an almost translucent robe flowing down …
The Good Way: West to the Stream by Michelle L Hofer — mixed media painting on hardboard, 12 x 12 inches, 2021. Sixth Sunday After Epiphany — Year A Lectionary TextsDeuteronomy 30:15-20 or Sirach 15:15-20 • Psalm 119:1-8 • 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 • Matthew 5:21-37 Image description: A gray-brown autumn landscape featuring a grove of trees in …
Glow of Hope by S. L. Haldankar — watercolor, 1945-46. On display in the Jayachamrajendra Art Gallery at Jaganmohan Palace of South India. Fifth Sunday After Epiphany — Year A Lectionary Texts Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) • Psalm 112:1-9 (10) • 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) • Matthew 5:13-20 Image description: Rendered in great detail, a young …
Family Crowds Around Open Oven for Warmth and The Only Picture Hanging in the Fontenelle Home by Gordon Parks — black and white photographs, Harlem, New York, 1967. Photos found in the Photography Archive at GordonParksFoundation.org Fourth Sunday After Epiphany — Year A Lectionary Texts Micah 6:1-8 • Psalm 15 • 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 • …
The Eternal One by Michelle L Hofer — mixed media painting on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2019. Third Sunday After Epiphany — Year A Lectionary Texts Isaiah 9:1-4 • Psalm 27:1, 4-9 • 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 • Matthew 4:12-23 Image description: A bright pastel and gold iteration of Andrei Rublev’s well-known Hospitality of Abraham …
Agnus Dei apse mosaic in the Euphrasian Basilica, Poreč, Croatia — 6th-century, artisan(s) unknown. Second Sunday After Epiphany — Year A Lectionary Texts Isaiah 49:1-7 • Psalm 40:1-11 • 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 • John 1:29-42 Image description: Found at the top front center of the arched apse above the altar appears a white lamb on …
Baptism of Christ by George Kordis (Greek, born 1956) — egg tempera on wood, 75 x 55 cm. First Sunday After Epiphany — Year A Lectionary TextsIsaiah 42:1-9 • Psalm 29 • Acts 10:34-43 • Matthew 3:13-17 Image description: A traditionally painted icon with modern characteristics, Jesus stands in the Jordan River. With his left …
Star of Bethlehem by Elihu Vedder — oil on canvas, approximately 36 x 45 inches, 1879-80. Image by Milwaukee Art Museum. Epiphany of the Lord — Year A Lectionary Texts Isaiah 60:1-6 • Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 • Ephesians 3:1-12 • Matthew 2:1-12 Image description: A realistic depiction of a vast landscape and sky. The foreground …
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