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 …
Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Luc Olivier Merson — oil on canvas, 28 1/4 x 50 1/2 inches, 1879. January 1, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 63:7-9 • Psalm 148 • Hebrews 2:10-18 • Matthew 2:13-23 View Lectionary Image description: The realistic scene is a vast desert landscape, perhaps along the sea …
The Chi Rho (after The Book of Kells) by Michelle L Hofer — mixed media painting on paper mounted on hardboard, 8 x 10 inches, 2022. December 24/25, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 52:7-10 • Psalm 98 • Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12) • John 1:1-14 View Lectionary Image description: A decorative presentation of the Greek …
Messenger of Truth by Michelle L Hofer — mixed media painting on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent — December 18, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 7:10-16 • Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 • Romans 1:1-7 • Matthew 1:18-25 View Lectionary Image description: A messenger angel floats mid air in tones of …
Divine Messenger by Michelle L Hofer — mixed media painting on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2020 December 11, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 35:1-10 • Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:46b-55 • James 5:7-10 • Matthew 11:2-11 View Lectionary Image description: The Archangel Gabriel stands confidently holding a long staff in the right hand …
Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks — oil on canvas, 17 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches, ca. 1830-1832. December 4, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 11:1-10 • Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 • Romans 15:4-13 • Matthew 3:1-12View Lectionary Image description: A menagerie of animals fill most of the canvas and include lions, ox, cattle, cheetah, goat, …
Church History by Michelle L Hofer — sepia toned silver gelatin print, 7 x 9 inches, 1998. November 25, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 2:1-5 • Psalm 122 • Romans 13:11-14 • Matthew 24:36-44 View Lectionary Image description: Closeup black and white photograph of the base of a brass candlestick on a church altar. …
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