Notre Dame Cathedral by Michelle L Hofer — acrylic paint on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2019. May 28, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year AActs 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30 • Psalm 104:24-34, 35b • 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21 • John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39 View Lectionary Image description: Set on a fluorescent red …
Divine Creator by Michelle L Hofer — mixed media painting on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2018. May 14, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year AActs 17:22-31 • Psalm 66:8-20 • 1 Peter 3:13-22 • John 14:15-21 View Lectionary Image description: Set on a dark layered black-blue splattered background, a hand (outlined in silver dots) gesturing …
The Last Angel by Nicholas Roerich — Tempera on cardboard, 20 3/4 x 29 inches, 1912. Photo by the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York. April 23, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year AActs 2:14a, 36-41 • Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 • 1 Peter 1:17-23 • Luke 24:13-35 View Lectionary Image description: Dominating a vast landscape and sky …
The Risen Christ by Bramantino (Bartolomeo Suardi) — Mixed media on panel, 109 x 73 cm, 1490. Image by Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. April 16, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year AActs 2:14a, 22-32 • Psalm 16 • 1 Peter 1:3-9 • John 20:19-31 View Lectionary Image description: His body glowing white and draped in a …
Christ Rising From the Tomb (after Doré) by Michelle L Hofer — acrylic painting on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2023. Resurrection of the Lord — April 9, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year AActs 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6 • Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 • Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43 • John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10 View …
The Transfiguration by William Blake (1757-1827) — watercolor, England, late 18th century. February 19, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AExodus 24:12-18 • Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 • 2 Peter 1:16-21 • Matthew 17:1-9 View Lectionary Image description: A glowing white image of Christ stands at center wearing an almost translucent robe flowing down and …
The Good Way: West to the Stream by Michelle L Hofer — mixed media painting on hardboard, 12 x 12 inches, 2021. February 12, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year ADeuteronomy 30:15-20 or Sirach 15:15-20 • Psalm 119:1-8 • 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 • Matthew 5:21-37 View Lectionary Image description: A gray-brown autumn landscape featuring a grove of trees …
Agnus Dei apse mosaic in the Euphrasian Basilica, Poreč, Croatia — 6th-century, artisan(s) unknown. Second Sunday After Epiphany — January 15, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 49:1-7 • Psalm 40:1-11 • 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 • John 1:29-42 View Lectionary Image description: Found at the top front center of the arched apse above the altar …
Baptism of Christ by George Kordis (Greek, born 1956) — egg tempera on wood, 75 x 55 cm. First Sunday After Epiphany — January 8, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 42:1-9 • Psalm 29 • Acts 10:34-43 • Matthew 3:13-17 View Lectionary Image description: A traditionally painted icon with modern characteristics, Jesus stands in …
Star of Bethlehem by Elihu Vedder — oil on canvas, approximately 36 x 45 inches, 1879-80. Image by Milwaukee Art Museum. January 6, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 60:1-6 • Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 • Ephesians 3:1-12 • Matthew 2:1-12 View Lectionary Image description: A realistic depiction of a vast landscape and sky. The foreground …
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