Archive - Art for the Liturgical Year

May 2025

The Sublime Image of the Ascension from the Rabbula Gospels

When Thou hadst fulfilled for us Thy dispensation, and united the things in earth with the things in Heaven, Thou, O Christ our God, didst ascend into…

May 29 •

Saint Rita and the Santeros of New Mexico

Saint Rita of Cascia (1381-1457)

May 22 •

Mary, Gardens, and May

During the month of May, children crown statues of the Madonna with wreaths of flowers and Mary gardens begin to bloom, for in the Church, May is Mary’s…

May 14 •

April 2025

Saint Catherine of Sienna, the Pope, and the Cardinals

A painting by Eleanor Brickdale-Fortescue

Apr 29 •

The Easter Sequence in Medieval Manuscripts

The Victimae Paschali Laudes

Apr 25 •

The Cross and the Paschal Mystery

A brief survey of the crucifix in five images

Apr 18 •

Palm Sunday, Processions, and Palmesels

Colorful flowers and birds surround this exuberant Palm Sunday miniature, which depicts Christ’s entry into Jerusalem.

Apr 13 •

The Stations of the Cross and the Seven Falls in Medieval Germany

On the oldest, fully preserved Way of the Cross in Europe

Apr 9 •

March 2025

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