Simon of Cyrene, played by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie Vergara, helps Jesus, played by Taylor Rogalski, carry the cross during the "Living Stations of the Cross" at the Whiteman Air Force Base Chapel, Mo., March 22, 2013. The "Living Stations of the Cross" is an old Easter tradition carried on b
Bronze oil lamps were made either with stands, like the nearby example, or with chains for suspension on hooks within homes and churches. This lamp is cast in the form of a griffin, a guardian figure from antiquity frequently used in Byzantine churches, which contained much wealth. The Christian mon
From the parable of the wheat and the tares: a farmer scatters good seed across his field, while Jesus explains that only at the last day will those of the kingdom be known. (Matthew 13:24) Parables Jesus Told is a 48-page Bible comic book published in 1947 by The Standard Publishing Company, a Cin
This is a list of my favorite 12 orders of Catholic nuns and sisters in no particular order. This list includes their history, and images of their habits. What is a Catholic Nun or Sister? In the Roman Catholic tradition, there are many religious institutes of nuns and sisters (the...
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26 public-domain photographs of Catholic Mass and sacraments in the U.S. military, from DVIDS, free to download.
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 3, 2022) Lt. Luke Dundon, from Chantilly, Va., leads Catholic Mass in the forecastle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperab
An engraving by the German master Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), made in 1504-1505, in which the Magi kneel before the Virgin and Child among the ruins of a stable while angels appear above.
A color print from 1905 showing the Holy Family at home in Nazareth: Jesus stands at a simple wooden table while Mary, in a blue veil, and Joseph look on.
Christ carries the cross to Calvary in the midst of a vast crowd that fills a Flemish landscape, a composition made popular by the Brueghel family workshop. The Flemish painter Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1565-1636) repeated his father's famous design in many versions.
The enthroned Madonna with Saints Jerome and John the Baptist and a kneeling Carthusian monk. At left Mary sits on a throne with the Christ Child on her lap, and the child holds an open book on his lap and a rosary in his outstretched hand. Beside them stand Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist,
Mary kneels in adoration before the Christ Child, who stretches out his arms to his mother. One angel supports the child's head while another lays his hands on the shoulders of the young John the Baptist. At right, under the lean-to of the stable, Joseph kneels. Medium: Oil on panel. Measurements:
Christ carries the cross on his shoulders, half kneeling. Grinning soldiers on either side pull on a rope tied around his waist. Behind him a herald blows a trumpet from which hangs a banner with a double-headed eagle, and at right in the distance lies Golgotha. Medium: Oil on panel. Measurements:
The vision of Saint Anne, an allegory of the Immaculate Conception. The kneeling Anna sees Mary carried by angels on a cloud toward heaven, where Christ awaits her with outstretched arms. Behind Anna kneels her husband Joachim with folded hands. The work is a preliminary study for the altarpiece dat
A triptych with the Adoration of the Magi on the central panel, where the kings kneel on either side of Mary and the Child. On the inside of the left wing the kneeling male donor appears with his six sons and Saint Jerome, with the family arms of Heereman, Vanolles, Zeller and Baerland above. On the
Christ on the cross. Below the cross stand, at left, Saint Mary Magdalene and Mary. Saint Francis of Assisi kneels and embraces the cross. At right stand John and Saint Ignatius of Antioch. Two angels catch the blood of Christ in chalices, and at right is a banderole with text. Medium: Tempera on p
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 13, 2025) A U.S. Navy Chaplain conducts a Catholic Mass for Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)
Chaplain Capt. Sean Magnuson, a priest assigned to U.S. Forces-Iraq, conducts Catholic Mass with parishioners at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Feb. 6. Magnuson visited COS Marez to conduct Mass for the first time since deploying to U.S. Division-North in January. Magnuson, from the St. Paul-Minn
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio receives wine for communion at MacDill Chapel Jan. 19, 2019.
Bishop Imad Al Banna raises the host in preparation for Holy Communion during a Catholic Mass for servicemembers at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, Aug. 8, 2009. Banna, a Basra native, said he celebrated the Mass in gratitude for contributions made by U.S. soldiers for peace in his country.
Father John Heffernan distributes Holy Communion to a staff member during an Ash Wednesday Catholic Mass at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Feb. 18, 2026. Walter Reed provides comprehensive health care and advanced medical services to active-duty service members, veter
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 receives Holy Communion from U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Edward H. Erwin during a visit to Patrol Base Garret in Marjah, Afghanistan, April 2, 2012. Erwin visited patrol bases in the 2/9 area of operations for Ea
Bishop Robert Coyle, the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services and Lt. Cmdr. Joselito Tiongson, deputy chaplain and Roman Catholic priest for Recruit Training Command, give Holy Communion to recruits at Recruit Training Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j. g. Adam Demeter/Rele
Team Osan members gather for Mass with Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Archbishop of the Military Services, in the chapel on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 28, 2015. The Archdiocese for the Military Services is responsible for more than 1.8 million men, women, and children world-wide, including
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services USA, conducts a Good Friday service at Sustainer Theater on April 10. Several hundred service members and Joint Base Balad personnel attended the service.
The Archbishop of Military Services, Archbishop Timothy Broglio celebrates Holy Thursday Mass at Liberty Chapel on Forward Operating Base Diamondback in Mosul, Iraq.
Soldiers participate in Catholic Mass with Bishop Bill Muhm, Auxiliary bishop for the Arch Dioecies of Military Services Europe and Asia and Father Anthony Sabastian a priest with the Bucharest and Constanza Arch Dioecies during DEFENDER 23, Slobozia, Romania, May 29, 2023. A traditional Catholic Ma
Saint Symeon the Younger was a stylite saint, an early Christian ascetic who fled the world for the desert and, perched on a column, spent his days fasting and praying. The site of Symeon’s column attracted many pilgrims during and after his lifetime. Medallions like this one, showing Symeon atop hi
Gaggini was a member of a large family of sculptors whose Palermo workshop supplied monumental religious sculptures for the cathedrals of Palermo and Messina in Sicily and Montelione in Calabria. After 1507 Antonello himself worked for 15 years to produce marble sculptures for Palermo Cathedral. Thi
