Eucharistic Procession - Catholic Stock Photo
A Eucharistic procession is one in which the Host is carried in procession in a monstrance. It is often covered with a canopy and accompanied with candles.
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Guardian Angel - Catholic Coloring Page
A guardian angel is a type of angel that is assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group or nation. Belief in tutelary beings can be traced throughout all antiquity. The idea of angels that guard over people played a major role in Ancient Judaism.
Jesus in Sepulchro Reconditur (1775–1800) by the Remondini Family - Public Domain Catholic Painting
The burial of Jesus refers to the burial of the body of Jesus after crucifixion, before the eve of the sabbath described in the New Testament. According to the canonical gospel accounts, he was placed in a tomb by a councillor of the Sanhedrin named Joseph of Arimathea.
Church of Saint Felix, Zaragoza, Spain - Catholic Stock Photo
Altar of the church of St Felix, Torralba de Ribota, province of Zaragoza, Spain. The church, of mudéjar and late gothic style was built between 1367 and 1420. The church is a national heritage monument in Spain (known as Bien de Interés Cultural) since 2006.
Saint Jerome - Catholic Coloring Page
Jerome (c. 342–347 – 30 September 420) was born at Stridon, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia. Jerome is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate) and his commentaries on the whole Bible.
Samson and Delilah (1616) by Gerrit van Honthorst - Public Domain Catholic Painting
In retaliation for Samson’s single-handed decimation of their army, the Philistines bribed his lover Delilah to discover the
Reliquary Monstrance with a Tooth of Saint John the Baptist (1433) - Catholic Stock Photo
This reliquary uses the form of a miniature Gothic tower. It makes an elaborate architectural frame for a transparent rock-crystal vessel holding a relic that is identified as a tooth of Saint John the Baptist by an inscription along the base of the reliquary.
The Prophet Samuel (1470) by Baccio Baldini - Bible Coloring Page
Samuel (flourished 11th century BC, Israel) is a religious hero in the history of Israel, represented in the Old Testament in every role of leadership open to a Jewish man of his day—seer, priest, judge, prophet, and military leader.
Joseph Telling His Dreams (1633) by Rembrandt van Rijn - Public Domain Bible Painting
Joseph tells his dreams to his parents and his brothers. Standing by a bed of his mother Rachel, Joseph tells his dreams to his father Jacob who is sitting in front of the bed, left some of his brothers talking and pointing among each other. In the right foreground a sleeping dog.
Divine Liturgy at Saint Thomas in Gilbert, Arizona - Catholic Stock Photo
The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom is the most celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine Rite. It is named after the anaphora with the same name which is its core part and it is attributed to Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople in the 5th century.
The Prophet Ezekiel (1470) by Baccio Baldini - Bible Coloring Page
Ezekiel was a prophet-priest of ancient Israel and the subject and in part the author of an Old Testament book that bears his name. Ezekiel’s early oracles (from c.
The Ascension Illuminated Gospel (14th–15th century) by the Amhara Peoples - Public Domain Orthodox Painting
This illuminated manuscript of the Four Gospels was created at a monastic center in northern Ethiopia. Twenty full-page paintings depict scenes from the life of Christ and four portraits of the evangelists introduce the respective Gospel texts.
Crypt Church Pipe Organ at the National Shrine, Washington D.C. - Catholic Stock Photo
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, a Catholic church dedicated to the patroness of our nation, is a place of worship, pilgrimage, evangelization, and reconciliation.
The Virgin Mary with Saints Barbara, Anthony of Padua, Justina of Padua, & Nicolas Factor - Catholic Coloring Page
Saint Barbara known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Lebanese and Greek saint and martyr. Accounts place her in the 3rd century in Heliopolis Phoenicia, present-day Baalbek, Lebanon.
Icon Triptych: Ewostatewos and Eight of His Disciples (late 17th century) by the Amhara Peoples - Public Domain Orthodox Painting
This is the only known icon devoted to the genealogy of a monastic order. Its subject is the "House of Ewost' atéwos," one of two major monastic orders of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Born circa 1273, St. Ewost' atéwos founded a number of monasteries in northern Ethiopia.
Statue of Christ in Majesty (1188) - Catholic Stock Photo
The son of God is represented seated on heaven's throne, with his right hand raised, palm faced outward with three fingers extended. This gesture communicated a particular message to medieval Catholics in Western Europe. It is part of an iconographic pose called in Latin the "Maiestas Domini,...
Our Lady of Sorrows Stained Glass - Catholic Coloring Page
Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows (Latin: Mater Dolorosa), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names by which the Virgin Mary is referred to in relation to…
The Crucifixion (1500–1510) by Unknown - Public Domain Catholic Painting
This monumental panel probably once decorated a chapel. Both are from a large window in which the Crucifixion was in the center and the Saint Christopher at the right. The third panel, which would have been on the left, is lost.
Latin Mass During Lent - Catholic Stock Photo
In the Roman Missal we find the instruction, “In the Dioceses of the United States, the practice of covering crosses and images throughout the church from [the fifth] Sunday [of Lent] may be observed.
Saint John the Evangelist - Catholic Coloring Page
The Apostle John was one of the "pillars" of the Jerusalem church after Jesus' death. He was one of the original twelve apostles and is thought to be the only one to have lived into old age and not be killed for his faith.
Mosaic Portrait of Pope Clement VIII (1600–1601) by Jacopo Ligozzi - Public Domain Catholic Painting
“Commesso can best preserve antiquity and memory...and can resist all the battles of water and wind and other mishaps of fortune and of time.” Thus Giorgio Vasari wrote of commesso, a newly revived antique technique for making pictures with cut stone.
Monstrance (1851) - Catholic Stock Photo
A monstrance is used to display the consecrated host during the Blessed Sacrament in a Roman Catholic church or in a procession for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. This example, or a nearly identical one, was part of an award winning altar service shown by the firm of Poussielgue-Rusand...
Saint Catherine of Alexandria - Catholic Coloring Page
According to the Legend of St. Catherine, this young woman converted to Christianity after receiving a vision. At the age of 18, she debated 50 pagan philosophers. Amazed at her wisdom and debating skills, they became Christians—as did about 200 soldiers and members of the emperor’s family.
Cristo Coronando a San José (1636–1640) by Francisco de Zurbarán - Public Domain Catholic Painting
This scene takes place entirely in the celestial sphere, with a background of defined and golden clouds. Saint Joseph appears in profile, kneeling, and of advanced age, holding a hand to his chest and a flowery rod.