Latin Mass Good Friday Procession - Catholic Stock Photo
A Holy Week procession is a public ritual march of clergy and penitents which takes place during Holy Week in Christian countries, especially those with a Catholic culture.
Shalone Cason
This site's editor-in-chief is a Catholic husband, father, and author. He loves sharing the Catholic faith through art and graphic design. Check out his prayer books and coloring books on Amazon.com
Check out the latest posts
Prophet Elijah - Bible Coloring Page
Elijah (meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH") or Greek form Elias was, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BCE).
Saint Cecilia (1764–1806) by Louis Charles Ruotte - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Saint Cecilia (Latin: Sancta Caecilia), is a Roman martyr venerated in Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and some Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden.
Cruets for Mass - Catholic Stock Photo
Cruets are special vessels for mass that hold the water and wine used for the Consecration, to wash the priests hands, and to sprinkle holy water. These are cruets from Saint Matthew's parish in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
Deborah - Bible Coloring Page
According to the Book of Judges, Deborah was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible. Many scholars contend that the phrase, "a woman of Lappidot", as translated from biblical Hebrew in...
The Death of St. Peter Martyr Date (1530–1535) by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo - Public Domain Catholic Painting
St. Peter Martyr, also called Peter of Verona, Italian San Pietro Martire or San Pietro da Verona, (born 1205?, Verona [Italy]—died April 6, 1252, near Milan; canonized 1253; feast day April 29), inquisitor, vigorous preacher, and religious founder who, for his militant reformation, was assassinated by a neo-Manichaean...
Eucharist Side Chapel, Virginia Beach, Virginia - Catholic Stock Photo
This is a side-chapel—a chapel within a cathedral or larger church building—inside Saint Gregory the Great Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. The Eucharist is reserved in this tabernacle instead of on the altar, as is the custom in churches built before the Second Vatican Council. Free...
Prophet Elisha - Bible Coloring Page
Elisha was a prophet and a wonder-worker. He was disciple of Elijah. After Elijah was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire, Elisha received a double portion of his power and performed twice as many miracles as his mentor. 2 Kings 2–14. The coin in this...
The Translation of Saint Rita of Cascia (mid-1630s) by Nicolas Poussin - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Rita of Cascia, born Margherita Lotti, (1381 – 22 May 1457) was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. After Rita's husband died, she joined an Augustinian community of religious sisters, where she was known both for practicing mortification of the...
Saint Matthew's Church, Virginia USA - Catholic Stock Photo
This parish is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a K-8 School attached (Saint Matthew's Catholic School) as well as one of the longest running perpetual adoration chapels (25 years) in the United States and the only perpetual adoration chapel in the Hampton Roads area. Free...
Judas Maccabeus - Bible Coloring Page
Judah Maccabee (or Judas Maccabeus) was a Jewish priest and a son of the priest Mattathias. He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167–160 BCE) related in the first and second books of Maccabees. In the early days of the rebellion, Judah received a surname Maccabee. The...
Martyrdom of the Maccabees Brothers and Saint Salome (1720–1776) by Giustino Menescardi - Public Domain Bible Painting
The woman with seven sons was a Jewish martyr described in 2 Maccabees 7 and other sources, who had seven sons that were arrested (along with her) by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who forced them to prove their respect to him by consuming pig meat. When they refused, he tortured and...
Christ the King Statue, Virginia USA - Catholic Stock Photo
Christ the King is a title of Jesus in Christianity referring to the idea of the Kingdom of God where the Christ is described as seated at the right hand of God (as opposed to the secular title of King of the Jews mockingly given at the crucifixion). Many Christian...
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha - Catholic Coloring Page
Kateri Tekakwitha, given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 – April 17, 1680), is a Catholic saint who was an Algonquin–Mohawk laywoman. Born in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon, on the south side of the Mohawk River in present-day New...
Maccabees (1830-1842) by Wojciech Stattler - Public Domain Bible Painting
This is a painting from the Deuterocanonical book Maccabees. It shows the moment when Antiochus IV (the king of the Seleucid Empire) began to force Jews to worship Greek Gods by royal decree (1 Maccabees Verses 44–50). The Maccabees were a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control...
Our Lady of Fatima Statue at Centennial Latin Mass - Catholic Stock Photo
The Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace, took place March 2016 – December 2017, and commemorated the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Angel of Peace (1916) and the Blessed Mother (1917) at Fatima, Portugal. The goals of the World Apostolate of Fatima in arranging the U.S. Tour...
Saint Mary Zhu Wu - Catholic Coloring Page
The exemplary Christian Mary Zhu Wu (c. 1850–1900), wife of the village's Catholic leader Zhu Tianxuan, was shot to death by the Boxers in her besieged parish church. After the priest was killed, the church was set aflame with other Christians inside it. Mary's faith...
Saint Rita of Cascia (1720) by Antonio de Torres - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Rita of Cascia, born Margherita Lotti, (1381 – 22 May 1457) was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. After Rita's husband died, she joined an Augustinian community of religious sisters, where she was known both for practicing mortification of the...
Jesus with Children Statue - Catholic Stock Photo
The image of Jesus holding children is inspired by biblical verses in the Gospels: Luke 18:16, Matthew 19:14, Mark 10:14 and Matthew 18:1-3: "At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who thinkest thou is the greater in the kingdom of heaven? And...
Saint Felicity - Catholic Coloring Page
Perpetua and Felicity (Latin: Perpetua et Felicitas) were Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Vibia Perpetua was a recently married well educated noblewoman, said to have been 22 years old at the time of her death, and mother of an infant she was nursing. Felicity, a slave imprisoned with her...
Saint Lucy and Her Mother at the Shrine of Saint Agatha (1366–1396) by Olivuccio di Ciccarello - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also called Saint Lucia (Latin: Sancta Lucia) or Saint Lucy, was a Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox churches. She is one of eight women (including Saint Mary)...
Baptismal Font - Catholic Stock Photo
The fonts of many Christian denominations are for baptisms using a non-immersive method, such as aspersion (sprinkling) or affusion (pouring). The simplest of these fonts has a pedestal (about 5 feet (1.5 m) tall) with a holder for a basin of water. The materials vary greatly consisting of...
Saint Matthias - Catholic Coloring Page
Saint Matthias was, according to the Acts of the Apostles (written c. AD 80–90), chosen by the apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following the latter's betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent death. His calling as an apostle is unique, in that his appointment was not made personally...
Saint Agatha (1635) by Andrea Vaccaro - Public Domain Catholic Painting
One of the most highly venerated virgin martyrs of Christian antiquity, Agatha (231-251 AD) was put to death during the Decian persecution (250–253) in Catania, Sicily, for her determined profession of faith. Her feast day is February 5th. According to the 13th-century Golden Legend, the 15-year-...