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Beauty: The Forgotten Transcendental

Saint Catherine of Siena

Saint Catherine of Siena

Saint Catherine of Siena

St. Catherine of Siena - Mystic of Fire and Preacher of Freedom.

Madeline

2 days ago9 min read

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Transfiguration

Transfiguration

Transfiguration

My first post on a mosaic - The Transfiguration.

Madeline

Apr 1410 min read

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The Return of the Prodigal Son

The Return of the Prodigal Son

The Return of the Prodigal Son

A painting of the parable of the prodigal son - a moment of reflection on forgiveness, humility, and charity.

Madeline

Mar 3111 min read

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How to Approach Art - Economic Perspective

How to Approach Art - Economic Perspective

How to Approach Art - Economic Perspective

Using economic tools and theories to understand art.

Madeline

Mar 177 min read

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“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the whole world on fire.”

St. Catherine of Siena truly did set the world on fire that destroyed heresies and brokenness, cleansing the world to be pure for God. I think that we should all be inspired to do the same, purifying ourselves and then also bringing others will us to heaven. She was a mystic of fire because His love was lit brightly in her heart. This was evident to all who met her and heard her talk with the passion and directness that she did. She knows that her wealth and true success is in heaven. So even though she does her best to set straight these leaders and the whole Church, she has abandoned herself to His Will.

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Image: Saint Catherine of Siena, Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, 1919. The Golden Book of Famous Women, Eleanor Foretescue-Brickdale.
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“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the whole world on fire.”

St. Catherine of Siena truly did set the world on fire that destroyed heresies and brokenness, cleansing the world to be pure for God. I think that we should all be inspired to do the same, purifying ourselves and then also bringing others will us to heaven. She was a mystic of fire because His love was lit brightly in her heart. This was evident to all who met her and heard her talk with the passion and directness that she did. She knows that her wealth and true success is in heaven. So even though she does her best to set straight these leaders and the whole Church, she has abandoned herself to His Will.

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Image: Saint Catherine of Siena, Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, 1919. The Golden Book of Famous Women, Eleanor Foretescue-Brickdale.
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Do you identify more with Peter or James and John when meditating on the Transfiguration?

Where does the Lord desire to transform you more fully?

How has Jesus Christ purified you and made you more like Him this Lent?

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Image: Transfiguration mosaic, 6th century. St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.
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Do you identify more with Peter or James and John when meditating on the Transfiguration?

Where does the Lord desire to transform you more fully?

How has Jesus Christ purified you and made you more like Him this Lent?

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Image: Transfiguration mosaic, 6th century. St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.
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Lord, thank you for showing us your face in your Son, Jesus Christ. He was the best gift to the world that you did not have to give. Your love for us moves me to praise you, thank you, cry out with wonder and awe, and try to love you as much as you do me. Help me to see how you are purifying me in the trials and tribulations of life. Help me to be more like you and imitate you in all that I do. When you show up in my life, may I fall down in wonder and amazement, acknowledging how good it is for you to be here. Thank you for being present in me and revealing your glory through your Church, your Creation, and those around me. May you everyday reveal more of your glory and goodness so that I may praise you all the more.

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Lord, thank you for showing us your face in your Son, Jesus Christ. He was the best gift to the world that you did not have to give. Your love for us moves me to praise you, thank you, cry out with wonder and awe, and try to love you as much as you do me. Help me to see how you are purifying me in the trials and tribulations of life. Help me to be more like you and imitate you in all that I do. When you show up in my life, may I fall down in wonder and amazement, acknowledging how good it is for you to be here. Thank you for being present in me and revealing your glory through your Church, your Creation, and those around me. May you everyday reveal more of your glory and goodness so that I may praise you all the more.

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“It is for us now to follow him with all speed, yearning for the heavenly vision that will give us a share in his radiance, renew our spiritual nature and transform us into his own likeness, making us for ever sharers in his Godhead and raising us to heights as yet undreamed of.”
- St. Athanasius of Sinai

The journey to glory is through suffering and the laying down of our life. As we enter into Holy Week, it is a wonderful time to reflect over the purification and struggle that we have gone through this Lent. You may have been able to take up your penance, fasting, and almsgiving with joy and ease experiencing spiritual consolation. Or this may have been a time of desolation where each choice to follow Christ and do the harder thing was difficult and caused great pain.

No matter how this Lent has gone, Christ has been walking with you in it. Now it is our turn to walk with Him on the path of the cross. The Transfiguration event tells us that Christ will be forever in the glorified state only after the cross, after his death. Before glorification comes purification which we ourselves have experienced and will continue until we ourselves die and eventually reach our heavenly home.

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Image: Transfiguration mosaic, 6th century. St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.
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“It is for us now to follow him with all speed, yearning for the heavenly vision that will give us a share in his radiance, renew our spiritual nature and transform us into his own likeness, making us for ever sharers in his Godhead and raising us to heights as yet undreamed of.”
- St. Athanasius of Sinai

The journey to glory is through suffering and the laying down of our life. As we enter into Holy Week, it is a wonderful time to reflect over the purification and struggle that we have gone through this Lent. You may have been able to take up your penance, fasting, and almsgiving with joy and ease experiencing spiritual consolation. Or this may have been a time of desolation where each choice to follow Christ and do the harder thing was difficult and caused great pain.

No matter how this Lent has gone, Christ has been walking with you in it. Now it is our turn to walk with Him on the path of the cross. The Transfiguration event tells us that Christ will be forever in the glorified state only after the cross, after his death. Before glorification comes purification which we ourselves have experienced and will continue until we ourselves die and eventually reach our heavenly home.

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Image: Transfiguration mosaic, 6th century. St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.
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Who do you find yourself to feel the most like today - the younger son, the father, a servant, or the older son?

Where in our lives do we need to go to the Lord for forgiveness in humility and hope of mercy?

How has the Lord ran to meet you in your sinful state and fallen nature? Are you running to meet him?

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Image: The Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1669. Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Who do you find yourself to feel the most like today - the younger son, the father, a servant, or the older son?

Where in our lives do we need to go to the Lord for forgiveness in humility and hope of mercy?

How has the Lord ran to meet you in your sinful state and fallen nature? Are you running to meet him?

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Image: The Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1669. Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Lord, thank you for the parable of the prodigal son. It is a gift to hear your lessons and experience them as realities in our own lives. Help us to run towards you in our sinfulness in humility and desire for reconciliation. May we see how you are coming to meet us in love and mercy. Let me rest my head upon your warm, forgiving, and loving embrace. You are a Good Father and we love being your true children. In preparation for your resurrection at Easter, help us to rid ourselves of our sinful nature and offer forgiveness to ourselves and others. Resurrect our right relationship with you and may we appreciate and accept the wonderful gifts you give us.

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Lord, thank you for the parable of the prodigal son. It is a gift to hear your lessons and experience them as realities in our own lives. Help us to run towards you in our sinfulness in humility and desire for reconciliation. May we see how you are coming to meet us in love and mercy. Let me rest my head upon your warm, forgiving, and loving embrace. You are a Good Father and we love being your true children. In preparation for your resurrection at Easter, help us to rid ourselves of our sinful nature and offer forgiveness to ourselves and others. Resurrect our right relationship with you and may we appreciate and accept the wonderful gifts you give us.

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The good news of this Gospel parable is that Our Lord is like the father. When the son came to his senses and starting to go home, his father saw him from far off and ran to him. He did not wait for him to get there and grovel or send someone else to bring him in. But he himself was filled with compassion, dropped everything he had, and went to the son. He had no idea where the son had been or what happened, only that he had returned.

His son had a practiced script in his head of what he was going to say to his father to convince him to let him return not as a son, but as servant. The son was expecting wrath and difficulty and a life of sorrow. Instead, his father went out to him and brought him back into the family no questions asked.

The father knew and saw that the son had already been through enough punishment and struggles so that he did not have to push it on him any further. The father could just receive the son and love him for coming back to him. God loves when we return to Him, especially after sin. When we return to the Lord it is like a resurrection of our very soul and body. We are no longer dead in sin, but alive in Christ. Alive in relationship with our very, very Good Father.

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Image: The Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1669. Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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The good news of this Gospel parable is that Our Lord is like the father. When the son came to his senses and starting to go home, his father saw him from far off and ran to him. He did not wait for him to get there and grovel or send someone else to bring him in. But he himself was filled with compassion, dropped everything he had, and went to the son. He had no idea where the son had been or what happened, only that he had returned.

His son had a practiced script in his head of what he was going to say to his father to convince him to let him return not as a son, but as servant. The son was expecting wrath and difficulty and a life of sorrow. Instead, his father went out to him and brought him back into the family no questions asked.

The father knew and saw that the son had already been through enough punishment and struggles so that he did not have to push it on him any further. The father could just receive the son and love him for coming back to him. God loves when we return to Him, especially after sin. When we return to the Lord it is like a resurrection of our very soul and body. We are no longer dead in sin, but alive in Christ. Alive in relationship with our very, very Good Father.

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Image: The Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1669. Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Who is the patron? Why did they commission this specific piece?

Was this art piece meant to be in a home? An office? A museum? An art show? How does this affect how it is seen and who it is seen by? How could this influence the culture?

What materials were used to create this piece? Was it expensive or cheap? Why did they use those materials?

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Who is the patron? Why did they commission this specific piece?

Was this art piece meant to be in a home? An office? A museum? An art show? How does this affect how it is seen and who it is seen by? How could this influence the culture?

What materials were used to create this piece? Was it expensive or cheap? Why did they use those materials?

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Lord, you guide and influence us even when we do not realize it. Help us to see your influence in the unlikely places, including the economy, society, politics, and work. Let us experience your guiding hand in all that we are involved in. Your beauty and the art you inspire does not exist in a vacuum or by itself. It is in your uniquely created world that influences how we get to partake in your creative work. The process and reasons of creation is an opportunity to see, know and love you Lord. Bring us to desire your presence in our work and exploration of sacred art.

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Lord, you guide and influence us even when we do not realize it. Help us to see your influence in the unlikely places, including the economy, society, politics, and work. Let us experience your guiding hand in all that we are involved in. Your beauty and the art you inspire does not exist in a vacuum or by itself. It is in your uniquely created world that influences how we get to partake in your creative work. The process and reasons of creation is an opportunity to see, know and love you Lord. Bring us to desire your presence in our work and exploration of sacred art.

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If you know me you know that I am not great at math. Anything with numbers, budgets, calculating is just not going to go well in my mind. So when it came to an economic methodology in art history I was not quite interested at all. It was not until I talked with my more business minded friends that I saw how wonderful this method can be. If you like the numbers and following the money then this methodology will be a great one for you to use.

The goal of this methodology is that art is just another form of economic production. The steps to applying it are to look at the historical, cultural, economic and political questions that are connected to the art piece. It is less about what the art is about but more on questions of patronage, where it was seen first, what was used to make the art piece, what symbols of wealth, economics, and politics are within the painting, and more.

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If you know me you know that I am not great at math. Anything with numbers, budgets, calculating is just not going to go well in my mind. So when it came to an economic methodology in art history I was not quite interested at all. It was not until I talked with my more business minded friends that I saw how wonderful this method can be. If you like the numbers and following the money then this methodology will be a great one for you to use.

The goal of this methodology is that art is just another form of economic production. The steps to applying it are to look at the historical, cultural, economic and political questions that are connected to the art piece. It is less about what the art is about but more on questions of patronage, where it was seen first, what was used to make the art piece, what symbols of wealth, economics, and politics are within the painting, and more.

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When is the last time that you have been surrounded by nature by yourself?

What vastness within yourself is the Lord calling you to dive into with Him, not in fear or loneliness, but in bravery with Him?

How does this painting make you feel? Do you feel small, safe, uneasy, or a different emotion?

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Image: The Monk by the Sea, Caspar David Friedrich, 1808-1810. Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany.
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When is the last time that you have been surrounded by nature by yourself?

What vastness within yourself is the Lord calling you to dive into with Him, not in fear or loneliness, but in bravery with Him?

How does this painting make you feel? Do you feel small, safe, uneasy, or a different emotion?

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Image: The Monk by the Sea, Caspar David Friedrich, 1808-1810. Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany.
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Lord, thank you for the daily choices that you allow us to make. You have granted us the gift of life and the ability to create our path back to you. When we feel like we are at the edge of a terrifying unknown, comfort us. When we feel like you desire to pull us into the depths, may we release control. When you want us to walk through the valley of darkness, may we fear no evil. God, you are a good Father and seek to show your truth, goodness, and beauty throughout our daily lives. Help us to see you constantly, turning towards you in praise and thanksgiving.

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Lord, thank you for the daily choices that you allow us to make. You have granted us the gift of life and the ability to create our path back to you. When we feel like we are at the edge of a terrifying unknown, comfort us. When we feel like you desire to pull us into the depths, may we release control. When you want us to walk through the valley of darkness, may we fear no evil. God, you are a good Father and seek to show your truth, goodness, and beauty throughout our daily lives. Help us to see you constantly, turning towards you in praise and thanksgiving.

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This monk is walking along the edge of the vastness and unknown. He does not fear the edge or walk far away from the precipice. He knows the rockiness and roughness and danger that there is of falling, but he does not back away. It reminds me of what Mr. Beaver told Susan about Aslan. “Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

Our God is not safe because He is the Ruler and Creator of All, the Just Judge, the Almighty King, Our Heavenly Father. He is eternal and omnipotent and dangerous to all that is evil. To all that is good though? He is merciful and just and beautiful and true. He is the absolute. There is danger in the good because it goes against all the evil forces in the world. You are putting yourself at risk for attack by the evil one when you are on God’s side and do His will.

But is that not the amazing part of it?

The monk walking at the edge of the sea can be a way of understanding our walk in this world. There is a vast unknown of evil and vile things that lurk about, but we can walk on the straight and narrow path of the Lord. He will keep us near to Him and protect us. But protection does not mean that we will not get hit by a gust of wind or sprayed with the cold waters. When we know our Lord, we know that He triumphs over all. We will not be overcome by the darkness, Christ will overcome it. He will use the dangers to bring us closer to Him and to purify us so that we are even more His.

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Image: The Monk by the Sea, Caspar David Friedrich, 1808-1810. Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany.
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This monk is walking along the edge of the vastness and unknown. He does not fear the edge or walk far away from the precipice. He knows the rockiness and roughness and danger that there is of falling, but he does not back away. It reminds me of what Mr. Beaver told Susan about Aslan. “Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

Our God is not safe because He is the Ruler and Creator of All, the Just Judge, the Almighty King, Our Heavenly Father. He is eternal and omnipotent and dangerous to all that is evil. To all that is good though? He is merciful and just and beautiful and true. He is the absolute. There is danger in the good because it goes against all the evil forces in the world. You are putting yourself at risk for attack by the evil one when you are on God’s side and do His will.

But is that not the amazing part of it?

The monk walking at the edge of the sea can be a way of understanding our walk in this world. There is a vast unknown of evil and vile things that lurk about, but we can walk on the straight and narrow path of the Lord. He will keep us near to Him and protect us. But protection does not mean that we will not get hit by a gust of wind or sprayed with the cold waters. When we know our Lord, we know that He triumphs over all. We will not be overcome by the darkness, Christ will overcome it. He will use the dangers to bring us closer to Him and to purify us so that we are even more His.

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Image: The Monk by the Sea, Caspar David Friedrich, 1808-1810. Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany.
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Is this art piece created by a woman, for a woman, or includes woman in the piece?

What does this piece reveal about women?

How is femininity and the identity of women portrayed and showed within this piece?

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Is this art piece created by a woman, for a woman, or includes woman in the piece?

What does this piece reveal about women?

How is femininity and the identity of women portrayed and showed within this piece?

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Lord, thank you for the gift that is femininity and womanhood. You have always included and emphasized the importance of women’s thoughts, perspectives, and importance. Our Blessed Mother is the woman who brought the Savior of us all into humanity and her womanhood does not go unnoticed. May we recognize with places, times, and spaces in which woman have been forgotten but be at peace knowing that you never forgot or abandoned them. You, the most magnificent Lord and God of all creation, give us our dignity and importance. Help us to celebrate in our femininity while understanding and accepting our place in your divine plan and intimately known universe. May we feel your loving hands and listening heart today.

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Lord, thank you for the gift that is femininity and womanhood. You have always included and emphasized the importance of women’s thoughts, perspectives, and importance. Our Blessed Mother is the woman who brought the Savior of us all into humanity and her womanhood does not go unnoticed. May we recognize with places, times, and spaces in which woman have been forgotten but be at peace knowing that you never forgot or abandoned them. You, the most magnificent Lord and God of all creation, give us our dignity and importance. Help us to celebrate in our femininity while understanding and accepting our place in your divine plan and intimately known universe. May we feel your loving hands and listening heart today.

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In normal art history methodology, this approach is called feminist art history. This is a newer methodology that has several varied and multiple approaches, so I will be taking a different twist on this. I think a better way to see this in the Catholic lens is by calling it the feminine perspective method. This will keep the main goal which is to focus on women artists, patrons, viewers, and/or subjects when looking at art. The Catholic lens highlights the importance of femininity without making it about feminism, which is so often about tearing down men or destroying what is means to actually be a woman. This method is concerned with how being a woman and the gift of femininity affects the artists imagery, career, and more.

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In normal art history methodology, this approach is called feminist art history. This is a newer methodology that has several varied and multiple approaches, so I will be taking a different twist on this. I think a better way to see this in the Catholic lens is by calling it the feminine perspective method. This will keep the main goal which is to focus on women artists, patrons, viewers, and/or subjects when looking at art. The Catholic lens highlights the importance of femininity without making it about feminism, which is so often about tearing down men or destroying what is means to actually be a woman. This method is concerned with how being a woman and the gift of femininity affects the artists imagery, career, and more.

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Do you have siblings or close friends who are like siblings? How do your strengths and weaknesses complement one another? How can you bring one another closer to Christ?

How can you support modern Catholic artists?

What are the usual culprits in distracting you from the person in front of you? How can you lessen these distractions?

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Image: St. Scholastica, Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, 2020. https://gwyneththompsonbriggs.com/portfolio-item/st-scholastica
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Do you have siblings or close friends who are like siblings? How do your strengths and weaknesses complement one another? How can you bring one another closer to Christ?

How can you support modern Catholic artists?

What are the usual culprits in distracting you from the person in front of you? How can you lessen these distractions?

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Image: St. Scholastica, Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, 2020. https://gwyneththompsonbriggs.com/portfolio-item/st-scholastica
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Lord, thank you for the hiddenness of so many of your saints. It brings me such hope that when I feel hidden, not chosen, or not special that you see me for who I am. You see me as your beloved child for whom you sent your only Son. Help us to have confidence in our worth and be humble in your call for our life as St. Scholastica did. May we be strengthened in love of you and made holier by those who are further along in the spiritual life. Lessen the attitude and habit of comparison, replacing it with the a spirit of rejoicing in your goodness. All the graces that you pour out in the world help to build up the entirety of the Body of Christ. Thank you for listening to our prayers and making us your children.

St. Scholastica, pray for us!

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Lord, thank you for the hiddenness of so many of your saints. It brings me such hope that when I feel hidden, not chosen, or not special that you see me for who I am. You see me as your beloved child for whom you sent your only Son. Help us to have confidence in our worth and be humble in your call for our life as St. Scholastica did. May we be strengthened in love of you and made holier by those who are further along in the spiritual life. Lessen the attitude and habit of comparison, replacing it with the a spirit of rejoicing in your goodness. All the graces that you pour out in the world help to build up the entirety of the Body of Christ. Thank you for listening to our prayers and making us your children.

St. Scholastica, pray for us!

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I find myself gazing deep into St. Scholastica’s eyes, trying to know her better than I do and discerning what she has to say. I have a deep soft spot in my heart for St. Scholastica, the sister of St. Benedict. Her brother was well known, well loved and followed but instead of being jealous she decided to follow him in his holiness. She wanted to follow his rule and did just that - as well as bringing many other women with her. I think that she provides a great example to us who can get easily jealous of the spiritual gifts and work of others. It is so easy to compare and feel less than when we see the Lord working wonderful things in another’s life. I fall into this comparison easily and it makes me feel disheartened that I am not as blessed as another. Scholastica could have felt that way and perhaps maybe did, but she must have known that her brother had many struggles and sacrifices that went along with his blessings and closeness to the Lord. Scholastica also focused instead on her own holiness and what she could control in her own life. She was aware of how the Lord was working in her life and listened to His call. She instead chose to celebrate other’s blessings and join in the worship of the Lord, instead of pushing them away.

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Image: St. Scholastica, Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, 2020. https://gwyneththompsonbriggs.com/portfolio-item/st-scholastica
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I find myself gazing deep into St. Scholastica’s eyes, trying to know her better than I do and discerning what she has to say. I have a deep soft spot in my heart for St. Scholastica, the sister of St. Benedict. Her brother was well known, well loved and followed but instead of being jealous she decided to follow him in his holiness. She wanted to follow his rule and did just that - as well as bringing many other women with her. I think that she provides a great example to us who can get easily jealous of the spiritual gifts and work of others. It is so easy to compare and feel less than when we see the Lord working wonderful things in another’s life. I fall into this comparison easily and it makes me feel disheartened that I am not as blessed as another. Scholastica could have felt that way and perhaps maybe did, but she must have known that her brother had many struggles and sacrifices that went along with his blessings and closeness to the Lord. Scholastica also focused instead on her own holiness and what she could control in her own life. She was aware of how the Lord was working in her life and listened to His call. She instead chose to celebrate other’s blessings and join in the worship of the Lord, instead of pushing them away.

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Image: St. Scholastica, Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, 2020. https://gwyneththompsonbriggs.com/portfolio-item/st-scholastica
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What signs, symbols, icons, and indexes do you see within this piece?

What do these things we mean?

How are these things communicated to us?

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What signs, symbols, icons, and indexes do you see within this piece?

What do these things we mean?

How are these things communicated to us?

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Lord, thank you for giving us numerous signs of your presence. We praise you for making us creatures that always search for meaning and understanding in this world you have created for us. May we have a renewed curiosity in the signs and symbols that you place in our lives and seek out understanding what they mean. Help us to have fresh eyes on how you communicate with us everyday of our lives. Help us to be living signs of you and your Son, Jesus Christ, so that when others see us they see a reflection of you. May we be like the saints that signify your universal virtue and charity that is beyond all imagination. Thank you for loving us to make a life worth diving into and for beautiful mysteries to be unfolded.

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Lord, thank you for giving us numerous signs of your presence. We praise you for making us creatures that always search for meaning and understanding in this world you have created for us. May we have a renewed curiosity in the signs and symbols that you place in our lives and seek out understanding what they mean. Help us to have fresh eyes on how you communicate with us everyday of our lives. Help us to be living signs of you and your Son, Jesus Christ, so that when others see us they see a reflection of you. May we be like the saints that signify your universal virtue and charity that is beyond all imagination. Thank you for loving us to make a life worth diving into and for beautiful mysteries to be unfolded.

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The Signifier is the form the sign takes whether it is a motion, gesture, sound, image, pattern or event that conveys meaning and communicates while the Signified is the concept it represents. Lets take a rose for an example. The signifier would be the word “rose” itself, a picture of a rose, the rose smell, or an outline of the rose. The signified would be the mental image of the rose and the physical rose itself. The signifier is connected with connotations, which are the feelings, ideas and cultural meanings which are associated with the word or object rather than the literal meaning. Take our rose example - the connotation could be romance, love, Valentine’s Day. The signified is connected with the denotation, which is the literal and primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

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The Signifier is the form the sign takes whether it is a motion, gesture, sound, image, pattern or event that conveys meaning and communicates while the Signified is the concept it represents. Lets take a rose for an example. The signifier would be the word “rose” itself, a picture of a rose, the rose smell, or an outline of the rose. The signified would be the mental image of the rose and the physical rose itself. The signifier is connected with connotations, which are the feelings, ideas and cultural meanings which are associated with the word or object rather than the literal meaning. Take our rose example - the connotation could be romance, love, Valentine’s Day. The signified is connected with the denotation, which is the literal and primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

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How do you experience spiritual and physical motherhood?

If you are a woman, how do you practice spiritual and/or physical motherhood?

If you are a man, how do you support the women in your life to practice spiritual and/or physical motherhood?

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How do you experience spiritual and physical motherhood?

If you are a woman, how do you practice spiritual and/or physical motherhood?

If you are a man, how do you support the women in your life to practice spiritual and/or physical motherhood?

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Thank you for the gift of maternity. May I never take for granted the ability to receive and give it all back to you. When I feel inadequate or like the weight of the world is on my shoulders, help me to turn to you, whose yoke is easy and burden light. Mother Mary, show us how to be a physical and spiritual mother in the way that the Lord calls us to be. Help us to support the mothers in our lives and praise them for their work. May the maternal struggle and suffering not go unnoticed, but be secure in the fact that the Lord sees all even if it is in secret. May all women see, feel and know their maternal gift and call to receive and give forth all that the Lord gives.

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Thank you for the gift of maternity. May I never take for granted the ability to receive and give it all back to you. When I feel inadequate or like the weight of the world is on my shoulders, help me to turn to you, whose yoke is easy and burden light. Mother Mary, show us how to be a physical and spiritual mother in the way that the Lord calls us to be. Help us to support the mothers in our lives and praise them for their work. May the maternal struggle and suffering not go unnoticed, but be secure in the fact that the Lord sees all even if it is in secret. May all women see, feel and know their maternal gift and call to receive and give forth all that the Lord gives.

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Within all women is a special maternity that is a God-given gift. Maternity has two sides of it - a reception of the human person and a total gift and letting go of that person to God. In physical and spiritual maternity there must be both - a receiving and letting go. We receive the human person by being a soft landing spot for their every need. Women’s bodies are made to receive, we have a womb - physical space - for the human person. As a physical mother, we experience this as our child coming to us when they have any need. We are called to be attentive to them, setting aside the various tasks that we are called to in care for them. We listen to their cries and concerns, comfort them in their sorrow, cheer them on in their successes, and share in their joys. Women are called to do the same spiritually to the other people in their lives. If you know any religious sisters think of how they receive and listen to those around them. Their physically empty wombs make space for the hearts of all humanity. There is safety to be found in a woman that is maternal and that receives.

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Image: Maternity, Edmund Blair Leighton, 1917. Given by the artist to H.M. Grayson, Lancaster Gate, London, U.K.
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Within all women is a special maternity that is a God-given gift. Maternity has two sides of it - a reception of the human person and a total gift and letting go of that person to God. In physical and spiritual maternity there must be both - a receiving and letting go. We receive the human person by being a soft landing spot for their every need. Women’s bodies are made to receive, we have a womb - physical space - for the human person. As a physical mother, we experience this as our child coming to us when they have any need. We are called to be attentive to them, setting aside the various tasks that we are called to in care for them. We listen to their cries and concerns, comfort them in their sorrow, cheer them on in their successes, and share in their joys. Women are called to do the same spiritually to the other people in their lives. If you know any religious sisters think of how they receive and listen to those around them. Their physically empty wombs make space for the hearts of all humanity. There is safety to be found in a woman that is maternal and that receives.

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Image: Maternity, Edmund Blair Leighton, 1917. Given by the artist to H.M. Grayson, Lancaster Gate, London, U.K.
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How do you know what and who is in this painting?

What was the purpose of the artwork?

What do you think the artist intended by this artwork?

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How do you know what and who is in this painting?

What was the purpose of the artwork?

What do you think the artist intended by this artwork?

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Lord, you gave us our meaning, our dignity, our very being. Thank you for the gift of meaning that you imbue into everything you create and that you inspire. Unveil my darkened eyes to the light of your love and meaning. I willingly submit myself to your Everlasting Wisdom, bringing me closer to you each and everyday. Forgive me for the times I ignore your eternal plan and wisdom, help me to be convinced that your plan is better than mine.

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Lord, you gave us our meaning, our dignity, our very being. Thank you for the gift of meaning that you imbue into everything you create and that you inspire. Unveil my darkened eyes to the light of your love and meaning. I willingly submit myself to your Everlasting Wisdom, bringing me closer to you each and everyday. Forgive me for the times I ignore your eternal plan and wisdom, help me to be convinced that your plan is better than mine.

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Determining the meaning of things is important and what our minds go to first when looking at an artwork. Starting at the basis of “What do you see?” and being able to describe it is a tool that will help us in all aspects of our life. Being able to understand who or what is in the painting other than just reading the title is such a great tool. We can start to identify why we identify things as such and what are core symbols that are connected to a specific person, place or thing. In sacred art it empowers us to know what is in artworks and we can constantly grow in understanding of the meaning. Just take the Scriptures as an example - Jesus gave us so many parables and taught so many lessons but without understanding what they mean they are just empty stories and sayings. The meaning that is intended and imbued within Scriptures, Tradition and sacred art will only bring us closer to Jesus Christ if we only search to understand it.

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Determining the meaning of things is important and what our minds go to first when looking at an artwork. Starting at the basis of “What do you see?” and being able to describe it is a tool that will help us in all aspects of our life. Being able to understand who or what is in the painting other than just reading the title is such a great tool. We can start to identify why we identify things as such and what are core symbols that are connected to a specific person, place or thing. In sacred art it empowers us to know what is in artworks and we can constantly grow in understanding of the meaning. Just take the Scriptures as an example - Jesus gave us so many parables and taught so many lessons but without understanding what they mean they are just empty stories and sayings. The meaning that is intended and imbued within Scriptures, Tradition and sacred art will only bring us closer to Jesus Christ if we only search to understand it.

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What Marian apparition is your favorite? Why?

What is hard to believe about the Immaculate Conception? What does the Lord desire to show and teach you through this dogma?

What Catholic Tradition means the most to you?

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Image: The Immaculate Conception, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1767-69. Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain.
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What Marian apparition is your favorite? Why?

What is hard to believe about the Immaculate Conception? What does the Lord desire to show and teach you through this dogma?

What Catholic Tradition means the most to you?

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Image: The Immaculate Conception, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1767-69. Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain.
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Lord, thank you for planning the entirety of history. You protected Mary from original sin from the moment of her conception because you knew the role that she would play in salvation history. You lay the groundwork for your most perfect plan before we even have an inclining of what to dream about. Mary, our mother, show us your immaculateness. We desire your perfection and to partake in your virginal purity, no matter our state in life. Teach us how to receive all from the Lord as gift but never keeping any of it for ourselves. You show us the fruitfulness of giving everything to the Lord, may we emulate your fruitfulness.

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, pray for us!

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Lord, thank you for planning the entirety of history. You protected Mary from original sin from the moment of her conception because you knew the role that she would play in salvation history. You lay the groundwork for your most perfect plan before we even have an inclining of what to dream about. Mary, our mother, show us your immaculateness. We desire your perfection and to partake in your virginal purity, no matter our state in life. Teach us how to receive all from the Lord as gift but never keeping any of it for ourselves. You show us the fruitfulness of giving everything to the Lord, may we emulate your fruitfulness.

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, pray for us!

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