Mary Don't You Weep

Jun 01

miceteeth: Virgin of Deliverance  by Auguste-Antoine-Ernest Hébert  mary what is that unibrow you’re the mother of God take care of yourself

miceteeth:

Virgin of Deliverance  by Auguste-Antoine-Ernest Hébert 

mary what is that unibrow

you’re the mother of God

take care of yourself

May 31

mongrelmutt: I love the decorative artwork throughout my breviary. :-)

mongrelmutt:

I love the decorative artwork throughout my breviary. :-)

May 30

spanishbaroqueart: Diego Velázquez The Immaculate Conception, 1618-19 From the National Gallery of London: With its companion painting, ‘Saint John on the Island of Patmos’, this is one of Velázquez’s earliest known works. It is also an early example of depictions in Spanish art of the Immaculate Conception, the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was herself conceived without stain of original sin (it does not refer to the conception of Jesus). She appears here as if in a vision, standing on the moon and with a crown of stars. The imagery is based on the New Testament (Revelation 12: 1-4 and 14) in which the author, Saint John the Evangelist, sees a vision in the heavens of a woman who bears a child and is attacked by a dragon. In the companion painting, ‘Saint John on the Island of Patmos’, Velázquez depicts Saint John looking up at the woman in his vision. Both pictures are first recorded hanging together in a Carmelite convent in Seville. The Carmelites were particularly devoted to the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.

spanishbaroqueart:

Diego Velázquez

The Immaculate Conception, 1618-19

From the National Gallery of London: With its companion painting, ‘Saint John on the Island of Patmos’, this is one of Velázquez’s earliest known works. It is also an early example of depictions in Spanish art of the Immaculate Conception, the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was herself conceived without stain of original sin (it does not refer to the conception of Jesus). She appears here as if in a vision, standing on the moon and with a crown of stars. The imagery is based on the New Testament (Revelation 12: 1-4 and 14) in which the author, Saint John the Evangelist, sees a vision in the heavens of a woman who bears a child and is attacked by a dragon. In the companion painting, ‘Saint John on the Island of Patmos’, Velázquez depicts Saint John looking up at the woman in his vision. Both pictures are first recorded hanging together in a Carmelite convent in Seville. The Carmelites were particularly devoted to the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.

May 29

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theredboxer: VIRGEN DE GUIA (2008) by J.A. Austria, oil pastel on paper, private collection. This is probably one of my earliest extant art works. It was done at the suggestion of my Jungian analyst to honor the symbol of Black Madonnas in one’s pysche. The nearest Black Madonna in Manila that I can think of is the Virgen de Guia of Ermita district which happens to be the oldest image of the Virgin Mary in the Philippines. The drawing turned out to be very naive, child-like. To some extent i wanted to return to the innocence of that early period when I was still struggling to draw. There is power in drawings that are child-like. 

theredboxer:

VIRGEN DE GUIA (2008) by J.A. Austria, oil pastel on paper, private collection. This is probably one of my earliest extant art works. It was done at the suggestion of my Jungian analyst to honor the symbol of Black Madonnas in one’s pysche. The nearest Black Madonna in Manila that I can think of is the Virgen de Guia of Ermita district which happens to be the oldest image of the Virgin Mary in the Philippines. The drawing turned out to be very naive, child-like. To some extent i wanted to return to the innocence of that early period when I was still struggling to draw. There is power in drawings that are child-like. 

May 28

joecatholic: Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

joecatholic:

Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

(Source: alchemetric)

gasoline-on-an-open-flame: Replica of the Pieta. :)

gasoline-on-an-open-flame:

Replica of the Pieta. :)

bretlangford: Artist: Bret Langford, Artwork Created: 03/18/1999. Long Beach Ca.

bretlangford:

Artist: Bret Langford, Artwork Created: 03/18/1999. Long Beach Ca.

catholicsoul: Holy Spirit, grant me all these graces. Implant in my soul the tree of true life, which is Mary. Foster it and cultivate it so that it grows and blossoms and brings forth the fruit of life in abundance. Holy Spirit, give me a great love and longing for Mary, your exalted spouse. Give me a great trust in her maternal heart and a continuous access to her compassion, so that with her you may truly form Jesus, great and powerful, in me until I attain the fullness of his perfect age. Amen. St. Louis de Montfort

catholicsoul:

Holy Spirit, grant me all these graces. Implant in my soul the tree of true life, which is Mary. Foster it and cultivate it so that it grows and blossoms and brings forth the fruit of life in abundance. Holy Spirit, give me a great love and longing for Mary, your exalted spouse. Give me a great trust in her maternal heart and a continuous access to her compassion, so that with her you may truly form Jesus, great and powerful, in me until I attain the fullness of his perfect age. Amen.

St. Louis de Montfort