Today’s Gospel readings tells the story of the Dives and Lazarus (Luke 16.19-31). James Tissot visualized two scenes from the parable – The Poor Lazarus at the Rich Man’s Door and The Bad Rich Man in Hell. There are also several narrative series from the High Middle Ages (see below).
Fortieth Homily of Saint Gregory the Great
The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger
Explanation of the Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays, holydays and festivals throughout the ecclesiastical year, to which are added the lives of many saints by Leonard Goffiné (Pustet, 1880).
Goffine’s Devout Instructions on the Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays and Holydays (Benziger, 1896).
Daily Meditations on the Mysteries of Our Holy Faith and on the Lives of Our Lord Jesus Christ and of the Saints by Alonso De Andrade.
Music
Cantus: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant
“Dives and Lazarus” (English folk song) – about, Hymnology Archive
Art
Concordantia caritatis, Morgan Library, MS M.1045, fol. 48v
11C Codex Aureus of Echternach
15C MS Illumination (next to Mother of Sons of Zebedee, yesterday’s Gospel)
16C MS Illumination cycle – Feasting of Dives, Lazarus’s Soul Carried to Abraham
Gustave Doré’s illustrations for La Grande Bible de Tours
Warburg Institute Iconographic Database
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
Station Church

