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The First Sunday in Advent

The Gospel Reading for today, Luke 21.25-33, with Mark 13.24 ff., contributes to the description of the Second Coming of Christ, or the Parousia, in Matthew 24.29 ff.. Art historically, the relationship of the Parousia with images of the Last Judgment has been contentious (see Yves Christe, La vision de Matthieu (1973), but theology doesContinue reading “The First Sunday in Advent”

27 November – Saint Bilhildis

Modern Hagiography Bibliotheca Sanctorum Martyrologium Romanum Dictionary of Saintly Women Lives of the Saints by Francis Weninger. Medieval Hagiography BHL Art & Architecture Europeana Wikimedia Commons

27 November – Saint Catherine Labouré

Modern Hagiography Bibliotheca Sanctorum Martyrologium Romanum (31 December) The Holiness of the Church in the Nineteenth Century: Saintly Men and Women of Our Own Times by Constantine Kempf. Venerable Sister Catherine Labouré Sainte Catherine Labouré (graphic novel in French) Tradition in Action, also Art & Architecture BeWeB POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine VincentianContinue reading “27 November – Saint Catherine Labouré”