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Esther in Front of Ahasuerus, by Julius Schrader, c. 1856. Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Jesse Tree 2020

Jesse Tree Day 18: Queen Esther

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Bible, Old Testament

Hello and welcome back to our Illustrated Jesse Tree, which is our Advent devotional! Today, we’re going to look at

Parable of the Rich Man, by Rembrandt

The Foolish Rich Man

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Bible, Gospel, Jesus Christ, Parable

My husband and I are both math nerds. What can I say? We’re both engineers who like to analyze hard

Noli Me Tangere, by Alexander Ivanov

Noli Me Tangere

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Bible, Resurrection, St. Mary Magdalene

What does “Noli me tangere” mean? Simple: “Don’t touch me.” Where does this Latin phrase come from? The bible! More

The Census at Bethlehem, by Pieter Brugel the Elder, c. 1566. Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

White Christmas

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 Karina Tabone 1 Comment Advent, Bible, Christmas, Mary, St. Joseph

…are you ready for Christmas??? I am… not. I still have stockings to finish up, a tree skirt to complete,

Immaculate Conception, by Manuel Oquendo, c. 1800. Iglesia de Santo Domingo, Sucre, Bolivia. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Immaculate Conception

December 8, 2018December 26, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 19th Century Art, Bible, Feast Day, Mary

Happy feast day! Today is the feast day of the Immaculate Conception — and a holy day of obligation as

Last Supper, by Benjamin West, c. 1786. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Darker Side of the Eucharist

December 1, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, 17th Century Art, 18th Century Art, Apostles, Bible, Eucharist, Jesus Christ, Judas, Last Supper, Luminous Mysteries

When I was looking for the scripture passage to accompany the Institution of the Eucharist for my newest book, The

The Coronation of the Virgin, by Master of the Washington Coronation, c. 1324. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Queenship and the Kingship

October 26, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Bible, Coronation of Mary, Glorious Mysteries, Heaven, Jesus Christ, Mary, Rosary

One of the most beautiful things about the Coronation of Mary is the emphasis on her queenship. She is crowned

Ascension of the Virgin, by Francesco Solimena, c. 1730s. Private collection. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Love of the Assumption

October 25, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Assumption, Bible, Glorious Mysteries, Heaven, Jesus Christ, Mary, Rosary

One of the best parts about contemplating the mystery of the Assumption is just contemplating the great love that our

The Ascension, by Johann Koerbecke, c. 1456-57. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Footprints after the Ascension

October 23, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 15th Century Art, Ascension, Bible, Disciples, Glorious Mysteries, Jesus Christ, Mary, Rosary

Quick! If you had to prove that Jesus had physically stood on the ground moments after the Ascension took place,

Ecce Homo, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1612. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Ecce Homo

October 17, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Bible, Crowning of Thorns, Ecce Homo, Jesus Christ, Passion, Rosary, Sorrowful Mysteries

When I first started searching artwork to go along with the mysteries of the Rosary, I was a bit confused.

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