Feast Day Archives - Illustrated Prayer

The Coronation of the Virgin, by Johann Rottenhammer, c. 1596-1606. National Gallery, London, United Kingdom. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

A Party of Saints!

November 1, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Coronation, Feast Day, Glorious Mysteries, Heaven, Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, Mary, Saints

Happy All Saints Day! It’s a day that we celebrate the saints — both the ones that we know and

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Angel of the Resurrection, by Frederick Wilson, c. 1901-05. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Happy Michaelmas!

September 29, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 20th Century Art, Angels, Feast Day, St. Michael, Stained glass

Happy feast day! Today is the Michaelmas, or the feast day of the Archangels St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St.

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Birth of the Virgin, by Francesco Solimena, c. 1690. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Birth of the Virgin

September 8, 2018 Karina Tabone 1 Comment 17th Century Art, Feast Day, Mary, Parenting with Christ, Tradition

And… it’s time to celebrate a birthday! And by birthday, I mean Mother Mary’s birthday! Hooray! Last year, I showed

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The Coronation of the Virgin, c. 18th century. Palacio Arzobispal, Cusco, Peru. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Crowning the Queen

August 22, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Coronation of Mary, Feast Day, Heaven, Holy Trinity, Mary

Happy feast day! Today is the feast day of the Queenship of Mary. And so, in honor of this day,

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Assumption of the Virgin, by Corrado Giaquinto, c. 1740s. Private collection. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Tomb Full of Flowers

August 15, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Assumption, Disciples, Feast Day, Mary

Happy feast day! Today, we celebrate the feast of the Assumption of Mary, which is also a holy day of

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The Incredulity of St. Thomas, by Caravaggio, c. 1602. Sanssouci Picture Gallery, Potsdam, Germany. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

My Patron Saint!

July 4, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Feast Day, Jesus, Resurrection, St. Thomas

It’s my patron saint’s day! …well, not really, but that’s part of the joke. 🙂 See, when my husband and

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The Virgin and Child with Saints Peter and Paul, by Girolamo Figino, c. 16th century. Fogg Art Museum, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

God’s Questionable Choices

June 29, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Church, Feast Day, Jesus, Mary, St. Paul, St. Peter

One of the biggest criticisms that I have of God is this: He really doesn’t know how to pick good

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Sacred Heart of Mary, by Juan Patricio Morlete, c. 18th century. Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, Mexico. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Immaculate Heart of Mary

June 9, 2018June 8, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Feast Day, Jesus, Mary, Sacred Heart

Right after the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is the Immaculate Heart of Mary! The two feast days

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The Holy Trinity, by Corrado Giaquinto, c. 1754. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Love and the Sacred Heart

June 8, 2018June 6, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Christ, Feast Day, Holy Trinity, Sacred Heart

This Friday, we celebrate the feast day of Sacred Heart of Jesus! This sort of devotion might seem morbid for

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Allegory of the Eucharist, c. 1676-1725. Museo Cerralbo, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Happy Corpus Christi!

June 4, 2018July 31, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Bible, Christ, Eucharist, Feast Day, Jesus, Mass, New Testament, Old Testament, Real Presence

Happy Corpus Christi! Today, we celebrate the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Which is a hard teaching

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