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Dream of Jacob, by Lodovico Cigoli, c. 1593. Museum of Fine Arts, Nancy, France.

Jesse Tree 2020

Jesse Tree Day 8: The Dream of Jacob

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Angels, Heaven, Jacob, Old Testament

Welcome to the Illustrated Jesse Tree that we are doing for Advent this year! Today, we are taking a closer

Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven, by Fra Angelico

The Beatific Vision by a Beatified Artist

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Angels, Heaven, Jesus Christ, Saints

Happy November! November is an exciting month because it starts off with a very exciting feast day! And by that,

Virgin and Child Surrounded by the Holy Innocents, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1618. Louvre Museum, Paris, France. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Receiving the Children

February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Glory, Heaven, Holy Innocents, Jesus Christ, Virgin and Child

Can I just point out really quick the beauty of this picture? It is, of course, a splendid picture! It

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

The Fall of the Rebel Angels, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1562. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Fallen Angels

October 31, 2018December 16, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Angels, Church Tradition, Demons, Heaven, Macabre

One of the cheesiest pick-up lines out there is this one: “Hey babe, are you hurt? Because you look you

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

St. Francis in Ecstasy, by Giovanni Bellini, c. 1480. Frick Collection, New York, New York, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Aiming for Sainthood

September 6, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Church, Church History, Heaven, Saints

One of the best things about the Catholic Church, in my humble opinion, is the fact that we don’t look

The Last Judgment, by Fra Angelico, c. 1450. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

A Peek at Hell

August 27, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 15th Century Art, Current Events, Evil, Heaven, Hell, Last Judgment

But enough about millstones. You see, Jesus was using figurative language to describe that the punishment given to those who

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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