Joseph Archives - Illustrated Prayer

The Adoration of the Shepherds, by Bartolome Esteban Murillo, c. 1650. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

What Child Is This?

December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Adoration of the Magi, Adoration of the Shepherds, Christmas, Christmas Carol, Jesus Christ, Joseph, Mary, Nativity, The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ

What Child is this, who, laid to rest,On Mary’s lap is sleeping?Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,While shepherds watch are

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The Nativity, by Moskos Ilias, c. 1658. Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization, Athens, Greece. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

An Iconic Nativity

December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Christmas, Jesus Christ, Joseph, Nativity

For the Eve of Christmas, I figured I would delve into this beautiful icon which beautifully illustrates the Christmas story!

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The Dream of St. Joseph, by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1773-74. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Saint Joseph’s Acceptance

March 19, 2018April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Feast Day, Joseph, Saints

There are a lot of wonderful things to say about St. Joseph on this special feast day, where we celebrate

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Parrots and Campero Hats

January 26, 2018April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Joseph, Joyful Mysteries, Mary, Visitation

The last post was supposed to be a light-hearted blog featuring pregnant women, seeing as I am quite heavily pregnant

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The Holy Family, by Jacques Stella, c. 17th century. Private collection. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Holding Fruit

January 16, 2018April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Adam and Eve, Holy Family, Joseph, Mary

On the surface, this looks like a typical Holy Family portrait made in 17th century Europe! It was very common

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Adoration of the Magi, by Gentile da Fabriano, c. 1423. Uffizi Gallery Museum, Florence, Italy. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

An Epiphany!

January 8, 2018April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 15th Century Art, Child Jesus, Epiphany, Feast Day, Joseph, Mary, Nativity

Happy Feast of the Epiphany! The Epiphany is a particularly special day for us Christians, because it is a fulfillment

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Double Trinity with Saint Augustine and Saint Catherine of Siena, by Cuzco School, c. 1700-30. Museo de Arte de Lima, Lima, Peru. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Love in the Holy Family

January 1, 2018April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Feast Day, Holy Family, Holy Trinity, Jesus, Joseph, Mary

Happy Feast of the Holy Family! One of the most interesting devotions that I stumbled across while making my book,

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Massacre of the Innocents, by Ludovico Mazzolinio, c. 1510-30. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Massacre of the Innocents

December 29, 2017April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 1 Comment 16th Century Art, Bible, Christmas, Holy Family, Joseph, Literature, Mary, Music

On December 28, in the midst of the joyful season of Christmas, we celebrate a… slightly less than joyous occasion.

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Christ in the House of His Parents, by John Everett Millais, c. 1849-50. Tate Britain, London, England. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Finding Joy in Messiness

December 20, 2017April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 19th Century Art, Holy Family, John the Baptist, Joseph, Mary, Parenting with Christ

Last Sunday, it was Gaudete Sunday! Gaudete, of course, means “Rejoice!” During our homily, our priest asked us: “What makes

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Nativity of Christ, by Lorenzo Lotto, c. 1523. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Two Visions of Christ the King

December 16, 2017April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Cross, Crucifixion, Holy Family, Joseph, Joyful Mysteries, Mary, Nativity, Passion

For Friday, I generally like to feature a picture relating to Christ’s Passion. So… here is a picture of the

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