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Gospel in Art

Today's Gospel in Art.


Gospel in Art: Speaking of the Temple

The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, by Gustav Bauernfeind, 1887 © Christie's, London, 20 March 1992, lot 22

Gospel of 16 November 2025 Luke 21:5-19 At that time: While some were speaking of the Temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, Jesus said, 'As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.' And they asked him, 'Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things ... Read More


Gospel in Art: A sword will pierce through your own soul also

The Pietà, by Michelangelo © Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

Gospel of 15 November 2025 Luke 2:27-35 At that time: Simeon came in the Spirit into the Temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, 'Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the pre... Read More


Gospel in Art: They were eating and drinking and marrying

Historical paintings by various artists,  in the National Portrait Gallery, London  © Alamy

Gospel of 14 November 2025 Luke 17:26-37 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot - they were eating and drinking, b... Read More


Gospel in Art: The kingdom of God is in the midst of you

Triumph of St Ignatius of Loyola  by Andrea Pozzo   1694 © Church of Sant'Ignazio, Rome

Gospel of 13 November 2025 Luke 17:20-25 At that time: Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus answered them, 'The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, "Look, here it is!" or "There!" for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.' And he said to the disciples, 'The days are coming when you will desire to see one of th... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Josaphat, Bishop, Martyr

Martyrdom of Saint Josaphat, by Józef Simmler, 1861 © National Museum, Warsaw, Poland

Gospel of 12 November 2025 John 17:20-26 At that time: Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven, and praying said, 'Holy Father, I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me... Read More


Gospel in Art: Armistice Day

Over The Top,  by John Nash, painted in 1918,  Oil on canvas © Imperial War Museum, London

Gospel of 11 November 2025 Matthew 25:31-40 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Leo the Great, Pope, Doctor

The Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila,  Fresco by Raphael, Painted in 1513-1514,  © Apostolic Palace, Vatican Museums, Vatican City

Gospel of 10 November 2025 Matthew 16:13-19 At that time: When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, 'Who do people say that the Son of Man is?' And they said, 'Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.' He said to them, 'But who do you say that I am?' Simon Peter replied, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the livin... Read More


Gospel in Art: Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

The Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, Attributed to Giacomo van Lint, painted late18th century © Dorotheum Vienna, 9 April 2014

Gospel of 9 November 2025 John 2:13-22 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the Temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he to... Read More


Gospel in Art: You shall call his name Jesus

Christ Salvator Mundi by Quentin Massys, 1520. Oil on panel.   © Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium

Gospel of 8 November 2025 Matthew 1:18-23 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to send her away quietly. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord... Read More


Gospel in Art: The Parable of the Dishonest Steward

Soap Bubbles by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin 1733-34 © Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Gospel of 7 November 2025 Luke 16:1-8 At that time: Jesus said to the disciples, 'There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. And he called him and said to him, "What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager." And the manager said to himself, "What shall I do, since... Read More


Video: The Art of Remembrance - From The Monuments Men to The Last Post

Fr Patrick visits to Brookwood War Cemetery  Image: Screenshot

In this new video, Fr Patrick van der Vorst, founder of www.christian.art visits Brookwood War Cemetery in Surrey, UK - one of Europe's largest burial grounds - to reflect on how art, music, and faith help us remember the fallen. Among the quiet ranks of headstones, he traces the origins of Remembrance: from the founding of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to the birth of the Red Poppy as a ... Read More


Gospel in Art: The Parable of the Woman and the Lost Coin

Parable of the Lost Coin by Domenico Feti,1618 © Alamy/Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany

Gospel of 6 November 2025 Luke 15:1-10 At that time: The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, 'This man receives sinners and eats with them.' So he told them this parable: 'What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that ... Read More


Gospel in Art: This man began to build and was not able to finish

Construction of the Temple of Jerusalem, Illumination by Jean Fouquet, 1470-75, t© Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Gospel of 5 November 2025 Luke 14:25-33 At that time: Great crowds accompanied Jesus, and he turned and said to them, 'If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, desiring to bui... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop

Meditating on the Dead Christ, by Giovanni Battista Crespi, il Cerano, 1610 © Prado Museum, Madrid

Gospel of 4 November 2025 John 10:11-16 At that time: Jesus said, 'I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shep... Read More

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