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Gospel in Art

Today's Gospel in Art.


Gospel in Art: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones

Bucks County Barn by Charles Sheeler, 1932, © Museum of Modern Art, New York, gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

Gospel of 20 October 2025 Luke 12:13-21 At that time: Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, 'Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.' But he said to him, 'Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?' And he said to them, 'Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of one's possessions.' And he told them a parabl... Read More


Gospel in Art: The Parable of the Unjust Judge

The Unjust Judge and the Importunate Widow,  engraving after Sir John Everett Millais,  printed by Dalziel Brothers 1864

Gospel of 19 October 2025 Luke 18:1-8 At that time: Jesus told his disciples a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, 'In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, "Give me justice against my adversary." For a while he refused, but afterwards he said to ... Read More


Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint Luke, Evangelist

Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin  by Rogier van der Weyden, 1435-40,  oil on panel  © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Gospel of 18 October 2025 Luke 10:1-9 At that time: The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending you ou... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr

Saint Ignatius of Antioch,  by Cesare Fracanzano, 1640,  oil on canvas  © Galleria Borghese, Rome

Gospel of 17 October 2025 Luke 12:1-7 At that time: When so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, Jesus began to say to his disciples first, 'Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in th... Read More


Gospel in Art: From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah

Cain Slaying Abel by Peter Paul Rubens, painted 1608-1609 © The Courtauld Gallery, London

Gospel of 16 October 2025 Luke 11:47-54 At that time: Jesus said, 'Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, "I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute", so that the blo... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Teresa of Avila, Virgin, Doctor

Page from Representaciones de la Verdad Vestida, engraved by Fr Juan de Roxas, 1677 © Christian Art

Gospel of 15 October 2025 Luke 11:42-46 At that time: Jesus said, 'But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the market-places. Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people wa... Read More


Gospel in Art: Memorial of Saint Calistus, Pope Martyr

The Crypt of the Popes, 150-308AD, discovered 1854 by archaeologist Giovanni Battista de Rossi. © Christian Art

Gospel of 14 October 2025 Luke 11:37-41 At that time: While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. And the Lord said to him, 'Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You fools! Did not he who... Read More


Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint Edward the Confessor, King

Richard II presented to the Virgin and Child by his Patron Saint John the Baptist and Saints Edward and Edmund (The Wilton Diptych),  Unattributed,  Made for Richard II, King of England 1377 - 1399  © The National Gallery, London

Gospel of 13 October 2025 Matthew 5:1-12a At that time: Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are ... Read More


Gospel in Art: Jesus was met by ten lepers

Ten Lepers,  oil and acrylic on canvas, painted in 2002 by ©James C Christensen

Gospel of 12 October 2025 Luke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, 'Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.' When he saw them he said to them, 'Go and show yourselves to the priests.' And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, whe... Read More


Gospel in Art: Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it

The Connection, by Martin Whatson, 2018. Silkscreen print © Martin Watson, all rights reserved

Gospel of 11 October 2025 Luke 11:27-28 At that time: As Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, 'Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!' But he said, 'Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!' Reflection on the Street Artwork This short Gospel passage begins with a woman praising the mother of Jesus for givi... Read More


Gospel in Art: He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons

The Arrest of Christ (Kiss of Judas),  by Giotto di Bondone, fresco © Cappella Scrovegni, Padua

Gospel of 10 October 2025 Luke 11:15-26 At that time: When Jesus had cast out a demon, some of the crowd said, 'He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons', while others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. And if Satan also is divided aga... Read More


Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint John Henry Newman

John Newman, by Sir John Everett Millais © Alamy, National Portrait Gallery, currently at Arundel Castle

Gospel of 9 October 2025 Matthew 13:47-52 At that time: Jesus said to the crowd, 'The kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw ... Read More


Gospel in Art: Lord, teach us to pray

Hermit Praying in the Wilderness, Willem Van Mieris © The Leiden Collection

Gospel of 8 October 2025 Luke 11:1-4 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.' And he said to them, 'When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And ... Read More


Gospel in Art: Mary sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching

A Breton Infants School,  painted by Jean-Baptiste Jules Trayer,  1882 © Wikimedia / Bonhams

Gospel of 7 October 2025 Luke 10:38-42 At that time: Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, 'Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.' But th... Read More

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