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Gospel in Art

Today's Gospel in Art.


Gospel in Art: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for he has visited his people

The Adoration of the Shepherds,  by Giorgione, 1505-1510 © National Gallery of Art, Washington

Gospel of 24 December 2025 Luke 1:67-79 At that time: Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, 'Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from ... Read More


Gospel in Art: Zechariah wrote on a tablet 'His name is John'

Zechariah in the Temple, by Jan Lievens, 1640 © Wawel Castle, Kraków, Poland

Gospel of 23 December 2025 Luke 1:57-66 The time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. And her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, but his mother answered, 'No; he shall be called John.' And they said ... Read More


Gospel in Art: Mary said, 'My soul magnifies the Lord'

The Madonna of the Magnificat, by Sandro Botticelli,  1483 © Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Gospel of 22 December 2025 Luke 1:46-56 At that time: Mary said, 'My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He ... Read More


Video: A Christmas Tree in Stained Glass

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In this new video from Christian Art, Fr Patrick van der Vorst visits the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, in London's Mayfair to explore one of the Church's most profound visual meditations on the Christmas mystery: the Jesse Window, a Christmas tree in stained glass. Hidden behind the Georgian façades of Mayfair, the Jesuit Church of the Immaculate Conception rises in luminous ... Read More


Gospel in Art: An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph'...

St Joseph and the Christ Child, El Greco © Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo

Gospel of 21 December 2025 Matthew 1:18-24 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 Lor... Read More


Gospel in Art: The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a virgin

The Annunciation by Jan Van Eyck,1434-1436 © National Gallery of Art, Washington

Gospel of 20 December 2025 Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, 'Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!' But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeti... Read More


Gospel in Art: And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord to Zechariah

The Annunciation to Zacharias by Giovanni di Paolo, painted1455-1460,  Tempera and gold on wood  © Metropolitan Museum, New York

Gospel of 19 December 2025 Luke 1:5-25 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced... Read More


Gospel in Art: An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream

Saint Joseph's dream by Daniele Crespi. Painted between 1620 and 1630 © Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Gospel of 18 December 2025 Matthew 1:18-24 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 Lor... Read More


Gospel in Art: The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ

Ancestors of Christ,  by Toros Roslin, 1262 © Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland

Gospel of 17 December 2025 Matthew 1:1-17 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the fa... Read More


Gospel in Art: The tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, by Pablo Picasso © Museum of Modern Art, New York

Gospel of 16 December 2025 Matthew 21:28-32 At that time: Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people, 'What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, "Son, go and work in the vineyard today." And he answered, "I will not", but afterwards he changed his mind and went. And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, "I go, sir", but did n... Read More


Gospel in Art: The baptism of John, from where did it come?

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple by Garofalo.1540 © Alamy / National Galleries of Scotland

Gospel of 15 December 2025 Matthew 21:23-27 At that time: When Jesus entered the Temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, 'By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?' Jesus answered them, 'I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do th... Read More


Gospel in Art: When John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ...

St John the Baptist in Prison, Visited by Salomé,  Drawing possibly by Guercino, 17c © Princeton University Art Museum. Gift of Nathan V Hammer

Gospel of 14 December 2025 Matthew 11:2-11 At that time: When John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, 'Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?' And Jesus answered them, 'Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are rais... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Lucy, Virgin, Martyr

Saint Lucy,   by Francesco del Cossa,  Painted circa 1473/1474,  © National Gallery of Art, Washington

Gospel of 13 December 2025 Matthew 25:1-13 At that time: Jesus told his disciples this parable, 'The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they al... Read More


Gospel in Art: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Image and Apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe,  Painted by José Juárez, 1656 © Monasterio de Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda, Soria, Spain

Gospel of 12 December 2025 Matthew 11:16-19 At that time: Jesus said to the crowd: 'To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market-places and calling to their playmates, "We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn." 'For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, "He has a demon." The Son of Man came eati... Read More

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