Luke 23:[2]44 *It was now about noonz and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon 45 because of an eclipse of the sun. Then the … Read More » about Father, Into Your Hands
Writings
I Thirst
John 19:28 oAfter this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled,* Jesus said, “I thirst.”p 29 There was … Read More » about I Thirst
Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Matthew 27:45 From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 46 And about three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud … Read More » about Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Behold, your Mother
John 19: 25 *m Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. 26 When Jesus … Read More » about Behold, your Mother
With Me in Paradise
Luke 23: 39 *Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us.” 40 The other, however, … Read More » about With Me in Paradise
“Father, forgive them”
Luke 23:p 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left.q … Read More » about “Father, forgive them”
Holy Days
The Magi Journeying[1] by James Tissot, 1836-1902, from his Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ series painted between 1886-1894. Dear Peregrinus (5:30 … Read More » about Holy Days
Nativity: The Fourth Week of Advent
The Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence (31 December 1599), Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (b. Milan 1571; d. Porto Ercole … Read More » about Nativity: The Fourth Week of Advent
Mary: The Third Week of Advent
The Annunciation by John Collier,[1] the image in the narthex of St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in McKinney, TX (https://stgabriel.org/). … Read More » about Mary: The Third Week of Advent
John the Baptist: The Second Week of Advent
A close-up of The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist (1566) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (b. 1526-1530; d. 1569)[1] in the Museum of Fine Art in … Read More » about John the Baptist: The Second Week of Advent
Jesse: The First Week of Advent
The Tree of Jesse window[1] of Chartres Cathedral,[2] showing here the first, or base, panel of the seven panels arranged vertically. Jesse (center), … Read More » about Jesse: The First Week of Advent
A Last Thing
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), “Christmas Homecoming” on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post (December 1948)[1] Dear Peregrinus (9:15 AM): Thank … Read More » about A Last Thing