Words: Palm Sunday: a Sonnet, from Sounding the Seasons, by Malcolm Guite, CanterburyPress 2012.
Artwork: Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889 by James Ensor (1889) from the Getty Museum
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What would happen if Jesus showed up today? James Ensor's vast, unsettling canvas draws us into the noise and masks of Christ's Entry into Brussels — only to find him quiet, haloed, and nearly alone. View at: https://youtu.be/M3Kcr58Ga1I
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The Denial of St. Peter
Gerard Seghers (c. 1623)
North Carolina Museum of Art
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What in your life is fleeting—and what will endure? In Maria van Oosterwijck’s vanitas still life, symbols of death and beauty sit side by side, echoing Isaiah’s reminder that though flowers fade, God’s word stands forever. To view: https://youtu.be/U-CLi_73AWw
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What if heaven and earth are closer than we think?
🎨 ARTWORK: The Transfiguration by Fra Angelico (1440-1442)
San Marco Cell 6, Florence
🎵 MUSIC: Dewdrops by geoffharvey (Pixabay License)
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Jesus Heals the Paralytic by Wang Suda (Mid 20th Century)
Copyright the Sinological Institute of the Society of the Divine Word. Used by Permission.
Music: Venkatesananda by Jesse Gallagher
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If you are looking for help in being still, go to artandprayer.org for contemplative videos that encourage spending time in God's presence. #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Scorned as Timber Beloved of the Sky by Emily Carr
What if what has been rejected still carries sacred worth?
Music: Whispers in the Wind (Relaxing Atmosphere) by MorrixBackgroundMusic
Other Sound: Wind Blowing by SoundReality
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Vilhelm Hammershøi was known as the painter of tranquil rooms. How does this image and his quote move you to prayer?
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What if the encouraging voice within you is God speaking? View the episode on the Baptism of Jesus at artandprayer.org
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Image from Luc-Olivier Merson's "Rest on the Flight into Egypt". For prayer videos based upon this image go to artandprayer.org
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We pray with Luc-Olivier Merson’s "Rest on the Flight into Egypt", a powerful image of exhaustion, refuge, and compassion. View more at artandprayer.org
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What gift would you bring if you knelt before Christ?
IMAGE: The Birth of Jesus © Hossein Behzad, Fundacion Cultural Oriente
MUSIC: Palestinian Soul (Meditative Oud) by Ashot_Danielyan (Pixabay License)
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In this contemplative episode, we pray with Hossein Behzad’s The Birth of Jesus, a Persian miniature that invites an intimate encounter with the Magi and their offerings. View the episode at: https://youtu.be/-K3FKZJO_aY #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
All of the videos have been moved to the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@artandprayer
Expect 1 new long form video and 1 new short form video each week. As always you can view all videos at artandprayer.org
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“Christmas is God lighting a candle; and you don’t light a candle in a room that’s already full of sunlight. You light a candle in a room that’s so murky that the candle, when lit, reveals just how bad things really are.” N.T. Wright
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Gerard van Honthorst’s Adoration of the Shepherds invites us to see Christ as illumination and guide.
Music: Summer Night by Tomomi_Kato
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Where in your life do you need light—not to erase the darkness, but to reveal what has been hidden? Gerard van Honthorst’s Adoration of the Shepherds invites us to see Christ as illumination and guide. View the episode at: https://youtu.be/jEHJVcsYrIY #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
The Adoration of the Magi by Artimesia Gentileschi
What gift do you bring to Christ today?
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Music: Sky Hills by Light Music
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Madonna and Child. Reading from Hymn XV by Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh. Image Marianne Stokes (1908). For more videos like this, go to artandprayer.org
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MUSIC: Sweet Dreams by RelaxingTime (Pixabay License)
60 Seconds with the Nativity by Joseph Mulamba-Mandangi
Come and adore. View more videos at artandprayer.org
Music: 3 Christmas Carols by the Fireside Meditation Part 1
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Madonna and Child. Reading from Hymn X1 by Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh. Image Marianne Stokes (1908). For more videos like this, go to artandprayer.org
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MUSIC: Quiet Time by David Fesliyan
60 Seconds with Nicolas Poussin's "Adoration of the Shepherds"
Spend time in adoration of the Christ-child.
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Music: Angelic Meditation 172334
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60 Seconds of Prayer with Bruegel the Elder's "Census at Bethlehem."
Music: Beautiful Day by Light Music
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60 Seconds of Prayer with the Visitation
when the pregnant Mary visited Elizabeth.
Image: © He Qi All rights Reserved, heqiart.com, Used by permission.
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60 seconds of prayer with Lu Hongnian's "Seeking Shelter" also known as "No Room at the Inn"
🎵 MUSIC Winter by Epic_Musictracks (Pixabay License)
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60 Seconds of Prayer with Leonardo da Vinci's "Annunciation"
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Music: Peaceful Prayer Meditation Piano Ambient Music by Denis-Pavlov-Music (Pixabay License)
Pray the hashkiveinu with Aimee Orkin's "Judaic Prayer Wall".
🎨 ARTWORK
Judaic Prayer Wall
Aimee Orkin
©2020 Aimee Orkin
🎵 MUSIC
Calmly Nice Piano Instruments by JohanWilhelmLiebert (Pixabay License)
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