The 9 O’Clock Mass Congregation fundraising event raised £1,342.88. This includes the auction of icons which, when all funds, are collected will have raised £579. The collections taken up after Mass came to £1, 093.92. The CSU Carol
“The Adoration of the Kings”, Jacopo Bassano, 1542, National Galleries Of Scotland. We see the Holy Family with their haloes on the left. A beam of light from the star can just be seen above them. These are the only
“Flight into Egypt”, Jacopo Bassano, c.1544, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena. The Holy Family is on the move. Behind them is the familiar landscape of Bassano del Grappa where the artist lived. But here they are led by an angel and
Unless stated otherwise Daily Mass is at 5.15pm Monday to Friday and at 12noon on Saturdays. The student Mass at 7.15pm begins again on Sunday 12th January. The 1.15pm Mass begins the next day on Monday 13th January.
“Virgin and Child with Sts Jerome and St Louis of Toulouse” (“Madonna of the Orange Tree”) 1496- 98, Cima da Conegliano, Accademia, Venice. When I saw this painting recently on a visit to Venice, I was struck by the similarities
“Rest on the Flight into Egypt with Sts John the Baptist and St Lucy”, 1496 – 98, Cima da Conegliano, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon. This artist is known for his altarpieces but at 53.9 cm X 71.6cm this painting must
“Burial of St Lucy” 1608, Caravaggio, Chiesa de Santa Lucia alla Badia, Syracuse. The two grave diggers, the soldier and the mitred bishop are far larger than the central group of mourners. With this deliberate distortion, they both frame and
Dominic is shown holding the Gospel of St Matthew and a white lily, indicating the resurrection within its trinitarian structures. He is also shown with the flame, this indicates both the Holy Spirit and the flame in his mother’s vision,
Albert is shown holding the Gospels in one hand and a scroll in the other. The scroll carries the Greek words for matter and form, pointing to his study of Aristotle and the subsequent influence this had on his student,
This icon is visually the simplest of the three. This is a deliberate choice, to indicate her sense of her calling to live simply and to embrace a poverty that enriched others. This clear and uncluttered life was mirrored in
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