Vesper of the Sunday of the Good Shepherd

The sheep who are always held close to their Pastor are the most favoured. 

He feeds them with a portion of the same food with which He himself is nourished. 

 ~St. Teresa of Jesus

Bouasse Lebel

Mary is the link that unites us to Jesus.

CHRIST LOVED US AND WASHED US IN HIS BLOOD.
Original hand painted illumination signed by artist with monogram

Von genies! penned beneath in German: By genius!

That which I do not see, I believe.

For witness of my sins I want only Jesus.

Hand painted on silk

Oh Jesus, our friend, be Thou our guide and our protector.

He feeds me, lest I faint or fall or die

with food from Heaven.

He, his own self, in wondrous mystery

to me has given.
Bouasse Lebel

Like little birds, let us hasten to Jesus; 

He will give us the Bread of Angels.

Basset 398

Third Sunday in Easter

The Vine of God's own Heart

desired and implored the Sun.

She expects everything
 FROM HIM... Nothing has meaning WITHOUT HIM...
She seeks HIM ONLY.

Letaille

I am pleased with those who are as sweet and gentle as the lamb.

As a mother caresses her child, so I comfort you.  

Bouasse Lebel 782B

Come, all ye who seek a comfort for your pain, 

strength for your weakness, hope in your sins, 

come to the Cross of Jesus. ~ Abbe Perreyve  

Bouasse Jeune 4087

Note: In this graceful visual metaphor we see the flowering thorn branches, symbolic of the New Creation, forming the Greek letter Omega Ω : "I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA, THE BEGINING AND THE END. Revelation 22:13

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree from YouTube

Blessed is he who posses Jesus!  

Obedience will lead him straight to Heaven.

Bouasse Lebel

I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. John 14:6

Saintin,Paris

Second Sunday in Easter 2015

Risen Christ appears to St. Thomas, the Apostle

Chas. Van de Vyvere , Bruge, Belgium

 SALVATOR MUNDI

Lucas van Leyden (Holland, Leiden, 1494 - 1533)
Series: Christ, Paul and the Twelve Apostles

Come to the most sweet medicine.

Alleluia! 
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us, 
how shall he not with him freely give us all things?

Romans 8:32

My God, what do you ask of me?

The sweetness of the Lamb.
Turgis

The kingdom of God, my children, is eternal springtime.
Dopter

Lamb of God, have mercy on on.

Jesus is for me like a bouquet of myrrhe that I carry in my heart.

Ineffable sweetness.

Felix, Paris

Bright Monday

How Can I Keep From Singing?
From YouTube "My Easter Tribute"

 Music by Enya is available on AmazonMP3, iTunes

Easter Morning

Christ is Risen!

Indeed, He is Risen!

Easter Vigil

This is a magnificent image depicting the Water of Baptism as the Vine, the very Heart of God, flowing over the soul of the newly Baptized by the power of the Cross.
 
THE VINE AS THE HEART OF GOD
The young vine shoot bedded in the earth.
Small branch, always remember well
that you are of God,
that you are in God,
and that you are for God.
GRACE OF HOLY BAPTISM   Letaille See John 15:1-5
 
Note: Holy Saturday is the day when many are baptized into Christ.  At the Easter Vigil service, all  Christians renew their Baptismal Promises.

HOLY SATURDAY

Holy Shroud

True Image of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ 
Vintage print. 

Good Friday 3:00 P.M.

Woman, behold thy son! Son, behold thy mother!

John 19:26-27
Vaurs 374

In this powerful engraving the fallen tree of the knowledge of 

good and evil lies broken and uprooted, like the forked 

tongue of the serpent at the foot of the Cross while in glorious 

contrast, the Easter lilies, like the dawn of Easter,  

rise from earth to heaven proclaiming the victory Christ has won.

Signed in ink on the back, Pr. Jean Bosco, this card may have been in the hands of the saint during his lifetime

That this cross may be sweet to Him,
These torments to Him
would be delicious
if all gathered in the fruit.

Bouasse Lebel 1133

Good Friday

 

Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

Old Flemish hand-colored engraving