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Gospel in Art

Today's Gospel in Art.


Gospel in Art: A woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit

Mother and Child,  by Pablo Picasso,  1921, oil on canvas  © Alamy / Art Institute of Chicago

Gospel of 12 February 2026 Mark 7:24-30 At that time: Jesus arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the... Read More


Gospel in Art: Our Lady of Lourdes

Statue of Virgin Mary in the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. By Joseph-Hugues Fabisch © Alamy

Gospel of 11 February 2026 Mark 7:14-23 At that time: Jesus called the people to him again and said to them, 'Hear me, all of you, and understand: There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.' And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. And he said to them... Read More


Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint Scholastica

Anne of Austria and her Children at Prayer with St Benedict and St. Scholastica  by Philippe de Champaigne © Château de Versailles, France

Gospel of 10 February 2026 Luke 10:38-42 At that time: Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, 'Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.' But ... Read More


Gospel in Art: The people ran and began to bring the sick people to Jesus

Copper, champlevé pyx, 1200 -1300  © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Gospel of 9 February 2026 Mark 6:53-56 At that time: When they had crossed over, Jesus and his disciples came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore. And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognised him and ran about the whole region and began to bring the sick people on their beds to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, ... Read More


Gospel in Art: You are the salt of the earth

The Cellini Salt Cellar,  made by Benvenuto Cellini, 1540-1543 © Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

Gospel of 8 February 2026 Matthew 5:13-16 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. 'You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a bask... Read More


Gospel in Art: Come away to a desolate place and rest a while

Flaming June,   Lord Leighton © Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico; Luis A Ferré Foundation, Inc.

Gospel of 7 February 2026 Mark 6:30-34 At that time: The Apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.' For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognised them, and... Read More


Gospel in Art: Baptise them in the name of the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

A Baptism in Flanders in the 18th Century, Félix De Vigne © Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, Belgium

Gospel of 6 February 2026 Matthew 28:16-20 At that time: The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Agatha, Virgin, Martyr

The Martyrdom of St Agatha, by Giulio Clovo,  1567 ©  Musum Boijmans van Beuningen, Netherlands

Gospel of 5 February 2026 Luke 9:23-26 At that time: Jesus said to all, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words... Read More


Gospel in Art: How are such mighty works done by his hands?

The Fortune Teller,  by Georges de La Tour, 1630 © Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Gospel of 4 February 2026 Mark 6:1-6 At that time: Jesus came to his home town, and his disciples followed him. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, 'Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and J... Read More


Gospel in Art: Whoever humbles himself will be exalted

The Lindau Gospels, Latin manuscript with jeweled gold cover,   780-880 © The Morgan Library, New York

3 February 2026 Matthew 23:8-12 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'You are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters. And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ. The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will ... Read More


Gospel in Art: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Candlemass Day,  by Marianne Stokes,  1901  © Tate Britain, Londonpel-readi

Gospel of 2 February 2026 Luke 2:22-32 When the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, the parents of Jesus brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, 'Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord') and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, 'a pair of turtle-doves... Read More


Gospel in Art: Blessed are the poor in spirit

Cloud Gate, by Sir Anish Kapoor, Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA,  2004 - 2006, © Alamy

Gospel of 1 February 2026 Matthew 5:1-12a At that time: Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed ar... Read More


Gospel in Art: Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children

La Jeune Fille Sophistiquée (portrait de Nancy Cunard).  Sculpted by Constantin Brancusi , conceived in 1928, cast in 1932,  © Succession Brancusi

Gospel of 31 January 2026 Matthew 18:1-5 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, 'Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?' And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, 'Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. W... Read More


Gospel in Art: The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground

Wheat Fields after the Rain (The Plain of Auvers)  by Vincent van Gogh,  1890 © Carnegie Museum of Art, Acquired through the generosity of the Sarah Mellon Scaife Family

Gospel of 30 January 2026 Mark 4:26-34 At that time: Jesus said to the crowd: 'The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the har... Read More

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