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Gospel in Art

Today's Gospel in Art.


Gospel in Art: As you go with your accuser before the magistrate

Le Défenseur (Counsel for the Defense), by Honoré Daumier.  Painted between 1862-1865  © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Gospel of 24 October 2025 Luke 12:54-59 At that time: Jesus said to the crowds, 'When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, "A shower is coming." And so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, "There will be scorching heat", and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the pr... Read More


Gospel in Art: I came to cast fire on the earth

The Great Fire of London in 1666, by Lieve Verschuier.1675 © Museum of Fine Art, Budapest

Gospel of 23 October 2025 Luke 12:49-53 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in one house there will be five divided: t... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint John Paul II, Pope

Life of Pope John Paul II,  by Steven Grant, introduction by Cardinal Martins, 1982 © Marvel Comics, all rights reserved

Gospel of 22 October 2025 Luke 12:39-48 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, Know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.' Peter said, 'Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?' And the Lord said, 'Who t... Read More


Gospel in Art: Keep your lamps burning

The wise and the foolish virgin,  by Jan Adam Kruseman, 1848 © Jan Cunen Museum, Oss, Netherlands

Gospel of 21 October 2025 Luke 12:35-38 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress ... Read More


Gospel in Art: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones

Bucks County Barn by Charles Sheeler, 1932, © Museum of Modern Art, New York, gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

Gospel of 20 October 2025 Luke 12:13-21 At that time: Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, 'Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.' But he said to him, 'Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?' And he said to them, 'Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of one's possessions.' And he told them a parabl... Read More


Gospel in Art: The Parable of the Unjust Judge

The Unjust Judge and the Importunate Widow,  engraving after Sir John Everett Millais,  printed by Dalziel Brothers 1864

Gospel of 19 October 2025 Luke 18:1-8 At that time: Jesus told his disciples a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, 'In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, "Give me justice against my adversary." For a while he refused, but afterwards he said to ... Read More


Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint Luke, Evangelist

Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin  by Rogier van der Weyden, 1435-40,  oil on panel  © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Gospel of 18 October 2025 Luke 10:1-9 At that time: The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending you ou... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr

Saint Ignatius of Antioch,  by Cesare Fracanzano, 1640,  oil on canvas  © Galleria Borghese, Rome

Gospel of 17 October 2025 Luke 12:1-7 At that time: When so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, Jesus began to say to his disciples first, 'Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in th... Read More


Gospel in Art: From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah

Cain Slaying Abel by Peter Paul Rubens, painted 1608-1609 © The Courtauld Gallery, London

Gospel of 16 October 2025 Luke 11:47-54 At that time: Jesus said, 'Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, "I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute", so that the blo... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Teresa of Avila, Virgin, Doctor

Page from Representaciones de la Verdad Vestida, engraved by Fr Juan de Roxas, 1677 © Christian Art

Gospel of 15 October 2025 Luke 11:42-46 At that time: Jesus said, 'But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the market-places. Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people wa... Read More


Gospel in Art: Memorial of Saint Calistus, Pope Martyr

The Crypt of the Popes, 150-308AD, discovered 1854 by archaeologist Giovanni Battista de Rossi. © Christian Art

Gospel of 14 October 2025 Luke 11:37-41 At that time: While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. And the Lord said to him, 'Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You fools! Did not he who... Read More


Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint Edward the Confessor, King

Richard II presented to the Virgin and Child by his Patron Saint John the Baptist and Saints Edward and Edmund (The Wilton Diptych),  Unattributed,  Made for Richard II, King of England 1377 - 1399  © The National Gallery, London

Gospel of 13 October 2025 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 are ... Read More


Gospel in Art: Jesus was met by ten lepers

Ten Lepers,  oil and acrylic on canvas, painted in 2002 by ©James C Christensen

Gospel of 12 October 2025 Luke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, 'Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.' When he saw them he said to them, 'Go and show yourselves to the priests.' And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, whe... Read More


Gospel in Art: Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it

The Connection, by Martin Whatson, 2018. Silkscreen print © Martin Watson, all rights reserved

Gospel of 11 October 2025 Luke 11:27-28 At that time: As Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, 'Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!' But he said, 'Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!' Reflection on the Street Artwork This short Gospel passage begins with a woman praising the mother of Jesus for givi... Read More

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