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Gospel in Art

Today's Gospel in Art.


Gospel in Art: Acquire no gold or silver or copper

Modern Rome: Picture Gallery with Views of Rome, by Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Painted in 1757, Oil on canvas © Metropolitan Museum, New York

Gospel of 10 July 2025 Matthew 10:7-15 At that time: Jesus instructed his Apostles: 'Proclaim as you go, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is at hand." Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, no bag for your journey, or two tunics or sandals or a staff, for the labourer deserves ... Read More


Gospel in Art: These twelve Jesus sent out

Unmade Bed,  Drawing by Adolf Menzel, 1846,  black and white chalk on paper © Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Gospel of 9 July 2025 Matthew 10:1-7 At that time: Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. The names of the twelve Apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew th... Read More


Gospel in Art: The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few

The Harvest, by Vincent Van Gogh,  painted in June 1888 © Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Gospel of 8 July 2025 Matthew 9:32-38 At that time: Behold, a demon-oppressed man who was mute was brought to Jesus. And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marvelled, saying, 'Never was anything like this seen in Israel.' But the Pharisees said, 'He casts out demons by the prince of demons.' And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their ... Read More


Gospel in Art: My daughter has just died, but come and she will live

The Raising of Jairus' Daughter, oil on canvas painting by Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max,  1878 © Montreal Museum of Fine Art

Gospel of 7 July 2025 Matthew 9:18-26 At that time: While Jesus was saying these things, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, 'My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.' And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe... Read More


Gospel in Art: The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few

The Veteran in a New Field,  by Winslow Homer, 1865 © Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Gospel of 6 July 2025 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 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 yo... Read More


Gospel in Art: No one puts a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old garment

Parisian Rag-Picker by Vasily Perov, 1864,  Oil on canvas  © Alamy

Gospel of 5 July 2025 Matthew 9:14-17 At that time: The disciples of John came to Jesus, saying, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?' And Jesus said to them, 'Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. No one puts a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old ga... Read More


Gospel in Art: The sick are in need of a physician

The Doctor's Visit,  by Jan Steen 1660-1665,  Oil on panel  © Philadelphia Museum of Art

Gospel of 4 July 2025 Matthew 9:9-13 At that time: As Jesus passed on from Capernaum, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And he rose and followed him. And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciple... Read More


Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle

The Thomas Tapestry or Thomasteppich, Wienhausen Monastery, Lüneburg, 14th C  © Lüneburg Monasteries Textil Museum, Germany

Gospel of 3 July 2025 John 20:24-29 Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, 'We have seen the Lord'. But he said to them, 'Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.' Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, a... Read More


Gospel in Art: The whole herd rushed down into the sea and drowned

Orange Marilyn,  Painted by Andy Warhol, 1962,  © Christie's New York, 15 November 2006, lot 32, sold $16 million

Gospel of 2 July 2025 Matthew 8:28-34 At that time: When Jesus came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold, they cried out, 'What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?' Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance fro... Read More


Gospel in Art: Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Cathedral

Interior of Westminster Cathedral while under construction, 1902, Print based on  drawing by Holland Tringham (1861-1908), Issued in 1903 © Walker Art Library / Alamy Stock Photo

Gospel of 1 July 2025 John 2:13-22 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the Temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told th... Read More


Gospel in Art: Follow me

"The Broad and the Narrow Way", English version of the German pietist image 'Der schmale und der breite Weg',  anonymous artist, published by Gawin Kirkham, printed by Headly Brothers, 1883 © Alamy

Gospel of 30 June 2025 Matthew 8:18-22 At that time: When Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. And a scribe came up and said to him, 'Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.' And Jesus said to him, 'Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.' Another of the disciples said to him, 'Lord, let me first g... Read More


Gospel in Art: Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

The Embrace of the Apostles Peter and Paul,  Cretan school, Angelos Akotantos,  Painted first half 15th century, © C Krimbas Collection, Athens

Gospel of 29 June 2025 Matthew 16: 13-19 At that time: When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, 'Who do people say that the Son of Man is?' And they said, 'Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.' He said to them, 'But who do you say that I am?' Simon Peter replied, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living G... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Irenaeus, Bishop, Doctor and Martyr

Cambridge University library manuscript 4113, Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 405, Irenaeus Circa 200 AD © Cambridge University Library, all rights reserved

Gospel of 28 June 2025 John 17:20-26 At that time: Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven, and praying said, '[Holy Father,] I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I... Read More


Gospel in Art: Solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Vision of Margaret Mary Alacoque, by Armand Cambon, 1863 © Montauban Cathedral, Tarn et Garonne, France

Gospel of 27 June 2025 Luke 15:3-7 At that time: Jesus told the Pharisees and scribes this parable: 'What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and h... Read More

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