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All of Creation rejoices in thee, O full of grace the angels in heaven and the race of men, O sanctified temple and spiritual paradise, the glory of virgins, of whom God was incarnate and became a child, our God before the ages. He made thy body into a throne, and thy womb more spacious than the heavens. All of creation rejoices in thee, O full ...
Jacob's letter was structured into five main sections: [7] A salutation; A consolation for the persecuted, reminding them of what Jesus Christ had also suffered; An exposition of Christology (1/3 of the letter) A consolation for the persecuted, combined with eschatological hope; A valediction; The letter opens, in the salutation, as follows: [7]
The materials used to create the masterpiece were egg tempera, gold leaf, and wood panel. The size of the work is 58 cm (22.8 in) x 55 cm (21.6 in ), it was completed in the early part of the 17th century in Heraklion Crete. The work is almost a perfect square. Surrounding the Virgin are 11 crowned figures one of them plays an instrument.
An earnest tune that anticipates Jesus Christ's arrival, Anna Madsen sings this advent-inspired request in a hauntingly beautiful way. Related: 50 Religious Christmas Quotes 2.
"The Seven Joys of Mary" (Roud # 278) is a traditional carol about Mary's happiness at moments in the life of Jesus, probably inspired by the trope of the Seven Joys of the Virgin in the devotional literature and art of Medieval Europe. Though not traditionally associated with Christmas, it has become so in the modern era.
The Parable of the Lost Coin is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in Luke 15:8–10. In it, a woman searches for a lost coin, finds it, and rejoices. It is a member of a trilogy on redemption that Jesus tells after the Pharisees and religious leaders accuse Him of welcoming and eating with "sinners."
The Letter of Lentulus (/ ˈ l ɛ n t j ə l ə s /) is an epistle of mysterious origin that was first widely published in Italy in the fifteenth century. It purports to be written by a Roman official, contemporary of Jesus, and gives a physical and personal description of Jesus. The letter may have influenced how Jesus was later physically ...
The Seven Joys of the Virgin (or of Mary, the Mother of Jesus) is a popular devotion to events of the life of the Virgin Mary, [1] arising from a trope of medieval devotional literature and art. The Seven Joys were frequently depicted in medieval devotional literature and art. The seven joys are usually listed as: The Annunciation; The Nativity ...