Monday, May 21, 2018

Praying the Angelus with Art: This Week's Image

Imitation being the highest form of flattery, the art world is full of flatterers--in this case, Franciscus van der Steen's sincerest esteem for Peter Paul Rubens.
A poetic verse beneath the mid-17th century engraving encourages Mary not to be anxious over Gabriel's greeting; the Holy Spirit's overshadowing means that she will be both Virgin and Mother. It seems that the same verse appeared in Rubens' original.
Van der Steen's engraving is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.


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About the Angelus Project

We rightly admire Muslim neighbors and co-workers who put everything on hold five times a day in answer to the "call to prayer." But Christians have a call to prayer, too! It is the Angelus. Morning, noon and evening we are invited to pause and reaffirm our faith in the Incarnation: The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (Jn. 1:14), because "God so loved the world that he sent his only Son" (Jn. 3:16).
The Angelus Project is a personal project of Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP, a Daughter of St Paul. Find out more about the media ministry of the Daughters of St Paul at DaughtersofStPaul.com.

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