Monday, January 25, 2021

Praying the Angelus with Art: This Week's Image

From the Detroit Institute of Arts comes this very early (6th to 8th century) depiction of the Annunciation, not in fresco, mosaic or tapestry, but in metalwork: a bronze censer. It is presumed to be either Coptic (Egyptian) or Syrian in origin and workmanship, and is quite small by contemporary standards: only about 4 inches high! 



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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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