Last week's Coronation had a much more subtle Trinitarian theology than this English carving in alabaster! Here, the three Divine Persons are depicted as three people. The "unity" of the Trinity goes right out the window. (The Three aren't even seated on the same throne!)
Most of the time in art of this kind, the Heavenly Father is the central figure, and Christ is seated "at the right hand of the Father." The figure on our left is definitely Jesus: he is showing us his naked human chest, his pierced side, so we know for sure that it was the one who died on a cross for us. As for the central figure, I am not so sure: is that a dove on the his shoulder? And a triple tiara on the figure to our right? Well, however it was construed in the 15th century alabaster workshop of London or York, confusing representations of the one God as three humans are no longer acceptable in liturgical or devotional art!
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| Coronation of the Virgin |
From Easter to Pentecost, pray the Regina Coeli (in place of the Angelus) three times a day: morning, noon and evening.
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, Alleluia!
R. For he whom you deserved to bear, Alleluia!
Has risen as he said, Alleluia!
R. Pray for us to God, Alleluia!
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia!
For the Lord has truly risen, Alleluia!
Let us pray:
O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant, we beseech thee, that through the intercession of his Mother, the Virgin Mary,
we may obtain the joys of everlasting life.
Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Pray it in Latin!
- Regina cæli, lætare, alleluia:
- R. Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,
- Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia,
- R. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
- Gaude et lætare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.
- R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.
Oremus. Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi,
mundum lætificare dignatus es:
præsta, quæsumus, ut per eius Genitricem Virginem Mariam,
perpetuæ capiamus gaudia vitæ.
Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen.
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