Nice Jesus Christ photos

A few nice jesus christ images I found:

Ignem Veni Mittere in Terram

Image by Lawrence OP

“The Martyrs’ Picture” is the first thing one notices upon entering the College church. It was painted by Durante Alberti in 1580, just after the foundation of the College, and depicts the Blessed Trinity with two English martyrs: St Thomas of Canterbury on the left hand side and St Edmund, King of East Anglia, on the right. Blood from Christ’s wounds is shown falling onto a map of the British Isles, and from this blood fire is springing up. This ties in with the College motto, held by a cherub: Ignem veni mittere in terram (I have come to bring fire to the earth). According to tradition, students gathered around this picture to sing a Te Deum whenever news reached Rome of a martyrdom of a former student. This custom continues today when the Te Deum is sung in front of the painting on 1 December, “Martyrs’ Day”

My sermon for today comments on this painting. It can be read here.

Ina ng Diyos

Image by Lawrence OP

"Thou that art so fair and bright,

Velut maris stella,

Brighter than the day is light,

Parens et puélla,

I cry to thee, look thou on me,

Lady, pray thy Son for me,

Tampia, So that I might come to thee, María."

Lady, flow’r of ev’rything,

Rosa sine spina,

Gave us Jesus, heaven’s King,

Grátia divina;

Of ev’ryone thou bear’st the prize,

Lady, Queen of Paradise,

Elécta, Maiden mild and Mother wise, Es effécta".

- from a 13th century anonymous hymn to the Virgin Mother of God.

Today, 1 January, is her solemnity, and this ivory statue of the Virgin and Child is the much-venerated statue of La Naval enshrined in the Dominican church of Santo Domingo in Quezon City, the Philippines.

Jesus Christ

Image by Thomas Hawk

Nice Jesus Christ photos