Marvellous Mosaics: the Art of the Byzantine Revival
The Byzantine Revival was an artistic and architectural approach to church design that resulted in beautiful mosaics.
Moses appoints Joshua as leader (Numbers 27:12-23)
Moses appointed Joshua as his successor, to lead the people and to oversee the conquest of the Promised Land.
The Perseverance of Job (Job 1:1-2:10)
The Book of Job tells the story of a good foreigner who loyally persevered through great sufferings.
The Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:1-22)
The Ark of the Covenant was a holy wooden chest in which the Ten Commandments and other sacred objects were stored.
Noah’s Ark (Genesis 6:5-8:19)
The book of Genesis says that Noah built a huge boat to save himself, his family, and various animals from a great flood.
Haggai’s Prophecy of the Temple (Haggai 2:1-9)
Haggai was the tenth prophet of The Twelve Prophets and he lived in the sixth century BC. His mission was to motivate the people to finish rebuilding the Second Temple. His Temple Prophecy was later interpreted to refer to Jesus Christ.
5. The Feast of the Holy Family
“When they had fulfilled everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s favor was upon him.” (Luke 2:39-40)
3. The Feast of St John the Evangelist
St John wrote: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. And we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)
+ Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion
The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary is the Crucifixion. It's a meditation on Christ's death, including being nailed to the cross and his last words to his mother.
The Prophet Micah speaks of the Messiah’s birth
20th December “But from you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, among the tiniest of the clans of Judah, from you will come forth for me one who is to be a ruler in Israel, one whose origins are from the distant past, from ancient times.” (Micah 5:1) Micah w