The Holy Angels
Through sacred art, discover more about the role of angels in the Bible, including their organisation into nine choirs, as well as key stories in which they feature.
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.
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)
8. Mary, the Holy Mother of God
“When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, in order to redeem those who were under the Law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.” (Galatians 4:4-5)
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)
5. Victimae Paschali Laudes: the Easter Sequence (1 Corinthians 5:7-8)
Christ, our Paschal Lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old yeast, the yeast of depravity and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.