Da Vinci’s Last Supper

How strange we somehow neglected to carry Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper in our on-line store!  I mean, it is compulsory for every Catholic family to have both a Rosary dangling from their rear-view mirror and a Last Supper in their dining room.  So we went and put some up for you.


Da Vinci’s Last Supper
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We at Catholic Free Shipping want to provide you, our valued customers, with a wealth of pertinent, accurate information on the products you’re purchasing.  I found some really neat trivia on the iconic original mural,  stuff I never knew before, or never bothered to notice.  Like how I did not know the scene is essentially a still-shot of a very turbulent, almost violent moment: when Jesus told His Apostles one of them will betray Him.  I had always just glanced over it, thought it to be a solemn depiction of the Institution of the Eucharist.  Then it struck me: “Wow… all these dining rooms across the globe have this controversial, misunderstood, mysterious artwork hanging above their heads while they eat!”  Leave it up to Da Vinci to pull a fast one on us for all these centuries.  Anyways, more of this trivia can be  found here: Da Vinci’s Last Supper.

 

On Meditation and Gregorian Chant


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Gregorian Melodies
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Popular Chants
Volume I and II

There’s something in it that just puts me in a pious, contemplative mood.  I picture these men, members of a cloistered monastic order avowed to an austere rule, in robes and tonsure, in a cavernous abbey perched atop a grassy hill in the valley of a snow-capped European mountain range, singing their praises to God.

In solemn meditation during Adoration, while driving in my car, in my headphones while working, I forget the ills of this world, I am relaxed, my thoughts are with Him, and He with my thoughts–the captured holiness, the melody as of the choirs of angels, lifting me towards Heaven.

 

The Poor Fig Tree

It was a lighthearted conversation around the breakfast table following morning Mass last Friday, when the topic of the Gospel reading came up.  Br. R posed to our celebrant, Fr. J, “That poor fig tree!”  He was seeking an explanation to the Lord’s harsh condemnation of the fig that simply wasn’t in season to bear Him any fruit to eat (Mark 11:11-14).  Fr. J didn’t readily have an answer.  And it came to me.  From across the table, I chimed in:

“Maybe the Lord always wants us to be in season…?” 

A silence came over the gathered.  It was palpable in the sudden hush how my little piece of wisdom enlightened everyone, how upon hearing my interpretation, the Lord’s message became clear: He expects us to always be productive for Him, to “bear fruit” regardless of the time of year, to live our faith constantly and unceasingly.  If we’re not, we’re damned to wither and die. 

To ruin the moment, Br. R broke the silence.  “Well,” he exhaled and leaned forward, a half-smile on his lips.  “I’m always in season.”

 

The Complete Gospel Stories of Jesus
by Deacon Dick Folger

This is a boxed set of Gospel stories from Liturgical Years A, B, and C (readings from Matthew, Mark, and Luke).  Each story is presented separately and independently, retold faithfully in a manner that draws the reader in as eyewitnesses, and comes with illustrations and follow up questions for further contemplation or discussion.  This is a great resource for teachers, leaders of retreats, or individual or group bible study.


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