Lectionary for Ya'akov

Cristo en gloria con santos - Christ in Glory with Saints by Mattia Preti, 1660-1661, Museo del Prado . This is for Isaiah 64:1, 1 Corinthians 1:8, and Mark 13:26-27. La Deesis e i santi Paolo e Caterina - The Deesis and Saints Paul and Catherine by Giulio Pippi also known as Giulio Romano, circa 1520, Galleria nazionale di Parma . This is for Isaiah 64:1, 1 Corinthians 1:8, and Mark 13:26-27. Christ in Glory - Salvator Mundi by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1874, Brooklyn Museum Portrait of Christ , Folio 32 verso from the book of Matthew, Book of Kells , by an unknown artist, 9th century, Trinity College Dublin . This is for Isaiah 64:1, 1 Corinthians 1:8, and Mark 13:26-27. Solar Eclipse from Mount Santa Lucia by Carleton Watkins, 1889, Getty Museum . This is for Mark 13:24-25. Fig Tree by Gholamhossein H. Saber , 2004. This is for Mark 13:28. The Rooster by Edwin John Alexander, 1899, The Fleming C...

The Seven Works of Mercy by the master of Alkmaar, 1504,  Rijksmuseum . Double-click on this image to see it full-size, or click on the Rijksmuseum link. Jesus is depicted in the crowd in nearly every scene because whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me (Matthew 25:40). The seven works of mercy depicted are providing food, drink, clothing, burial of the dead, shelter, healing, and visiting prisoners. Last Judgment and the Seven Acts of Mercy by Bernard van Orley, 1517-1525, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen . Here you see the resurrection of the dead who face the Last Judgment in the middle, with the seven acts of mercy depicted on the side panels of the altarpiece. The resurrection of the dead is covered in First Corinthians 15:20-28 and the acts of charity and the Final Judgment in Matthew 25:31-46. Die Werke der Barmherzigkeit - The Works of Mercy by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, possibly 1629 or  earlier...