Out of a whirlwind

Then the Lord answered Job out of a whirlwind, and said: ... Have the gates of death been opened to thee, and hast thou seen the darksome doors?

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Therefore justice is far from us,

    and righteousness does not overtake us;

we look for light, and behold, darkness,

    and for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

We grope for the wall like the blind,

    we grope like those who have no eyes;

we stumble at noon as in the twilight,

    among those in full vigor we are like dead men.

We all growl like bears,

    we moan and moan like doves;

we look for justice, but there is none;

    for salvation, but it is far from us.

Isaiah 59: 9-11

Artwork: Ambrosius Benson (Dutch, 1519-1550) Woman at Prayers (1525)

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Tadeusz Gorecki, Viaticum (1852)

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Alphonse de Lamartine (French, 1790 – 1869) Raphael dans l’air (1868)

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Corrado Ricci (Italian, 1858-1934) Bernardino‎ ‎Luino,‎ ‎La‎ ‎salma‎ ‎di‎ ‎S.‎ ‎Caterina (1910)

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Mikuláš Galanda (Slovak, 1895 – 1938) In front of a Picture of Madonna (1938)

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E.F. & L.R. Estein, Jesus, lover of my soul (1883)

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Studio of Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598 - 1664) Saint Margaret of Antioch (1656)

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Francesco Trevisani (Italian, 1656-1746) The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

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Arthur-Joseph Gueniot (French, 1866-1951) Portrait d’une religieuse (1905)

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But as he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying,

“Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit;

she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

“Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emman′u-el”

Mt. 1: 20-23

Artwork: Francisco Rizi (Spanish, 1614-1685), The Dream Of St. Joseph (1665)

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And so they agreed on a day to meet with him, and they came to his lodgings in great numbers.

From early morning until evening, he presented his case to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and attempting to convince them about Jesus as he argued from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

 Some were persuaded by what he had said, but others refused to believe.

Acts of the Apostles 28: 23-24

Artwork: Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, 1691-1765) A Capriccio with Saint Paul Preaching to the Romans, with the Temple of Vesta and Pyramid of Caius Cestius (174

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Fra Angelico (Italian, 1400-1455) Saints Cosmas and Damian and their Brothers Surviving the Stake (c.1439-1442)

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Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543) The Last Judgment (c. 1526)

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Jozef Hanula (Slovak, 1863-1944) Angelic Choir (1901)

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Peter said to her,

“Tell me whether you sold the land for this much.”

She replied, “Yes, that was the price.”

 Then Peter asked her,

“Why did the two of you agree to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Listen!

The footsteps of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will also carry you out.”

 Instantly, she fell down at his feet and died.

Acts 5: 9-10

Artwork: Sebastien II Le Clerc, The Death of Sapphira Wife of Ananius

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Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642) The Martyrdom of Saint Apollonia

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Artur Nikodem (German, 1870 - 1940) Madonna Madre (1929