The Presentation – by Jozef Janssens – The Fourth Mystery of the Rosary – Catholic Art Print – Catholic Gift

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The Presentation – by Jozef Janssens – The Fourth Mystery of the Rosary – Catholic Art Print – Catholic GiftThe Presentation Jozef Janssens Mary has just heard the prophecy of Simeon of some of the troubles her baby will undergo in his life, and that a sword will pierce her own heart, too. Like any mother would, she is reaching out to her child. A mother's embrace is not only loving, it is also protective and consoling. Mary and Joseph have brought the child Jesus to present him at the Temple in Jerusalem, as prescribed by the law. Joseph is carrying the

depicting the Seven Sorrows of Mother Mary

At first it looked funny to us

He is the actual patron saint of England

He had great devotion to the newly canonized St Philomena

We think the lighting is just perfect

the Virgin Mary appeared to a 14 year old poor French girl

reviled and put to scorn

he was one of the renovators of religious painting in France in the decades after the disaster of the French Revolution

and that gives us a kinship with the Madonna and Child

and Paris was spared

and St Faustina

We love the roses and the small rosary on the basket below