#Holy family

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Sagrada Familia

[tomicscomics]

01/31/2025

"Spo'o'bovva, innit? You've oi'd yer last bruv, you 'ave!"

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JOKE-OGRAPHY: 1. In this Bible story, Joseph and Mary bring Jesus to the temple for His presentation, according to the Mosaic Law. While they're there, a totally righteous old dude named Simeon happens to be visiting at the same time. The Holy Spirit had promised Simeon that he wouldn't see death before he'd seen the Christ. When Simeon met the Holy Family and held Jesus, he knew this was the Christ he'd been promised. Then he blessed the parents and gave them a bittersweet prophecy about Jesus's future mission and the toll it would take. 2. As part of his prophecy, Simeon tells Mary, "This Child is destined for the rise and fall of many in Israel; a Sign that will be contradicted, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. And your own [heart/soul/self] a sword shall pierce." I've heard two interpretations of the "sword shall pierce" line. The first is that even Mary's immaculate heart will not be spared questioning by her Son, who tells His followers that His true family (and those who are truly blessed) are those who "hear the word of God and observe it"; of course, Mary did just that throughout her life, and proved it with her "yes" at the Annunciation, but by calling her blessedness into question before His followers, Jesus reveals to us exactly where her blessedness comes from. The second interpretation of Simeon's words is that Mary will be made to endure the passion and death of her only Son -- a suffering that would strike any mother to the core. Though I like both interpretations, in this cartoon, my wording assumes the latter. 3. In the Bible, when Simeon gives his "sword shall pierce" prophecy, the holy couple listens silently and attentively. In this cartoon, Mary is shown to interpret Simeon's words figuratively, preparing her for her Son's mission. Meanwhile, Joseph is shown to interpret Simeon's words literally, as if he's threatening to stab Mary himself like some kind of English thug from the 1400s... or the 2020s.

[zanephillips]

FERNANDO ANDINA Holy Family 2.05 "Buenos Aires"

[srhelena-ofmary]

The family of Jesus

[hellenicrisis]

Lord Jesus, bless us and have mercy on us,

Fill us with your love and grace during the season of your birth.

Look with kindness upon us as we look with reverence to you

And flood our hearts with worship. Amen.

[cheerfullycatholic]

Ladies and gentlemen,

Them

[weirdlookindog]

Detail from the painting “Serenade to a Cat”

by unknown artist, 17h century

[thegirlintheblackdress]

Jesus Christ, by @?

[portraitsofsaints]

The Feast of the Holy Family

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, pray for us!

The “contemplation of this admirable model, the Church draws the values to hold up to the women & men of all times & all cultures.”-Pope Saint John Paul II

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase. (website)

[donnadarling]

I feel like Catholics and other Christians tend to hold up the Holy Family as the ideal role model of a nuclear family; but Mary was pregnant outside of wedlock, and Joseph was not Jesus's bio dad. The Holy Spirit (the One Who conceived Jesus) is referred to with feminine language in the original text of the Scripture. According to the Church, Mary and Joseph never consummated their relationship; instead adopting more kids. At Jesus' request, John the Beloved took in Mary as his own Mother--that's chosen family.

None of these things exactly fits the ideals of a nuclear marriage and family which Christians espouse--in fact, it would be considered scandalous. But they were a Holy Family nonetheless. It's almost like family can be complicated and not fit into lines or boxes, and still be built on love and honoring to God

[wgm-beautiful-world]

SAGRADA FAMILIA

[tomicscomics]

04/05/2024

What do you think Jesus's first word was?

JOKE-OGRAPHY: 1. "Annunciation" (announcing something) and "enunciation" (pronouncing something) are two words that sound very similar, so I took the Biblical Annunciation (when the angel Gabriel announced Christ's birth to Mary) and set it beside an imagining of Jesus pronouncing -- or enunciating -- His first word. I alluded to this pun a couple weeks ago in a previous cartoon's description, then decided it ought to have its own comic. 2. My sisters suggested "Abba" as Jesus's first word. I thought it was perfect, because it's a plausible first word for a baby, since it's made up of simple syllables -- like "mama" or "dada" -- but it's also got that Son-of-God vibe to it.

[dramoor]

~O come let us adore Him~

[inspiredbyjesuslove]

[mevangelinem]

(Christian artwork found on instagram. Dm for credit or removal)

[rabbitprayer]

The Nativity in an Ethiopian Orthodox psalter.