#infant jesus

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Enric Monserday Vidal (Spanish, 1850-1926) Madonna and Child, n.d.

[joanofarcs-stigmata]

a Christmastide prayer to the Divine Infant Jesus

Most Holy Infant Jesus, I come before You to marvel at Your fragility and strength. So small are Your fingers, with Your chubby cheeks and wisps of hair still wet with blood of Your mother. You cry as Your foster father wipes the red from Your eyes, and suckle on Your mother’s breast. The first touch You know is loving, just as You are loving, but the world You were born to save is not loving. It is cold and dark, with no love for the poor or the widow. The unhoused, the unwanted, and the needy reach out and are met with empty hands. Divine Infant, Beloved Jesus, You in Your holiness were born into poverty, without even a crib to lay your head. Teach this word to be great in spirit and poor in apathy, that the Kingdom of Heaven may reign on Earth. 

Adorable Infant Jesus, most worth of praise, I believe in Your promise of peace, blessings, and freedom from despair. I place every need and care in Your hands. Child King of Heaven and Earth, You chose to be born in the most simple and meek form possible, a human infant; I believe in Your promise of peace; teach us to be meek, that we may enter the Kingdom of Heaven and have the blessing to hold You to our chest. Teach us to be merciful, that we may obtain mercy. Teach us to be peacemakers, that we may be called children of God.

Sweetest Infant Jesus, may I always trust in Your generous mercy and love. Blessed be You and the Lord and Spirit of all. Amen

[anastpaul]

(via Quote of the Day – 23 December – Preparation for the Nativity – AnaStpaul)

[christliche-kunstwerke]

Das Jesuskind beim Gebet, ca. 1805 von William Blake (pen and grey ink, watercolour over pencil)

[aveartz]

King Melchior riding on his white horse Safanad to visit infant Jesus 😇 Melchior was the oldest member of the Magi. He was the King of Persia and brought the gift of gold to Jesus.

[xdivinedecay]

It's the first Sunday after Christmas, and I happened upon this darling Infant Jesus of Prauge figure at a charity thrift store when I went to drop off some donation items. There is nothing on him or his display that tells me where he was made, but I hope I will find out one day. Really happy to add him to my home. ✨

[artandthebible]

The Holy Family with SS John Elizabeth and the Infant John the Baptist

Artist: Nicolas Poussin

[emvidal]

[tonreihe]

[catholics-world]

Check out this post… "THE EPIPHANY: A TIME OF REVELATION , REFLECTION AND PRAYER".

http://marianne346.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-epiphany-time-of-revelation.html

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Gheritt van Hontorst (Dutch, 1592-1656) Adorazione del Bambino, ca.1620 Uffizi Gallery, Florence

[anastpaul]

(via Quote/s of the Day – 19 December – This Divine Infant – AnaStpaul)

[juniuscallidus]

[illustratus]

Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Hermann von Kaulbach

[artandthebible]

Escape to Egypt

Artist: Josef Bayer  (1805–1831) 

Title: Flight Into Egypt

Genre: Religious Art

Date: 1830

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum

The flight into Egypt is a story recounted in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:13–23). Soon after the visit by the Magi, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee to Egypt with Mary and the infant Jesus since King Herod would seek the child to kill him.

[emvidal]