Small Success Thursday: Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Posted in Catholic Art

Gloria in excelsis Deo, it is already the third week in Advent, time to rejoice with the angels as we prepare to celebrate His birth in our hearts. I love good, inspired art, everything from stained glass, icons, the old masters and modern Christian painters. When an artist paints in and with the Holy Spirit, his creations are imbued with power, a spiritual power that lifts our hearts and souls into the presence of God himself.

My small successes this week are all about discovering different types of  Christian and/ or  Catholic Art.

1. Stained glass angels light a spark of joy within me and inspire words of praise

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2. The old Masters and Icons instill reverence and stillness

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fra angelic

3. Ron DiCianni captures the Infant Jesus as the light of the world with the power to infuse us with joy, living Joy

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Simeon’s Moment
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moonlight soliloquy

Published by melanie jean juneau

Melanie Jean Juneau serves as the Editor in Chief of Catholic Stand. She is a mother of nine children who has edited her kid's university term papers for over a decade. She blogs at joy of nine9 and mother of nine9. Her writing is humorous and heart warming; thoughtful and thought-provoking. Part of her call and her witness is to write the truth about children, family, marriage and the sacredness of life. Melanie is the administrator of ACWB, a columnist at CatholicLane, CatholicStand, Catholic365 , CAPC, author of Echoes of the Divine and Oopsy Daisy, and coauthor of Love Rebel: Reclaiming Motherhood.

7 thoughts on “Small Success Thursday: Gloria in Excelsis Deo”

  1. Beautiful. I was in a church today that had stained glass. As the sun was shining through the stained glass at the altar, I was blessed by God’s presence in a powerful way. I know God is everywhere but today was special. I am so blessed by being in church! Hallelujah!

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