Nest of the Doves: Cross

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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Easter Vigil 2015

Etermal happiness is the recompense of faithful hearts

who are attached to the Cross with love.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Good thoughts are born of the soul.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Feast of our Sorrowful Mother: September15

The greatest proof of love is to suffer for the object of one's love.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Solemnity, September 14

O, Cross, I salute you,
my only hope.

Small album~
Doves and the Cross

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Mary renders your cross lighter.
Bouasse Lebel

Monday, September 5, 2011

You alone are my life.

Regnault

Thursday, September 1, 2011

The Tree of Life is their refuge.

Small album~
The Holy Cross

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (OCD), Virgin and Martyr: Feast, August 9

The Cross Sanctifies the Soul.
Handpainted

Saturday, July 30, 2011

In order to raise us to God,
You bear all our sorrows.

Friday, July 29, 2011

O, Good Cross, be ever the protectress of those souls who are dear to me.
Bouasse Jeune

Saturday, July 9, 2011

The Blood of Christ hand colored Lejeune

In the holy cards of the 1800's, small birds frequently gathered. In the visual poetry that the artist's created, the dove, or the small white bird, was symbolic, a visual metaphor that represented the soul of the believer. They were variously titled, but can perhaps be best described as God's little friends.

The metaphor of the small bird, fragile yet filled with exuberance and drawn by simple, childlike faith to the Source of all goodness, was used to illustrate the soul's relationship to the Savior, the Virgin Mary, and all the company of heaven. Like lambs, the doves who flocked to Our Lord were trusting, simple, and sweet. As we draw near to them, we feel God's love.

Drawing on the inspired word of the Bible and the writings of the saints, the artists worked with the image of the small bird in ways that were theologically grounded showing the soul as fragile, always in need of God's care but never abandoned; this concept was depicted in a seemingly endless variety of ways that spoke directly to the heart.

We invite you to share our delight in these little creatures of the faith drawn from the hearts of artists and writers who, even today, assist us on our journey. I hope you enjoy their presence in your life as much as we do.

Nest of the Doves