Day 184: Beyond the Tomb
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Hi, I'm Fr. Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, and this is the Rosary in a Year podcast, where through prayer and meditation, the rosary brings us deeper into relationship with Jesus and Mary and becomes a source of grace for the whole world. The Rosary in a Year is brought to you by Ascension. This is day 184. To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a Year, visit ascensionpress.com forward slash rosary in a year or text R-I-Y to 33777. You'll get an outline of how we're going to pray each month and it's a great way to track your progress. The best place to listen to this podcast is in the Ascension app. There are special features built just for this podcast and also recordings of the full rosary with myself and other friars.
No matter what app you're listening in, remember to tap follow or subscribe for your daily notifications. Today we will be meditating upon and praying with the first glorious mystery, the resurrection, with help from a painting entitled The Holy Women at Christ's Tomb by the artist Annibale Caracci. And now a brief introduction to our artist and artwork. Annibale Caracci was born in the year 1560. He died in the year 1609. And he was a pivotal Italian Baroque painter and co-founder of the Bolognese school. He was born in Bologna where he trained alongside his brother and his cousin. And his art at that time was deeply grounded in Renaissance principles and direct observation of nature. His moves in Rome in 1595 marked a shift towards monumental classicism.
Carracci would die at a young age of 48, but his work would influence generations. His painting that we're looking at today, The Holy Women at Christ's Tomb was done around the year 1600. We see here Carracci's style merges high Renaissance clarity with Baroque dynamism, rejecting mannerist, artifice, he emphasized naturalism, vibrant color, and expressive gestures. The Holy Women at Christ's Tomb showcases his signature traits, which include chiaroscuro, classical composition, and emotive realism. And now a description of our painting. In the pale light of dawn, three women stand in a tree-covered garden at the entrance of Christ's tomb, their vibrant cloaks glowing against the muted tones of the early morning.
One of these women draped in red with flowing blonde hair cradles a large jar of ointment brought to anoint Christ's body. Her gaze, like the others, is fixed on an angel before them, a radiant, youthful figure with golden locks, feathered wings, and a flowing white toga. The angel sits atop the edge of the tomb and gestures towards the large stone block at the front edge of the scene. Each of the women leans forward on the balls of their feet, their postures shifting with surprise and awe. Their expressions are filled with a quiet reverence as the angel's message begins to dawn on them. The tomb is empty. He is risen. Today's painting of the women and angel at the tomb by Annabelle Caracci seems to be an intentional depiction of Mark chapter 16, verse one and the following verses.
There we read, and when the Sabbath was passed, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him. Now we're going to jump two verses in the gospel there says, and looking up, they saw the stone was rolled back for it was very large and entering the tomb. They saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were amazed. There is a lot that could be said about this gospel and this painting, but I'm going to take my prompting for today's meditation from Pope John Paul II and his general audience that was given on May 21st, 1997. We're going to make a reflection of not about who is at the tomb, but rather who is not at the tomb.
and who is conspicuously never mentioned at any of the post resurrection appearances, namely Mary, the mother of Jesus. And I'll really encourage you to read the audience if you're interested in the topic, but here's a starter. John Paul II, he writes, the gospels mentioned various appearances of the risen Christ, but not a meeting between Jesus and his mother.
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