And some of these masterpieces could grace your own home!
We usually think of young people as the future of society, but counterintuitively, Pope Francis often warns that a culture that has forgotten its grandparents has no future.
A subtle, spiritual way to remember the importance of grandparents is to keep in mind the role they played in Jesus’ human family. Sts. Anne and Joachim, celebrated on July 26, are traditionally held to be the parents of Mary, and thus Jesus’ grandparents.
The Holy Family is celebrated liturgically the Sunday after Christmas. It’s a great time to make sure that the Holy Family are visually present in your home!
Here are five beautiful works of art reflecting the love that Jesus had, and received, from this holy couple.
Goya
Strikingly titled “The Three Generations,” this 1769 painting by Francisco Goya shows the Holy Family, with the Virgin Mary’s parents, and God the Father and the Holy Spirit.
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