{"id":635,"date":"2020-09-16T15:59:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T15:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsfaithlife\/?p=635"},"modified":"2020-09-16T16:08:04","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T16:08:04","slug":"september-art-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsfaithlife\/2020\/09\/16\/september-art-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"September Art of the Month."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Month&#8217;s &#8216;Art of the Month&#8217; from Monsignor Monaghan is on the theme of vocations as we celebrate Vocations Awareness Week.<\/p>\n<p>The school chaplains often hint that Jesus is inviting some pupils to ponder<br \/>\nif God is calling them to the Sacred Priesthood. Holy Mass is often offered<br \/>\nfor that intention. However as a young fellow of the world, it must be<br \/>\ntempting to set the notion aside and think, \u201cWho, me? Surely not\u201d In his<br \/>\npainting, The Call of Matthew, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio who lived<br \/>\nas the 16th century turned into the 17th, has the future Apostle and<br \/>\nEvangelist, pointing to himself as if to say, \u201cWho me?\u201d On the 21st<br \/>\nSeptember we celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Matthew who was a tax<br \/>\ncollector for the Romans before he was called by Christ. The painting along<br \/>\nwith The Inspiration of St Matthew and The Martyrdom of St Matthew can<br \/>\nbe seen in the Church of St. Louis of the French in Rome, not far from the<br \/>\nfamous Piazza Navona. A feast of art, indeed. The titles of the church are so<br \/>\nbeautiful and sonorous. In Italian, San Luigi dei Francesi. In French, Saint<br \/>\nLouis des Fran\u00e7ais and in Latin, S. Ludovici Francorum de Urbe. Your<br \/>\nlanguage teachers might take umbrage with me if I did not add\u2026.and in<br \/>\nSpanish, San Luis de los Franceses. At first glance one might wonder if the<br \/>\nscene is indoors or outdoors as we notice the gloom of the canvassed<br \/>\nwindows which give a shady, slightly sinister appearance. The cross in the<br \/>\nwindow in counterpoint to the rich coins on the table. The beam of light<br \/>\nhighlights Matthew pointing to himself while the pointing finger of Christ<br \/>\nreminds us, perhaps of the finger of Adam in the Sistine Chapel by that<br \/>\nother more famous Michelangelo (Buonarroti). Notice the bare feet and<br \/>\nancient robes of Christ and of St Peter, which contrast with the foppish<br \/>\n16th century clothes of the crooked accountants. The vastly different<br \/>\nmodes of dress point to two worlds with the miraculous interrupting the<br \/>\ndaily drudge. The Divine is about to enter Matthew\u2019s everyday life and<br \/>\nbring about a spiritual awakening. Look carefully at the painting and be<br \/>\ninspired. Contemplation of Matthew\u2019s Call can bring you to God and that,<br \/>\nsurely, is the point of sacred art. With that in mind, perhaps you should ask<br \/>\nthe question again. \u201cWho, me?\u201d the answer might well be, \u201cYes, you!\u201d.<br \/>\nMonsignor Monaghan<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/snhsfaithlife\/uploads\/sites\/16980\/2020\/09\/16155844\/calling-of-saint-matthew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"305\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-636\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Month&#8217;s &#8216;Art of the Month&#8217; from Monsignor Monaghan is on the theme of vocations as we celebrate Vocations Awareness Week. The school chaplains often hint that Jesus is inviting some pupils to ponder if God is calling them to the Sacred Priesthood. Holy Mass is often offered for that intention. 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