Pictures for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A (5 February 2017)

This is a small selection of free-use illustrations, photographs or images based on the readings and prayers/propers in the Roman Catholic lectionary for the fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.  It is part of the Lectionary Art Series.

See hymn suggestions for this Sunday for more information about the readings and seasonal notes about this day, and links to other weeks.

Classical

Charity relieving Distress

Source:    Wikimedia
Artist:      Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)

Feed the Hungry

Fresco in Chiesa San Marcello, Paruzzaro, Italy
Source:    Wikimedia
Artist:     Unknown, 15th-16th century

Three Wise Angels

See, hear and speak no evil - stained glass in Church of St. Peter, Wrockwardine, Shropshire, Great Britain
Source:    Wikimedia
Artist:      Unknown

Procopius the Righteous Praying

Source:    Wikimedia
Artist:      Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947)

Contemporary

Light for Others

Stained glass in St. Mary's, Melton Mowbray, Great Britainca. 1900?
Source:    http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55830
Artist:      Unknown

Cock, representing light, fights against a turtle, representing darkness

Photo taken by Wolfgang Sauber. Mosaic in Basilica di Aquileia, Aquileia, Italy
Source:    Wikimedia
Artist:      Unknown 4th century

Line Art

Contrasts

Source:    Wikimedia
Artist:      Ludwig Rullmann (1765-1822)

Kerosene lamp

Source:    https://pixabay.com/p-145028/?no_redirect

Oil lamp

Source:    https://pixabay.com/p-32059/?no_redirect

Light bulb

Source:    https://pixabay.com/p-1875255/?no_redirect

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