
O Sapientia – O Wisdom: The Great O’ Antiphon for December 17
O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Highest, reaching from one end to the other, mightily and sweetly ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of prudence.
A liturgical theme has a vital impact on church worship. It sets the tone for the service and connection to all attendees. When a liturgical theme is chosen, it is usually based on the time of year or a specific event in the church’s history. For example, during Advent, a liturgical theme may center around the coming of Christ. This theme may be reflected in the scripture readings, hymns, and prayers used during the service. By using a liturgical theme, the church can create a meaningful and purposeful worship experience for all who attend.
In worship settings, biblical themes can also help improve one’s faith. By focusing on a specific theme, believers can better reflect on the meaning behind the worship service. This can lead to a better understanding of God and a stronger connection to their faith. This can also help Christians connect with each other as they share in a common experience. Overall, a liturgical theme is an important aspect of church worship that helps create a spiritually enriching experience for all believers.
O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Highest, reaching from one end to the other, mightily and sweetly ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of prudence.
O Rising Star is the translation from Latin. For a more poetic variation, the phrase O Morning Star or O Dayspring. The above Ecclesiastical embroidery design may be used for hand embroidery or for making church banners or vestments for the season of Advent. The design is perfect for goldwork hand embroidery.
At Ecclesiastical Sewing, we have been working to create many new machine embroidery designs and will try to get those introduced as quickly as possible. The embroidery designs will include symbols, logos, whitework designs, and seasonal designs.
Reformation 2018 – 501 Years in the Making:: an incredible anniversary. The Reformation Embroidery Designs were created by Edward Riojas and Carrie Roberts. This set was the first major collaborative design collection created by both artisans and it marked the beginning of what has become a wonderful working relationship and friendship. The designs are unique in the world of vestment making.
Opus Anglicanum: Medieval Embroidery. Historical embroidery and the restoration work at Hampton Court Palace.
If your travel plans include a visit to Minnesota, this is an Ecclesiastical Arts Needlework Collection worth seeing. Many of the pieces in the collection are becoming fragile with age, and so, this may be the last exhibit for some of the pieces in the collection. The rose copes shown in the above photo are embroidered on a lovely white silk ground fabric. The piece is close to 100 years old or more.
St. Luke is seated at a desk where he is busy either with his writing or creating a painting. At his feet is a bull or ox which often is used as a symbol to represent him. St. Luke is one of the Four Evangelists or writers of the Gospel accounts. The term is fitting because Evangelist means someone who proclaims the good news. The Evangelists proclaimed the good news of Christ in the Four Gospel accounts which are named after them: St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, and St. John.
Ecclesiastical Sewing presents “The Evangelist Collection,” a vintage church embroidery designs recreated for a new era. The project, undertaken with artist Edward Riojas, involved restoring missing pieces to complete the original set. The collaboration celebrates history, and devotion, bringing these designs to a new generation for use in worship.
Church celebrates the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus. This event honors and fulfills the requirements from the Old Testament. The Law commanded that every mother should be cleansed from the experience of childbirth. The life of every firstborn child belonged to the Lord and must be redeemed. For readings look at Luke 2:22-32. This feast day is also called Candlemas by some. It is where the Candles have a tradition of being blessed. Also, some families wait until now to take down their Christmas ornaments. In celebration and for your viewing pleasure, I would like you to look up a painting by Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
In Church symbolism, many objects are used to help teach the message of Christmas. The Christmas Rose or Messianic Rose is a particularly gentle yet elegant symbol. Helleborus Niger is a perennial plant that can actually grow in warmer parts of the USA. It is found naturally in Europe, where it blooms in cooler climates from February, but in warmer areas, it blooms as early as Christmas. This delicate white flower blooms from luscious evergreen foliage.
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday in Advent and is a reprieve in this season–which by nature is a penitential season. Gaudete Sunday gives us a glimpse of the joy that awaits us and lightens the mood–one way this is done is with the change of the vestments from violet or blue to a rose color. Gaudete is the plural present active imperative of the Latin verb “to rejoice.”
We have a brocade-on-brocade product line and a product line featuring our new embroideries. The brocades we chose are Fairford and Fairford Two-Toned. These have an uncomplicated design paring. The simplicity of design matching is needed when you see the color! The colors, these are eye-catching and mouth-dropping.
When creating vestments for the House of the Lord, one should always begin with the advice of a pastor. A good place to start is with meaningful symbols that can be used to teach the faith. Things like the Cross, Holy Communion, the Creeds, Prayer, Baptism, Confession, Key to the Kingdom, Holy Monograms, and so forth are appropriate symbols to start with. The symbols can be simple, and in many places that creates a comfort zone. The symbols can also be a bit more elaborate. That sometimes gets beyond the comfort zone of some and into unfamiliar territory for others.
The third special post in July recounts summer travels to Montana, It reflects on the beauty of old, weathered stumps in various locations, contemplating the possibility of life lingering within them. The lush greenery and surviving stump found on the Lohn’s Lake Trail inspire hope and reflection on promises from days of old. As a reference to the O Antiphon “O Root of Jesse,” connecting the natural surroundings with deeper reflections.
Ecclesiastical Sewing’s newest release of the “Stole Style #3 in the Luther Rose Brocade” is a good example. It is not simply gorgeous – it is confessional. The embroidery is not a random collection of pretty designs. In this case, they are symbolic of the Six Chief Parts.
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