"La Natividad de Nuestra Senora" coloring page

Description of The Coloring Page: the Virgin Mary depicted with the wings of an angel, she is visually referred to here as a ministering angel to Christ in his infancy, This is a Spanish influenced Nativity image, baby Jesus, flora and fauna, wings, patterns, The nativity of our lady, Art Nouveau design

"A La Nanita Nana"

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"Sleep Holy Babe" for Christmas Coloring

Description of The Coloring Page: text, "Sleep Holy Babe", angels, sheep, baby Jesus, Mary, stable, hay, donkey, jets of light, wings

 

Sleep Holy Babe

 

Sleep, Holy Babe, Upon Thy Mother's breast.
Great Lord of earth and sea and sky,
How sweet it is to see Thee lie
In such a place of rest.

Sleep, Holy Babe, Thine angels watch around;
All bending low with folded wings
Before th'Incarnate King of kings,
In rev'rent awe profound.

Sleep, Holy Babe, While I with Mary gaze
In joy upon Thy face awhile,
Upon the loving Infant smile,
Which there divinely plays.

Sleep, Holy Babe, O take Thy brief repose!
Too quickly will Thy slumbers break,
And Thou to lengthen'd pains awake,
That death alone shall close.

King's College, boy's choir sings "Sleep Holy Babe"

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Color Jesus surrounded by an aureola...

Description of The Coloring Page: from and early German printed book, Jesus, garden, aureola or aureole, plants and flowers, halo, cross in halo, two halos

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Coloring Irish Manuscript Pages

Preparation for class:

• Visit the collection of The Book of Kells manuscript at Trinity Collage, link below.
• Watch the video documentary for history of those who created and preserved the Book of Kells, links to these are provided below.

Tools:

• a variety of ink pens
• drawing tools for tracing: pencils and eraser
• a traced page printed from the Book of Kells
• optional: parchment paper

Process:

• Select images to print and trace from the collection online, if you are unable to attend class. I will provide several tracings printed on white paper for those students who attend the seminar. 
• You may choose to trace (transfer) the image(s) onto a piece of parchment paper using a window or light table depending on your means. If you have access to a printer, simply load parchment paper into the tray and copy the tracing that I provide in class.
• Use a selection of fine tip ink pens to color the tracing as you wish. I also used a metallic ink pen to high light and color the sample above. 
• As you work, give areas of your page time to dry in order to avoid smearing the inks. 
• Always work using a second clean sheet of typing paper to cover the area where your hand rests and glides across the page. This will keep your work clean and free from the natural oils accumulated on the skin.
• Until you decide to either bind your pages in a book or to frame them to give as a gift, keep them covered with plastic sleeves and filed inside of a binder. I will have a sample of a binder like this in class for you to look at. If you are unable to attend class, I will post pictures of a few of my binders here for you to look at.

Study Online: The Book of Kells (Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais) (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. (58), sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables. It was created in a Columban monastery in either Britain or Ireland or may have had contributions from various Columban institutions from both Britain and Ireland. It is believed to have been created ca. AD 800. The text of the Gospels is largely drawn from the Vulgate, although it also includes several passages drawn from the earlier versions of the Bible known as the Vetus Latina. It is a masterwork of Western calligraphy and represents the pinnacle of Insular illumination. It is also widely regarded as Ireland's finest national treasure. Read more . . . 

• The complete manuscript at Trinity Collage online: The Book of Kells

 First part of Documentary about The Books of Kells

Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

Sample images from The Book of Kells: fish, letters, eagle, Christ, patterns.

Beautiful Coloring Pages from The Diocese of Arlington

Sample of how I colored the window; now you can try coloring it your way!

       This coloring page is one of six depicting the life of St. Patrick windows in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Fredricksburg, VA. There are many more very fine coloring pages from the former St. John the Baptist Religious Education page. Coloring sheets are intended for non-profit, educational purposes only. Topics include: Popes, saints, stations of the Cross, Apostle's creed etc...

• Looking for more coloring of St. Patrick?

Peter Holds The Key To The Kingdom

Description of The Coloring Page: Apostle Peter, St. Peter, giant key, halo, pattern, diamonds, stained glass,

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The Five Solas Coloring Page by Jennifer Trafton Peterson

       The Torchlighters Heroes of The Faith posted this fun coloring page in celebration of their latest episode about Martin Luther. "Fide Scriptura Gratia Christus Deo Gloria" or "All Scripture is God breathed..." by Jennifer Trafton Peterson.