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title: Marrying Bible and Art for Lent
description: Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB, suggests a Lenten practice of experiencing the Bible through art.
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# Marrying Bible and Art for Lent

Feb 17, 2022 2:30:00 PM  |  by [Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/margaret-rose-realy-obl-osb)

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*Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB, suggests a Lenten practice of experiencing the Bible through art.*

A practice many of us are well-acquainted with when reading the Bible is to imagine one’s self in the scene. I’ve not much of an imagination yet found this particular way of Lectio Divina enlightening and at times comical (as when I imagined watching an elderly Moses hopping from foot-to-foot as he scrambled in fear from his walking-staff-turned-snake!).

Another way to experience the Word is through art.

When Bishop Robert Barron’s [Word on Fire Bible (Volume I): The Gospels](https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/word-on-fire-bible-volume-1) first came out I received a magnificent leather bound copy from a dear friend. An aesthetically pleasing book, rich in art, was one that I slowly journeyed through with deep appreciation.

It was inviting to reflect on Scripture as it paired with art and read the accompanying commentary. This Word and art—a stepping in rhythm with The Story—was a breath of fresh air to a familiar practice.

![Word On Fire Bible volumes 1 and 2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Word%20On%20Fire%20Bible%20volumes%201%20and%202.png?width=800&name=Word%20On%20Fire%20Bible%20volumes%201%20and%202.png)

With the memory of that delightful first experience still fresh, and ongoing with [(Volume II): Acts, Letters, and Revelation](https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/the-word-on-fire-bible-volume-2), I’m proposing a new practice for Lent: As we journey through the Bible verses selected for Cycle C, why not search the internet for art or architecture that match a scene?

You could also go to the library and check out a book on Christian art and reverse your search. From an image in the book, find its corresponding chapter in the Bible.

 

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Whatever path you choose for Word and art, for yourself or with kids, this Lenten practice will offer a new way to experience the Holy Spirit breaking into our life.

 

![Crucifixion of Christ](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20220217%20MRealy%202.jpg?width=1080&name=20220217%20MRealy%202.jpg)

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Copyright 2022 Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB  
Image: [Leonardo da Vinci](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_da_Vinci_(1452-1519)_-_The_Last_Supper_(1495-1498).jpg), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; [Pietro Perugino](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crucifixion_of_Christ_by_Pietro_Perugino.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

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### [Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/margaret-rose-realy-obl-osb)

Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB lives an eremitic life and authored [A Garden Catechism](https://www.amazon.com/Garden-Catechism-Plants-Christian-Tradition/dp/1681925567), [A Catholic Gardener’s Spiritual Almanac](http://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Gardeners-Spiritual-Almanac-Cultivating/dp/1594714843/linkCode=as2%26tag=patheoscom04-20),  [A Garden of Visible Prayer: Creating a Personal Sacred Space One Step at a Time](http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Visible-Prayer-Creating-Personal/dp/1939221234/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1425010682&sr=1-1&keywords=9781939221230), and  [Cultivating God’s Garden through Lent](http://www.amazon.com/Cultivating-Gods-Garden-through-Lent/dp/1939221099/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359826349&sr=8-1&keywords=cultivating+gods+garden+through+lent). An award-winning author, Margaret has a master’s degree in communications, is a Certified Greenhouse Grower, Master Gardener, liturgical garden consultant, and workshop/retreat leader.

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