Christ the Universal King
"Almighty and everlasting God,
who in Thy beloved Son,
the King of the whole world,
hast willed to restore all things,
mercifully grant that all the families of nations
now kept apart by the wound of sin,
may be brought under the sweet yoke of His rule."
– traditional Collect for the Solemnity of Christ the King.
This mural is by Jan Henryk de Rosen (who also designed the mosaic of Christ in Majesty in the apse of the National Shrine), and it was painted in 1943. It is in the USCCB building in Washington DC. I was recently brought to see this, quite unexpectedly, and I immediately loved it.
Christ the Universal King
"Almighty and everlasting God,
who in Thy beloved Son,
the King of the whole world,
hast willed to restore all things,
mercifully grant that all the families of nations
now kept apart by the wound of sin,
may be brought under the sweet yoke of His rule."
– traditional Collect for the Solemnity of Christ the King.
This mural is by Jan Henryk de Rosen (who also designed the mosaic of Christ in Majesty in the apse of the National Shrine), and it was painted in 1943. It is in the USCCB building in Washington DC. I was recently brought to see this, quite unexpectedly, and I immediately loved it.