The Glorious Christ

"Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living." Christ's Ascension into heaven signifies his participation, in his humanity, in God's power and authority. Jesus Christ is Lord: he possesses all power in heaven and on earth. He is "far above all rule and authority and power and dominion," for the Father "has put all things under his feet." Christ is Lord of the cosmos and of history. In him human history and indeed all creation are "set forth" and transcendently fulfilled.
(CCC#668)


In the book "How the Irish saved civilization" by Thomas Cahill, one understands better how, through the monastic tradition established by St Patrick, the monks were able to preserve the great manuscripts and classical writings by their works as scribes and copyists. Through their long hours of work in the scriptoriums of their monasteries, the monk not only copied great and important works but as well embellished their newer volumes through works of art and calligraphy. The one shown here, from the Hunterian collection in Glasgow Scotland, is of Christ in Glory, and was written in during the 12 century.