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For Easter Devotion—Via Lucis

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FOR EASTER DEVOTION—Via Lucis

  Stations of the Resurrection

For Easter Devotion—Via Lucis. 1st Station of the Resurrection—He is Risen! A painting by A.Vonn Hartung
                      He is Risen! (Mt 28)

For Easter Devotion—Via Lucis

Fourteen beautiful prints, printed with high quality Giclée technology,

from original paintings by Catholic artist, A.Vonn Hartung.

Permanently installed in the Cathedral of San Juan de Puerto Rico

by archbishop Mons. Roberto González Nieves

to inspire hope after the devastation of Hurricane Maria.

 

The moment Jesus rose from the dead is the moment the world changed! He became for us the Christ.

The miracle of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus is the hope so desperately needed in our world today, especially the youth! To realize this hope we need the FULL Paschal Mystery leading to our salvation, which is incomplete without a deep understanding of the revealed truth of the Resurrection. This truth—our belief in the Resurrection, God’s Love for each one of us for all eternity is what we need in our troubled world today.

The Stations of the Resurrection were approved and promulgated for Popular Piety by the Holy See in 2001. They follow the visitations of our Risen Lord to His disciples during the 50 days of Easter up to Pentecost. These stations balance and complement the Stations of the Cross, the 40 days of Lent, and confirm Christ’s victory over death and the completion of His mission for our redemption and salvation. The bottom section of each station—the empty hill of Golgotha, speaks symbolically of the end of history and the Last Judgment. Christ’s empty cross is the bridge from death to eternal life. These stations are based on the 4 Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles.

Read about the history of this devotion.

The 14 Stations, pictured in the attached brochure are available for sale in a variety of sizes on high-quality archival canvas at—https://geogalleries.com/AVonnHartung

Consider purchasing them for your church, school, retreat center, columbarium, or for personal devotion.

To contact the artist A.Vonn Hartung—vhartung@msn.com

WEBSITE—https://www.avonnhartung.com/

Some Major Works by A.Vonn Hartung

 Contemplative video—Via Lucis

For Easter Devotion—Via Lucis. Ninth Station of the Resurrection "It is the Lord! (Jn 21:7); painting by A.Vonn Hartung
It is the Lord! (Jn 21:7)

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¡Ha Resucitado!

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¡Ha Resucitado!

An original acrylic painting from the series of 14 Stations of the Resurrection (Via Lucis)

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.  He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. (Mt 28)

In this first station, we are confronted, as are the women who approached the tomb, with the feeling of otherworldliness upon seeing the angel and the empty tomb.

As we approach the first station, we come upon the spectacle of the angel beside the empty tomb who announces that Christ is not there, “He has Risen!” Go tell the apostles He has risen, just as he said. Alleluia, Alleluia Christ has risen! Astonished and euphoric, the women give praise. The bottom half of all the stations shows Christ’s Cross at Golgotha, which for us is the bridge between this life and the life to come, with God in Eternity through Christ’s Resurrection.

When Jesus was resurrected, becoming for us The Christ, in that moment, the world was changed forever!

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¡Ha Resucitado! —Una pintura acrílica original de la serie de 14 Estaciones de la Resurrección (Via Lucis) por A.Vonn Hartung

El ángel dijo a las mujeres—No tengan miedo; sé que ustedes buscan a Jesús, el que fue crucificado.  No está aquí, pues ha resucitado, tal como dijo. Vengan a ver el lugar donde lo pusieron. (Mt 28)

En esta primera estación nos enfrentamos, al igual que las mujeres que se acercaron al sepulcro, con el sentimiento de otra mundanalidad al ver al ángel y al sepulcro vacío.

Al acercarnos a la primera estación, nos encontramos con el espectáculo del ángel junto al sepulcro vacío que anuncia que Cristo no está allí: “¡Ha resucitado!”. Vayan a decirles a los apóstoles que ha resucitado, tal como dijo. ¡Aleluya, aleluya! ¡Cristo ha resucitado! Asombradas y eufóricas, las mujeres dan alabanzas. La mitad inferior de todas las estaciones muestra la cruz de Cristo en el Gólgota, que para nosotros es el puente entre esta vida y la vida venidera, con Dios en la eternidad mediante la Resurrección de Cristo.

Cuando Jesús resucitó, convirtiéndose para nosotros en El Cristo, en ese momento, ¡el mundo cambió para siempre!

It is the Lord!

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It is the Lord!

It is the Lord!

An original acrylic painting

from the series of 14 Stations of the Resurrection (Via Lucis) 

 

As is often the case, the fishermen came up short, having spent a whole night without catching a fish for breakfast.

Christ appears as a beacon of Hope.

He tells them to cast their nets on “the right side of the boat.” The boat swings into action, the tilt of the mast and that of the crossbeam, the prow and the stern all point towards the fulfillment of the Lord’s commandment, “cast your net”. 

They follow His command, and their nets overflow with fish. He teaches us that blessings flow if we follow His way and have faith in Him, who is our Shepherd. In the bottom half of the circle, Calvary and the abyss that represents death, and the three-dimensional cross, the bridge from earthly to eternal reality.

When Jesus was resurrected, becoming for us The Christ, in that moment, the world was changed forever!

 

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¡Es el Señor!

Una pintura acrílica original

de la serie 14 Estaciones de la Resurrección (Via Lucis) 

 

Como suele ocurrir, los pescadores se quedaron cortos, pues pasaron una noche entera sin pescar nada para desayunar.

Cristo aparece como un faro de esperanza.

Él les dice que echen sus redes “a la derecha de la barca”. La barca entra en acción, la inclinación del mástil y de la viga transversal, la proa y la popa, todo apunta hacia el cumplimiento del mandamiento del Señor, “echad la red”.

Siguen su mandato, y sus redes rebosan de peces. Él nos enseña que las bendiciones fluyen si seguimos Su camino y tenemos fe en Él, quien es nuestro Pastor. En la mitad inferior del círculo, el Calvario y el abismo que representa la muerte, y la cruz tridimensional, puente de la realidad terrena a la eterna.

Cuando Jesús resucitó, convirtiéndose para nosotros en El Cristo, en ese momento, ¡el mundo cambió para siempre!

Peter, do you love me?

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Peter, do you love me?
Peter, do you love me?

  

An original acrylic painting from the series

14 Stations of the Resurrection (Via Lucis) by A.Vonn Hartung

After a breakfast of the fish they caught, Jesus takes Peter aside and asks him, Peter, do you love me? Peter answers three times that he does. Jesús then says, “Peter, if you love me, feed my sheep; if you love me, shelter my sheep; if you love me, protect my sheep, for the commandment I have given you is to ‘love one another as I have loved you.” In the bottom half of the circle, Calvary and the abyss that represents death, and the three-dimensional cross, the bridge from earthly to eternal reality.

Here we have the essence of Christian faith, Love. Love one another as I have loved you. So, Christ Jesus tells Peter, if you love me, you will love and care for my little ones, you will care for my faithful, you will care for the old and the vulnerable, because that is the essence of Love, to care for each other. Here, we can see the language of art working together to bring this moment and this message alive.

When Jesus was resurrected, becoming for us The Christ, in that moment, the world was changed forever!

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Simón, ¿me amas?

Una pintura acrílica original de la serie

14 Estaciones de la Resurrección (Via Lucis) por A.Vonn Hartung

 

Después de desayunar el pescado que habían pescado, Jesús toma a Pedro aparte y le pregunta: Pedro, ¿me amas? Pedro responde tres veces que sí. Jesús entonces dice: «Pedro, si me amas, apacienta mis ovejas; si me amas, cuida mis ovejas; si me amas, protege mis ovejas, porque el mandamiento que te he dado es: ‘Amaos los unos a los otros como yo os he amado’». En la mitad inferior del círculo, el Calvario y el abismo que representa la muerte, y la cruz tridimensional, el puente entre la realidad terrenal y la eterna.

Aquí tenemos la esencia de la fe cristiana, el amor. Amaos los unos a los otros como yo os he amado. Entonces, Cristo Jesús le dice a Pedro, si me amas, amarás y cuidarás a mis pequeños, cuidarás a mis fieles, cuidarás a los viejos y vulnerables porque esa es la esencia del Amor, cuidarse el uno al otro. Aquí podemos ver el lenguaje del arte trabajando en conjunto para traer este momento, este mensaje vivo.

Cuando Jesús resucitó, convirtiéndose para nosotros en El Cristo, en ese momento, ¡el mundo cambió para siempre!

The Resurrection: Joy, Hope and Salvation

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The Resurrection: Joy, Hope, and Salvation

When Jesus was resurrected, becoming for us The Christ, in that moment, the world was changed forever!

Dark was the time when Judas betrayed Jesus, which led to His suffering, crucifixion, and death on the Cross; a time when the faith of His followers was tested. But when the Messiah, Christ, rose on the third day, their prayers were answered, their faith was fulfilled, and their joy overflowed.

We are living in such dark times, and now it is our faith that is being tested. We feel the sting of betrayal. Through our tears and outrage, we better understand how Jesus suffered, and we are drawn closer to Him.

The feeling is like Death–dark, empty, and cold. But as His disciples came to know, we recognize that Jesus is resurrected; therefore, our faith is fortified, our resolve strong! For we live in the Light and have our being in the Love and Mercy of our Savior Christ Jesus.

Christ is Resurrected! Hallelujah!

My major project for the last five years has been to paint the Stations of the Resurrection (Via Lucis: The Way of Light) when Jesus appeared to His disciples beginning on Easter Sunday over a period of 40 days until he ascended and then gifted them with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

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And they saw the tomb was empty…(Mark 16)

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When Jesus was resurrected, becoming for us the Christ, in that moment, the world was changed forever for his believers.

Earth burst into blossom. Earth glowed with light in the deep night of time.

Everything, all creation, was illuminated with divine light, hope.

AS SUCH, I PAINTED THE STATIONS OF THE RESURRECTION (Via Lucis-The Way of Light)

And they saw the tomb was empty_ViaLucis1_painting on glass by AVonnHartung
And they saw the tomb was empty.

The intense color is meant to bring this miraculous change into our consciousness.

The colors are super infused with hue. Each color becomes the heightened essence of itself. To the uninformed eye, these “stained glass” windows on the Resurrection might look fantasia-like. They’re meant to be, however,  simple in form and basic in color.

 

"Mary Magdalene encounters the risen Jesus" ViaLucis2 painting on glass by AVonnHartung
Mary Magdalene encounters the risen Jesus.

The figures show emotion in their gestures, their exaggerated movements. This is to show that reality was turned on its head.

Something so unbelievable had occurred that it changed consciousness forever.

The world became full of hope and meaning because death had lost its power and its grip on humanity.

Hallelujah! He has risen!

"After the Resurrection Jesus appears to the women" ViaLucs3 painting on glass by AVonnHartung
After the Resurrection, Jesus appears to the women

These 14 Stations of the Resurrection (Via Lucis) adorn the upper reaches of the nave of Capilla San Juan Bosco in Orocovis (Barrio Gato), Puerto Rico. Padre Jorge Santiago Cartagena, SDB, commissioned them. Twelve similar windows were also commissioned by Padre Jose Luis Gómez, SDB for the church San Juan Bosco in Villa Palmeras, San Juan.

In 1998 Father Sabino Palumbieri, Salesian priest and professor of theological anthropology in Rome, “proposed the creation of a new set of stations [to complement the Stations of the Cross] centered upon the resurrection and the events following it to emphasize the positive hopeful aspect of the Christian story which, though not absent from the Stations of the Cross, is obscured by their emphasis upon suffering. The first major public celebration of this devotion was in 1990…”
It was officially sanctioned by the Vatican in 2001. (From Wikipedia-“Stations of the Resurrection”)