Book of Divine Worship frontispiece

This is the frontispiece I did for the first -- and as of this writing, still only -- edition of the Book of Divine Worship, the approved liturgy of the Roman Catholic Anglican Use (now the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter in the United States and Canada).

The influence of Albrecht Dürer is unmistakable, of course; the four main figures are based directly on his originals. I wanted the frontispiece to be evocative of the old prayer manuals that were such an important part of Church life in England, even after the Reformation.

The full image is cropped because my printer is only capable of scanning 8"x10". A complete scan will be added later.

St. Augustine of Canterbury

Many years ago, I was commissioned to do this icon for a young friend who lived some distance away. This was my first attempt at writing an icon, and I was fairly happy with the result -- aside from the "Cantauriensis," which of course should be Cantuariensis. As a Latinist, you can only imagine my shame.

Sadly, when my friend later fell away from the Faith, he gave away all of his religious books, devotional items and artwork... including this icon of St. Augustine. It is now lost. My prayer is that someone at least looks upon this icon of St. Augustine now and again, and is inspired by his holy life and example.

Apologies for the poor image quality. This is a scan of an old-fashioned photograph.

St. Michael the Archangel

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