- Joseph interprets the Dreams of the Butler and Baker
Joseph interprets the Dreams of the Butler and Baker Genesis 40:12 - Joseph interprets Pharaoh's Dream
Joseph interprets Pharaoh's Dream Genesis 41:25 - Joseph cast into Prison
Joseph cast into Prison Genesis 39:20 - Joseph bewails his fathers death
Joseph bewails his fathers death Genesis 50:1 - Jacob gives the coat to Joseph
Jacob gives the coat to Joseph Genesis 37:3 - Benjamin is introduced to Joseph
Benjamin is introduced to Joseph Genesis 43:16 - The King's gifts to Joseph
The King's gifts to Joseph Genesis 41:42 - The Cup is found in Benjamin's sack
The Cup is found in Benjamin's sack Genesis 44:12 - The Brothers bowing down before Joseph
The Brothers bowing down before Joseph Genesis 42:6 - Meeting of Joseph and his father
Meeting of Joseph and his father Genesis 46:29 - Simeon bound as a surety
Simeon bound as a surety Genesis 42:24 - Joseph's Dream
Joseph's Dream Genesis 37:5-7 - Joseph's Coat brought to Jacob
Joseph's Coat brought to Jacob Genesis 37:33 - Joseph sold to the Ishmaelites
Joseph sold to the Ishmaelites Genesis 37:27 - Joseph made known to his brethren
Joseph made known to his brethren Genesis 45:2 - Joseph let down into the pit
Joseph let down into the pit Genesis 37:23 - Carthusian Brothers in the Kitchen
Carthusian Brothers in the Kitchen of The Grand Chartreuse - A visitors Cell
I rang the great bell at the convent gate, and begged for hospitality. A tall, cowled monk received me, but uttered no word. He merely made a sign for me to follow him, and, closing the gate and shooting the massive bolts, he led the way across a court, where I was met by another monk, who was allowed to break the rigid vow of silence so far that he could inquire of strangers what their business was. He asked me if I desired food and rest, and on my answering in the affirmative he led me to a third and silent brother, and by him I was conducted to a cell with whitewashed walls. It contained a small bed of unpainted pine wood, and a tiny table, on which was an iron basin and a jug of water. A crucifix hung on the wall, and beneath it was a prie-dieu. - A Monks Cell
A Monks Cell in Carthusian monastery The Grand Chartreuse - Entrance court to La Grande Chartreuse
"La vie d'un bon Chartreux doit être Une oraison presque continuelle." [The life of a good Chartreux must be an almost continuous oration.] The above is the legend that is painted on the door of every cell occupied by a monk of the silent Order of Carthusians. To pray always for those who never pray; to pray for those who have done you wrong; to pray for those who sin every hour of their lives; to pray for all sorts and conditions of men, no matter what their colour, no matter what their creed; to pray that God will remove doubt and scepticism from the world, and open all human eyes to the way of faith and salvation. Such is the chief duty of the Chartreux. - Chapel of St. Bruno
Before leaving the neighbourhood I paid a visit to the Chapelle de St. Bruno, which is within half an hour's walk of the monastery. It is erected in a very wild spot, said to be the site of the saint's original hermitage. There is nothing particularly interesting in the chapel, which is in a state of dilapidation. But it is curious to speculate that here dwelt, in what was little more than a cavern, the man who, by the austerity of his life and his gloomy views, was able to found a religious Order which has endured for many ages, and is one of the few that escaped destruction during the revolutions and upheavals of the last century. The situation of the Chapelle is one of singular loneliness and desolation, and for eight months of the year at least it is buried in snow. - Carthusian Fathers singing
In the Chapel at daybreak - Carthusian Father going to midnight office
This strange community of Carthusians is divided into categories of "Fathers" and "Brothers." The former wear robes of white wool, cinctured with a girdle of white leather. Their heads and faces are closely shaven, and the head is generally enveloped in a cowl, which is attached to the robe. They are all ordained priests, and it is to them the rule of silence, solitude, and fasting, more particularly applies. The fasting is represented by the daily bill of fare I have given, and it never varies all the year round, except on Fridays and certain days in Lent, when, poor as it is, it is still further reduced. The solitude consists of many hours spent in prayer in the loneliness of the cell, and the silence imposed is only broken by monosyllabic answers to questions addressed to them. Sustained conversation is a fault, and would be severely punished. Aspirants for the Fatherhood have to submit to a most trying novitiate, which lasts for five full years. After that they are ordained, and from that moment they renounce the world, with all its luring temptations and its sin. Their lives henceforth must be strictly holy in accordance with the tenets of their religion. The Brothers are the manual labourers, the hewers of wood and drawers of water. They do everything that is required in the way of domestic service. They wear sandals on their bare feet, and their bodies are clothed in a long, loose, brown robe, fastened at the waist by a rope girdle. On both branches of the Order the same severe régime is compulsory, but on Fridays the Brothers only get a morsel of black bread and a cup of cold water. The attention to spiritual duties is all-absorbing, and under no circumstances must it be relaxed. Matins commence in the chapel at twelve o'clock at night, and continue until about two o'clock. - Adam and Eve driven out of the garden of Eden
Gen. 3:23, 24 - XP
Constantine the Great, founder of Constantinople, had the monogram of Christ placed on the labarum, or imperial stamdard; It was the Greek letter X (chi) with a P (rbo) placed perpendicularly though it, forming the first two letters of the name Christ, in Greek - IHS
From Pugin's "Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament" - The Nrisingha Avatara
The Nrisingha Avatara - The Lotus
The Lotus - The Matsva Avatara
The Matsva Avatara - The Kurma Avatara
The Kurma Avatara - The Krishna Avatara
The Krishna Avatara - The Fig Tree
The Fig Tree - The Bel
The Bel - The Banyan Tree
The Banyan Tree - Sugriva
Sugriva - Siva
Siva - Siva temple at Benares
Siva temple at Benares - Siva slaying an Asura
Siva slaying an Asura - Siva and Parvati
Siva and Parvati - Shitala
Shitala - Sasti
Sasti - Sarasvati
Sarasvati - Ravana
Ravana - Radha worshipping Krishna as Kali
Radha worshipping Krishna as Kali - Parvati worhipping the Linga
Parvati worhipping the Linga - Panchanana
Panchanana - Monkeys constructing the bridge at Lanka
Monkeys constructing the bridge at Lanka - Manasa
Manasa - Lakhsmi
Lakhsmi - Krishna slaying Bakasura
Krishna slaying Bakasura - Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana
Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana - Kamadeva
Kamadeva - Kartikeya
Kartikeya - Kalki
Kalki - Kali
Kali - Kali dancing on Siva
Kali dancing on Siva - Jagannath
Jagannath - Jagaddhatri
Jagaddhatri - Indra
Indra - Har-Hari
Har-Hari