“We have wandered far from God; and if we wish to return to our Father’s home, this world must be used, not enjoyed, that so the invisible things of God may be clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,—that is, that by means of what is material and temporary we may lay hold upon that which is spiritual and eternal.”
― Augustine of Hippo, On Christian Doctrine
1 PETER 2:1-5
1 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. 4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus
Christ.
COLLECT FOR PURITY
Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love You, and worthily magnify your holy Name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
ART APPRECIATION
Claude Monet
The Magpie is the largest of approximately 140 snowscapes painted by Monet. This painting features one of the first examples of Monet using colored shadows to represent the actual, changing conditions of light and shadow in nature.
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Claude Monet (1840-1970) was born in Paris, though he later moved to Normandy when he was five to live with an older brother. He did not like being confined to a classroom and preferred being outside. He loved drawing from an early age and would draw caricatures of the people in his town. When he decided to study painting, he moved back to Paris. Monet was one of the most famous painters in art history and one of the founders of the Impressionist style. It was not uncommon for Monet to paint the same view of a subject several times to capture it in different lighting, sometimes lining up canvases and painting as quickly as he could. Some of Monet’s favorite subjects were the gardens around his home.
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MUSIC APPRECIATION
| “Waltz in D-flat Major,” Op. 64 No. 1 |
Frédéric Chopin’s Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, commonly known as the “Minute Waltz,” was actually named Valse du petit chien — “Waltz of the Little Dog.” He dedicated the piece to one of his former students, a Polish countess named Delfina Potocka, and he maintained a close friendship with her until his death in 1849.
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Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) was a Polish French composer and pianist of the Romantic period, best known for his solo pieces for piano and his piano concerti. Although he wrote little but piano works, many of them brief, Chopin ranks as one of music’s greatest tone poets by reason of his superfine imagination and fastidious craftsmanship.4
- Lange, Krista, and Leigh Lowe. First Grade Enrichment: Classical Core Curriculum. Teacher Guide. Memoria Press, 2017. ↩︎
- Ibid. ↩︎
- “Chopin ‘Minute Waltz’ Op. 64 No. 1 in D Flat Major.” Philadelphia Piano Institute, philadelphiapianoinstitute.com/chopin-waltz-dflat-major-minute-waltz. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
↩︎ - “Frédéric Chopin.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 13 Jan. 2025, http://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederic-Chopin. ↩︎
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