Mary seated beside a column of golden light in Henry Ossawa Tanner’s The Annunciation.

Art Lectio · Advent 2026

A season of contemplation

Advent

Make room for a little wonder.

Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Annunciation, 1898. Philadelphia Museum of Art, W1899-1-1. Faithful reproduction via Wikimedia Commons, marked public domain.

1–25 December 2026 · A digital Advent calendar

Make room for wonder this Christmas.

Art, its stories and Christian contemplation.
A daily meditation on the wonder of Advent through art.

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INSIDE THE CALENDAR

More to discover. Space to reflect.

25 artworks

One artwork for each day, 1–25 December 2026.

Recorded + written reflections

Art and Christian contemplation, with time to stay and look.

Downloadable journal prompts

Companion resources to download and return to in your own time.

Your first reflection opens on 1 December.