Daniel Mitsui’s new altar cards for the TLM – HOLY COW!

The talented Catholic artist Daniel Mitsui, whom I’ve often mentioned in these electronic pages, has completed a set if illuminated altar cards for use in the Traditional Latin Mass (aka Usus Antiquior and Extraordinary Form).

You might recall that I recently posted a story about a woman afflicted with Parkinson’s.  Her friend brought Mitsui’s coloring books for her therapy, and they played a role in her conversion and reception into the Catholic Church.  HERE

I’ve seen the images online HERE.   

He describes all the images and symbols and they are packed.  

I can hardly wait to see them in person.

For example…

On the central card, in each of the four corners is the scene of an Old Testament prefigurement of the Eucharistic sacrifice: the Sacrifice of Abel, Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac, the Sacrifice of the Paschal Lamb and the Sacrifice of Melchizedek. Three of these are mentioned in the Canon of the Mass; two of them, together with the Creation depicted on the Gospel cards and the nine prophecies depicted on the Epistle card, complete the twelve prophecies of the Easter Vigil.

That just scratches the surface!

More, when I get them.

However, go have a look.

He developed his own lettering in order to calligraph the cards by hand.  Amazing.

IDEA: 

Christmas gift to priests who say the TLM.   Have them framed and give them to Father for Christmas.

BTW… I also very much like the cards from Silverstream, which I am using right now for my private altar.  Also, remember SPORCH for travel altar cards and great Requiem cards, along with some “antique” sets that are spectacular (and good for a man who already knows his prayers well).