Ven. Bruno Lanteri – Oblates of the Virgin Mary – Nunc Coepi – Catholic Art Print

If you aren't familiar with the spirituality of Venerable Bruno Lanteri, you are in for a treat. He is one of the kindest, most gentle saints we have ever found (in our very limited experience!)

Here is an example of one of the things he said. See if it doesn't bring you peace: "I urge you to begin each day leaving the past to the mercy of the Lord, and the future to his Divine Providence. Do not let yourself be troubled by anything, not even by your own failings, taking care to overcome them immediately by an act of love of God."

Thinking of the love of God, of His providence and mercy, brings such a calm to me.

Father Bruno Lanteri (1759–1830) was a priest from the island of Sardinia. He was a devout priest who followed the teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola. He is famous for his Nunc Coepi expression, “Now I begin” or “Begin Again.” He founded the Oblates of the Virgin Mary. According to them, this painting was done by Michele Baretta and currently resides in Curitiba, Brazil. According to Wikipedia, Michele Baretta’s paintings are in the public domain. We have restored this one.

We have the Nunc Coepi quote in our Catholic Quote shop, here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/762498984/nunc-coepi-now-i-begin-qb-philip-rivers

** IMPORTANT ** THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER! There is a blank border around the image. Approximately 0.5" wide for 5x7, 1.3" for 8.5x11, 1.6" for 11x14, and 1.75" for 13x17 and 16x20. For the two poster sizes, 18x24 and 24x36, we use 0.5" borders. We do this because the ratio of the rectangle of the art almost never matches the rectangle of the paper, and if it did happen to match one size, it would not match the others. Most fine art printers do this because otherwise they’d have to crop the art or warp it to make it fit the paper. The border looks good. It gives the picture a faux matted appearance.

There is almost always a little more border either on the left-right sides, or the top-bottom, depending on whether the ratio of the art is wider or taller than the paper.

We make Archival Quality fine art prints:

– Acid-free paper

– Archival pigments

– Cardboard backer for sizes 11x14 and less.

– Above story of the art

– Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal-clear bag.

– Rated to last 200+ years without fading if kept dry and out of the direct sun.

Thanks for your interest!

+JMJ+

Sue & John

Lincoln, Nebraska

“In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art.”

~ St. Pope John Paul II

Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and any image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson – Classic Catholic Art.