As the Church venerates Mary, Mother of God on the first day of this jubilee year of 2025, our gaze turns to the mother of Jesus, the mother of the Church, our spiritual mother who accompanies each of us on our jubilee journey of hope. Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity and Saints, an illuminated miniature in a 15th-century psalter, offers a beautiful visual homily for our contemplation on our pilgrim way.
The scene reflects the creative gift of an anonymous illustrator, known simply as the Olivetan Master. We see the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—in the company of the Blessed Virgin Mary amidst a host of angels and saints neatly arranged in rows. The saints, the angels, and indeed Mary and the Trinity in the center, invite the viewer into their holy company.
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