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Oil painting by Philipp Schumacher showing a priest in gold vestments elevating the Eucharist during Mass, with an altar server ringing bells and faithful kneeling in prayer.

Elevation of the Host – Philipp Schumacher – 1920

Painting by Philipp Schumacher showing a priest in a white chasuble and an altar boy kneeling in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament exposed in an open tabernacle.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Philipp Schumacher – 1920

Copperplate engraving "St. Bernard Liberating Souls from Purgatory" by Jacobus Neeffs (1653), showing the saint at an altar and angels helping souls climb a ladder to heaven.

St. Bernard Liberating Souls from Purgatory (Vision of the Ladder) – Philip Fruytiers – 1653

Vertical drawing "Vision During a Mass" by Belisario Corenzio, depicting a priest at an altar looking up in awe at a vision of God the Father and angels, with worshippers kneeling below.

Vision During a Mass – Belisario Corenzio – 1630

Painting by Philipp Schumacher titled Mass in the Catacombs, showing a priest elevating the chalice while a vision of the Crucified Christ and angels collecting His Blood appears above, surrounded by kneeling early Christians.

Mass in the Catacombs – Philipp Schumacher – 1915

Painting by Eduardo Lobo de Moura depicting a Catholic Mass being celebrated in 1858 at the Portuguese Legation in London, featuring a priest at the altar and a congregation of diplomats and women in Victorian crinoline dresses.

Mass at the Portuguese Legation in London – Eduardo Lobo de Moura – 1858

Painting by the Master of Saint Giles depicting Saint Giles elevating the Host at the altar of Saint-Denis, while an angel descends with a scroll towards the kneeling King Charlemagne.

The Mass of St Gilles – Master of Saint Giles – 1500

Painting by Eugenio Lucas Velázquez showing a priest elevating the golden chalice at a brightly lit altar, while a kneeling congregation prays in the dark shadows of the church nave.

Mass (The Elevation) – Lucas Velázquez – 1870

15th-century painting by Sano di Pietro showing young St. Anthony with a halo standing behind a priest celebrating Mass in a church with black and white striped columns.

St. Anthony the Great at Mass Dedicates His Life to God – Sano di Pietro – 1440

Painting by George Clausen showing women and children in traditional Dutch bonnets and wooden clogs kneeling on cobblestones outside a brick church door during High Mass in a Zuyder Zee fishing village.

High mass at a fishing village on the Zuyder Zee, Holland – George Clausen – 1876

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