"Truly, it is the indescribable sweetness of contemplation which you give to those who love you. In this you have shown the tenderness of your charity, that when I had no being you made me; and when I strayed away from you, you brought me back again to serve you and commanded me to love you." The Imitation of Christ
Sunday, 20 March 2011
St. Joseph
St. Joseph's feast day is one of those little bright spots during Lent...
I'm rather fond of the statue we have at Our Lady of the Rosary, Blackfen - the child Jesus entrusting his foster-father with the world, and St. Joseph shown as a relatively young man.
I am certain that St Joseph was a young man and that the classical art and statuary of the church is actually wrong. It reminds me of the statue of Our Lady at Lourdes which was abhorred by St Bernadette as being nothing like the appearance of Our Lady. According to Bernadette, Our lady was, of course, beautiful but also quite short as was Bernadette herself. You only have to see the height of the grotto to appreciate this truth.
I am certain that St Joseph was a young man and that the classical art and statuary of the church is actually wrong. It reminds me of the statue of Our Lady at Lourdes which was abhorred by St Bernadette as being nothing like the appearance of Our Lady.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Bernadette, Our lady was, of course, beautiful but also quite short as was Bernadette herself. You only have to see the height of the grotto to appreciate this truth.