O joyful mystery! This stunning image, from the excellent Touchstone blog, which you should see every day, and probably five times a day, depicts the Orthodox priest Patrick Reardon presenting a baby at the altar. In the background is an iconic image of the resurrected Christ trampling down death, and lifting Adam (representing humanity) from the grave. (Notice, as Jim Kushiner says, the baby's uplifted arm).
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Very beautiful iconography, Rod. It reminds me of the Ukrainian-Byzantine parish I attended up in South Bend (St. Michael's).
Very beautiful.
'I doubt Rod or anyone else is trying to give it more significance than beautiful symbolism. Orthodox aren't prone to the "Virgin Mary sandwich" territory, at least as far as I've experienced.'
Indeed. It is, however, pretty neat that the pic was snapped right as the child's arm was upraised at an angle roughly parallel to Adam's arm and those of the saints in the picture, as well as Fr. Pat's. If it's a coincidence, it's a cool one!
Fr. Pat is indeed an amazing man. Knows the Bible, philosophy, history, and literature all pretty much backwards and forwards, speaks about ten languages, yet is quite humble and self-effacing. I was fortunate enough to have him as my catechist, and he chrismated me into Orthodoxy 13 years ago this week (Jan. 22).
Many years, Rob G!
Thanks, Mary!
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