Wordless Wednesday: The Keys to the Kingdom
Wednesday July 8, 2009
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What a lovely mosaic! And of course, the meaning behind it is so wonderful, as well!
Wow, that’s a beautiful mosaic. Last year in Venice I toured one of Italy’s top mosaic foundries. It was very interesting. Another great place in Italy for mosaics is Ravenna, beautiful mosaics in the early Christian churches.
Having been a tile setter for almost 30 years I find the mosaic aspect fascinating!
I, too, love mosaics. The early Christian church in Aquileia, Italy, has a fantastic mosaic floor filled with symbols from the Old and New Testaments.
Your mosaic is especially appropriate for this year dedicated to priests…without our bishops and priests, our centuries-old ties to Jesus and the Apostles would be broken. Apostolic succession isn’t discussed too often in Sunday homilies, but it’s essential to the Catholic faith.
It must have taken a long time to piece it up.