29th March 2025
Last weekend, Pope Francis was discharged from hospital with orders to rest for two months. Since then, I have heard no news from Rome. In this case, I hope that no news is good news. Let's keep praying for him.
Last week we celebrated Lady Day, the Feast of the Annunciation, and I guess I am not ready to let go of it because this week's scared art for contemplation is a medieval portrayal of Gabriel's visit to the Blessed Virgin. The image comes from the Introducing Medieval Christianity blog, which you can find here. The blue and black colours of this illustration give the moment that Mary said her fiat a much darker look than I am used to. That, though, is the context in which the annunciation took place: amidst the darkness of the world in sin, a flash of light from heaven, reciprocated by Mary's humble fiat. This week, we recognise the darkness, but give thanks for the light that has overcome it.
