![]() ![]() We can return to Scripture to find that the iconographic record is strongly warranted. “There are some things in them (the writings of St Paul) hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures.” (2 Peter 3: 16) Peter not only regards Paul as a “beloved brother”, but his respect for his writings is made clear: So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him.” (2 Peter 3: 15) “Regard the patience of Our Lord as salvation. St Peter here clearly identifies the writings of St. However what finally unites these two saints on this feast day is that they were both martyred in Rome, Peter by crucifixion in 64 AD and Paul by beheading in 67 AD. ![]() Perhaps on this feast it would be good to remember in prayer Christians who are being persecuted and martyred for the faith in our own time, they too are our beloved sisters and brothers.Īs we prepare to send out registration forms for this year’s course at Ards Friary (14th – 21st August), our first in three years, it has been interesting to look back at some of the feedback from participants at previous Ards iconography courses. “Looking back at it all from the distance of one week, I can see how a pattern of change set in early on. Great emphasis was placed on the fact that this was a personal journey into a sacred space where we would encounter the Divine and ourselves. I began to understand that while I was involved with writing an icon that week – the one on the table in front of me, God was also writing an icon – me….The most moving day for me was when I began to colour in the eyes of Mary.
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