Josemaria in Piazza...
Via Big Sis in Rome, a new statue has been unveiled in St. Peter's Square....A statue of St. Josemaría Escrivá, founder of the Opus Dei, has been placed in the exterior of St. Peter's Basilica.Interesting -- and even more interestingly, news of the unveiling was running high on the Italian wires the other day. I'm looking forward to paying a visit to it.
The marble statue, some 5 meters high, is in a niche on the facade of the basilica's left transept, also called St. Joseph's arm, close to the entrance to the sacristy. It was placed there Tuesday.
The niches in this part of the basilica were designated by Pope John Paul II for sculptures of saints and founders of our time.
St. Josemaría's statue is placed near others of the same size, among which is that of St. Gregory, founder of the Armenian Church; Carmelite St. Teresa of the Andes; and St. Marcelino Champagnat, founder of the Marist Brothers.
And, for the exceptionally curious, it's been announced that John Allen's "Opus Dei: The First Objective Look behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church" will be released on October 25. Place your orders....
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posted by Rocco Palmo at 12:42
2 Comments:
It's nice to see that there are sculptors with the interest or training to do this stuff... But really, does anyone else think the little angels were a little unnecessary?
St. Josemaria received the inspiration for what would become Opus Dei on the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels. That feast day is considered to be the date of the founding of Opus Dei. Thus, the little angels are entirely appropriate.
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