Old Testament Figures

“The patriarchs, prophets, and certain other Old Testament figures have been and always will be honored as saints in all the Church’s liturgical traditions.”

The Catechism of the Catholic Church #61

These beautiful stained glass windows are from the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, MN.

This mosaic of Abraham preparing to sacrifice his son, Isaac, is from the ceiling of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri.

Another mosaic from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis portrays (left to right, top to bottom): Jesus, St. John the Baptist, Daniel, Jeremiah, Hezekiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Solomon, David, Samuel, Joshua, Moses, Melchizedek, Abraham and Noah.

Statue of Elijah from the parking lot of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians at Holy Hill, Hubertus, Wisconsin

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I’m fascinated by contrasts and have long enjoyed the concept of smallness, perhaps especially in the context of the wonder that comes from gazing up into the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica or enjoying the vastness of a starry sky.

I’m a Catholic, deacon-candidate-wife, mom/mom-in-law to 7; retired homeschool mom & parish DRE; ADHD, Celiac, HSP; I love learning and writing.

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