Madonna of Humility – Dalmasio Misc. calling the soul to Himself

calling the soul to Himself

This is an antique photograph of Saint Damien of Molokai

Her face is beautifully serene and light radiates from her head

who hold the instruments of the Savior's Passion and Death

announcing Our Lord's Resurrection

Madonna of Humility – Dalmasio Misc. calling the soul to HimselfIn this fourteenth century image of the Madonna and Child by Dalmasio, the Blessed Virgin holds the Infant Christ as He looks up at His Mother, holding her veil. Mary sits on grass, covered with bright flowers, which symbolize her virginity. There is a small crescent moon at her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head, denoting the Blessed Mother as the Woman of the Apocalypse foretold in Revelation 12: 1. Mary and Christ sit in the glow of the