Icon created for the 1st synod of the Italian army
St Paul, a great figure of this new alliance given to the non-Jews.
Here too, there's an upheaval. It begins on the outside: earthquakes, doors, gates, locks and chains fall. This is what we see in this Icon. There's nothing left to hold the prisoners.
But the upheaval is also internal. The soldiers who guarded and dominated are now on their knees. Their hearts open like rings, welcoming Revelation and receiving Baptism.
Sister Marie-Paul