Holy Mary, Mother of the Lord, you remained faithful when the disciples...
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ARTIST: Br. Robert Lentz, OFM
ARTWORK NARRATIVE:
After his resurrection, the Gospels relate that Jesus appeared to his disciples and explained how prophecies and images from the Jewish Scriptures had been fulfilled in his life and death. Ever since, one of the three main ways Christians have interpreted the Bible has been allegorically.
In the Book of Exodus, Moses is astonished when he sees a bush covered with flames, but unburnt. For Orthodox Christians, the burning bush is an important prophecy and symbol of Christ's Incarnation. The flames represent God's very presence, while the bush that is not burned by those flames is Mary, the Theotokos, who conceived God in her womb.
Ravens surround the burning bush in this icon. They are not mentioned in the scriptural account, but as desert dwellers represent the ordinary world into which God's self-revelation is suddenly erupting. Creatures of God, they are naturally drawn to his presence and adore him according to their nature.
