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The Lord Jesus, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread, and giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye and eat, this is My Body which shall be delivered for you; this do for the commemoration of Me. In like manner also the chalice.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Ecce Homo

It really was in disrepair. Something had to be done. A century of humid air had taken its toll on Elias Garcia Martinez' Ecce Homo, so a well-meaning parishioner attempted to restore the fresco:

Ecce Homo, by Elias Garcia Martinez

Am I the only one who sees here a metaphor for the distressed state of the "pre-conciliar" Church, and its "renewal" in the years following Vatican II?

posted by Michael | 8/26/2012

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