Day 6 Mornings with Mary.

Today is day 6 of Mornings with Mary.

This is a photo of one of the many faces of Mary that hangs in the beautiful Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky.

This is a tapestry.

It was given to the sisters many years ago as a gift and the tag on the frame is so dark it is not readable.
I don't know if the portrait is of tapestry also or just the image around it.
The next time I am there I will observe it more closely.

The tapestry must have taken a long time to complete and I can just imagine a person working on this for maybe years as a work of love.

Mary has been portrayed  in every medium imaginable.

Paint, fabric, metal and I love to search for different examples of that.

If an artist wants to put their feelings about love and motherhood into a work, there is no better model than

Mary.
The look on Mary's face for her infant is of undying love.
In my understanding of Mary, even though she was gifted with outstanding love and understanding, she had no idea of what was to come for her Son and herself.
She just lived and loved each day to the fullest.
I pray for that virtue daily.

Now to prove that, if you go here you will find a glorious display of many Marys.