St. Joseph
St. Joseph, the patron of the Sisters
of St. Joseph of Wichita and of Concordia,
is the center panel. He is the most
illuminated and looks directly at
us for he holds the living Christ.
Baby Jesus instructs and blesses
with one hand and in the other holds
the world. St. Joseph is usually
portrayed holding a flowering staff,
often lilies, perhaps also a symbol
of the living Christ and His resurrection.
The carpentry tools in St. Joseph’s
other hand remind us of the humble
daily work required to attend to
our Lord. The Holy Family’s
donkey and the “living well”
are in the background. A sagebrush
in the foreground, shared with St.
Teresa, suggests kinship with Kansas
and also to the desert where Christ
went to pray. |
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