Back in 2011 I had recently read The Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalaski. She is known for the image of Divine Mercy. Which is a painting of Jesus based on a vision she had of him.
The image of Divine Mercy is one of my favorite religious images. Saint Faustina's visions were not limited to this one vision however.
Another vision she had was of Mary and the child Jesus. I looked for a representation of this vision, but was unable to find one. So I decided to make my own. It has taken me until last night 12/21/14 to actually finish my attempt at drawing this vision. Not because it took that long to draw it, but because I procrastinated that long! Yikes I know! It only took me about 3 and half days of working on it to actually finish it. Now my drawing is not nearly as good as the famous Divine Mercy image, but I'll share it with you anyway.
First though here is the description from St. Faustina's Diary in which she describes this vision:
"A vision of the Mother of God. In the midst of a great brilliance, I saw the Mother of God clothed in a white gown, girt about with a golden cincture; and there were tiny stars, also of gold, over the whole garment, and chevron-shaped sleeves lined with gold. Her cloak was sky-blue, lightly thrown over the shoulders. A transparent veil was delicately drawn over her head, while her flowing hair was set off beautifully by a golden crown which terminated in little crosses. On Her left arm She held the Child Jesus. A Blessed Mother of this type I had not seen. Then She looked at me kindly and said: I am the Mother of God of Priests. At that She lowered Jesus from Her arm to the ground, raised Her right hand heavenward and said: O God, bless Poland, bless priests. Then She addressed me once again: Tell the priests what you have seen. I resolved at first opportunity [I would have] of seeing Father [Andrasz] I would tell; but I myself can make nothing of this vision.
I am not a great artist, so if you would like to make your own rendition of this vision I would love to see it. Or if you like mine feel free to copy it as I believe it meant to be shared. If you want to buy a nice framed version you can buy one HERE.
The image of Divine Mercy is one of my favorite religious images. Saint Faustina's visions were not limited to this one vision however.
Another vision she had was of Mary and the child Jesus. I looked for a representation of this vision, but was unable to find one. So I decided to make my own. It has taken me until last night 12/21/14 to actually finish my attempt at drawing this vision. Not because it took that long to draw it, but because I procrastinated that long! Yikes I know! It only took me about 3 and half days of working on it to actually finish it. Now my drawing is not nearly as good as the famous Divine Mercy image, but I'll share it with you anyway.
First though here is the description from St. Faustina's Diary in which she describes this vision:
"A vision of the Mother of God. In the midst of a great brilliance, I saw the Mother of God clothed in a white gown, girt about with a golden cincture; and there were tiny stars, also of gold, over the whole garment, and chevron-shaped sleeves lined with gold. Her cloak was sky-blue, lightly thrown over the shoulders. A transparent veil was delicately drawn over her head, while her flowing hair was set off beautifully by a golden crown which terminated in little crosses. On Her left arm She held the Child Jesus. A Blessed Mother of this type I had not seen. Then She looked at me kindly and said: I am the Mother of God of Priests. At that She lowered Jesus from Her arm to the ground, raised Her right hand heavenward and said: O God, bless Poland, bless priests. Then She addressed me once again: Tell the priests what you have seen. I resolved at first opportunity [I would have] of seeing Father [Andrasz] I would tell; but I myself can make nothing of this vision.
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