CMP Review 2025-04-25

April 25, 2025

“Do not be afraid: I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said!” (Mt 28:5-6)

Another diorama to aid the pre-school aged children at our church to engage with this part of the story of the paschal mystery. The figures were lovingly carved and painted by Serafina, with some help from a friend and his many electric saws to create the empty tomb structure itself, complete with flowered bushes and the rollable stone. She even has the burial cloths inside, so the children can see the place where Jesus lay, but where he is no longer. I quite like the detail of the surprised mouths on the women. And as she was working with 2″x2″ pieces of wood, I was unsure of how she would accomplish depicting the angel’s wings. I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by her solution.

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