I went to the Roman Catacombs today. In this catacomb named after Priscilla, there we Christians paintings from the second and third centuries. One painting in the oldest image we have of Mary. She is holding the infant Jesus. This image below is from the 2nd century. Many people were buried in the catacombs. During times of persecution, they sometimes prayed and offered mass in chapels in the catacombs.
Some of the early martyrs were buried here. It makes me consider what my faith means to me. Would I die for Jesus?
Have a great day,
Fr. Pete
Wow! I would LOVE to go to Rome! The pictures are really cool!
ReplyDelete-Jacob Hegge