Description
There is so much I love about St Drostan, I find it difficult to phrase it in a way that does justice to this newly found love. I suppose it is this particular miracle – the healing a priest called Symon – that brings him instantly close to my heart. There is something special to me, a priest, about this story. St Drostan’s miracle speaks loudly about a suffering which is rarely talked about in the Church, a kind of suffering that goes mostly unnoticed by all except those who are affected by it – the clergy of the Church.
Bishops, priests and monastics – male and female – can suffer (God willing, maybe not all of us do) from a type of loneliness that comes from the responsibility of always comforting (without being comforted), always forgiving (without ever being forgiven), always getting everyone back on their feet and spiritually renewed (while hardly ever receiving any spiritual support themselves).
We forget that are all human – clergy and monastics included – and like all humans, we need forgiveness, we need light, we need support, we need to be allowed to get up and start again. We need what all humans need – to feel loved.
More on our dedicated icons site: http://icons.mullmonastery.com/st-drostan-spiritual-fatherhood/
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Hand-painted icon on natural wood, traditionally double reinforced on the back for longer life.
Painted with egg tempera.
Dimensions: 21 cm x 29 cm.
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Cost: 360 UK pounds, plus shipping costs.
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Commission going to Indiana, USA.
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More information on our dedicated blog: http://icons.mullmonastery.com/st-drostan-spiritual-fatherhood/
