SAINT MARK COMPLETED

This drawing was commissioned by the Pastor of Saint Mark's Catholic Church in Wilmington, North Carolina, a church that holds special significance for me, as it was there that I went through the process of becoming Catholic. There are MANY good and faithful souls there who have done me great good. The drawing is done after the famous statue of Saint Mark in Florence, carved by Donatello. I have always loved this sculpture, and thought it would be appropriate to depict Saint Mark with his traditional symbol, the Lion. Saint Mark wrote one of the four Gospels, and although not an apostle himself, is said to have been the companion of Saint Peter during the latter's Apostolic journeys to spread the faith. Scholarship suggests that Saint Mark's Gospel was the first to be written. Hopefully my good friend, the pastor, will be pleased, and will forgive the time it has taken me to complete this work. Saint Mark, pray for us, and help us by your prayers to seek Christ's Face in His Holy Gospels and in all of Sacred Scripture. O Jesus Christ, Savior of the World, have mercy on us poor sinners.