ORIGINAL Saint Josephine Bakhita Sketch
This original 5×7” charcoal sketch, featuring Saint Josephine Bakhita is one of 10 sketches completed in my 2024 October Saint Sketch Challenge. All earnings from these sketches from now through November 9th will go to Cross Catholic Outreach for hurricane relief from recent hurricanes, Helene and Milton. Purchase this original to help unlock prints of this piece so others can help contribute to the cause!
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DETAILS:
*original 5×7” charcoal sketch on paper
*Frame/unframed option
*Frame can either sit or stand
*If choosing framed option, please allow 2 weeks for processing
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ABOUT THIS SAINT/PIECE:
"If I were to meet the slave-traders who kidnapped me and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen, I would not be a Christian and religious today."
A day behind...and not my best work, but the story of Saint Josephine Bakhita, despite all it's horrors and tragedies, tells a story of hope.
Despite being kidnapped at the age of six, sold into slavery, tortured, and wounded by her owners for years, Josephine Bakhita had a strong "knowing" throughout it all that someone somewhere out there deeply loved her.
And when she stared at a crucifix for the first time, she knew just who that was.
By the grace of God, Josephine Bakhita was finally freed at the age of 20 and became a Canossian sister in Venice. When someone asked Josephine what she would do if she ever met her captors again, she responded with a message of hope we should all take to heart.
She would kiss their hands...and thank them.
Their actions were not excusable, and I'm sure the trauma wrought by years of torture was not easily overcome on Josephine's part.
Yet, she chose to focus on the beautiful side of her story: How Our Lord can redeem even the most ugliest of circumstances and turn them into masterpieces that only speak of His Love.
Saint Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of human trafficking, pray for us!
This original 5×7” charcoal sketch, featuring Saint Josephine Bakhita is one of 10 sketches completed in my 2024 October Saint Sketch Challenge. All earnings from these sketches from now through November 9th will go to Cross Catholic Outreach for hurricane relief from recent hurricanes, Helene and Milton. Purchase this original to help unlock prints of this piece so others can help contribute to the cause!
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DETAILS:
*original 5×7” charcoal sketch on paper
*Frame/unframed option
*Frame can either sit or stand
*If choosing framed option, please allow 2 weeks for processing
……………………………………………….
ABOUT THIS SAINT/PIECE:
"If I were to meet the slave-traders who kidnapped me and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen, I would not be a Christian and religious today."
A day behind...and not my best work, but the story of Saint Josephine Bakhita, despite all it's horrors and tragedies, tells a story of hope.
Despite being kidnapped at the age of six, sold into slavery, tortured, and wounded by her owners for years, Josephine Bakhita had a strong "knowing" throughout it all that someone somewhere out there deeply loved her.
And when she stared at a crucifix for the first time, she knew just who that was.
By the grace of God, Josephine Bakhita was finally freed at the age of 20 and became a Canossian sister in Venice. When someone asked Josephine what she would do if she ever met her captors again, she responded with a message of hope we should all take to heart.
She would kiss their hands...and thank them.
Their actions were not excusable, and I'm sure the trauma wrought by years of torture was not easily overcome on Josephine's part.
Yet, she chose to focus on the beautiful side of her story: How Our Lord can redeem even the most ugliest of circumstances and turn them into masterpieces that only speak of His Love.
Saint Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of human trafficking, pray for us!
This original 5×7” charcoal sketch, featuring Saint Josephine Bakhita is one of 10 sketches completed in my 2024 October Saint Sketch Challenge. All earnings from these sketches from now through November 9th will go to Cross Catholic Outreach for hurricane relief from recent hurricanes, Helene and Milton. Purchase this original to help unlock prints of this piece so others can help contribute to the cause!
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DETAILS:
*original 5×7” charcoal sketch on paper
*Frame/unframed option
*Frame can either sit or stand
*If choosing framed option, please allow 2 weeks for processing
……………………………………………….
ABOUT THIS SAINT/PIECE:
"If I were to meet the slave-traders who kidnapped me and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen, I would not be a Christian and religious today."
A day behind...and not my best work, but the story of Saint Josephine Bakhita, despite all it's horrors and tragedies, tells a story of hope.
Despite being kidnapped at the age of six, sold into slavery, tortured, and wounded by her owners for years, Josephine Bakhita had a strong "knowing" throughout it all that someone somewhere out there deeply loved her.
And when she stared at a crucifix for the first time, she knew just who that was.
By the grace of God, Josephine Bakhita was finally freed at the age of 20 and became a Canossian sister in Venice. When someone asked Josephine what she would do if she ever met her captors again, she responded with a message of hope we should all take to heart.
She would kiss their hands...and thank them.
Their actions were not excusable, and I'm sure the trauma wrought by years of torture was not easily overcome on Josephine's part.
Yet, she chose to focus on the beautiful side of her story: How Our Lord can redeem even the most ugliest of circumstances and turn them into masterpieces that only speak of His Love.
Saint Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of human trafficking, pray for us!