Mary is related to all things human.  Being the mother of Jesus who has come among us to renew the face of the earth, Mary stands for all concerns that attempt to give this world a new heart, and mind, and face.

The painted wooden panels you see in this feature convey a message of fairness and justice.  Beginning with the Magnificat and ending with St. Martin's generous sharing of his mantle, the six panels highlight attitudes and symbols explaining God's love for the poor and oppressed.

We find in Mary, the chanter of the Magnificat, hope and strength for our commitment to justice and peace.  She is the blessed one because of her faith.  Mary and Elizabeth, both pregnant with the hope of the world, are figures of comprehensive justice including not only social justice but also our ultimate justification before God.

These artifacts are part of a collection of 152 Wooden panels decorating the ceiling of a fifth century church in Fillis/Graubünden (Switzerland) dedicated to  St. Martin. The panels convey a medieval worldview of apocalyptic dimension dominated by the saving grace of the cross.