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I beati martiri Giuseppe e Mario di Boves

L’icona rappresenta i sacerdoti di Boves di fronte al loro martirio abbracciati da Cristo che sullo sfondo distende le braccia sulla croce. E’ accennato un movimento circolare che parte dal volto di don Giuseppe, si alza inglobando il volto di Gesù, poi dopo aver compreso il volto di don Mario scende lungo la sua spalla e si prolunga nel distendersi delle due mani che indicano ultimamente il libro rosso per la celebrazione della Messa.
La comunione di vita dei due sacerdoti rappresentati con l’abito talare e la casacca dello scalatore, e l’unità dei loro intenti ricorda un’esistenza spesa a immagine del Buon pastore che dà la vita per le pecore che gli sono state affidate nel segno della comunione.
I volti dei personaggi sono volutamente fissi, senza espressioni emotive leggibili, poiché assorbiti dalla forza del mistero in cui si intuisce nello stesso tempo la fatica e il peso del sacrificio, ma anche la gioia per una fedeltà all’amore portata fino all’effusione del sangue. Così unendosi a Cristo, esprimono uno sguardo che si alza con compassione sul male del mondo invitando alla riconciliazione e al perdono.

“La carità copre una moltitudine di peccati” 1Pt 4,8

English

Blessed Martyrs Giuseppe Bernardi and Mario Ghibaudo de Boves
The icon represents the priests of Boves facing their martyrdom, which occurred in the tragic context of the armistice of September 1943, who were held hostage, were executed while maintaining secrecy and not revealing the names of the perpetrators of an attack.
Here they appear represented while in an ideal way they are embraced by Christ, who from the bottom extends his arms on the cross, to join them to the mystery of death and resurrection, while he seems to pronounce this phrase: “Whoever wants to be my disciple, take up his cross and follow me: whoever wants to win his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my cause and the cause of the Gospel will win it forever (Mark 8, 34-35).
The composition of the icon, its structure around the circular movement that starts to the left of Don Giuseppe’s face, and goes to the face of Christ, slightly inclined to the left, directs the gaze towards Don Mario’s face, descending his shoulder and extending towards the hands that point to the red book for the celebration of mass. This circular movement suggests the union of the represented characters and expresses the union between the message of the Gospel and the life of dedication, lived through concrete and daily gestures of the life of the priests.
The communion of life between Fr. Giuseppe, the Parish Priest, and Fr. Mario, his curate, is highlighted by the prolongation of the gesture of the hand of the youngest, who while raising the stole, leads us to the hand of the oldest, who, in turn, hugs and shows us the missal. The unity of his gestures recalls a life lived in the image of the Good Shepherd who gives his life for the sheep entrusted to him as a sign of communion.
They have been represented in turn with the talar suit and the climber’s jacket, marked by the presence of the priestly collar and the red stole. Alongside the more classic representation of the conventional priest wearing the conventional costume, it was important to add the human aspect and the vitality expressed by Don Mario, depicted in a vintage photo as a sports climber. The grace of God respects nature and elevates it, as an old medieval proverb says.
Don Giuseppe’s right hand holds the book for the celebration of mass without touching it, as it is covered by a white manutergio as a sign of holiness and as proof that the life of the priest is dedicated to the sublime and lofty mystery that does not belong to the things of this world.
The faces of the characters are intentionally hieratic, without visible emotional expressions, as they are absorbed by the force of the mystery, in which in turn the pain and weight of sacrifice can be sensed, but also the joy of fidelity to love, carried to the shedding of his blood. And so, uniting with Christ, they show a compassionate look that rises above the evils of the world, inviting reconciliation and forgiveness.
“Charity covers a multitude of sins” Pt1, 4-8

Espanol

El icono representa a los sacerdotes de Boves frente a su martirio, ocurrido en el trágico contexto del armisticio de septiembre de 1943, quienes retenidos como rehenes, fueron ejecutados manteniendo el secreto y no revelando los nombres de los autores de un atentado.
Aquí aparecen representados mientras de forma ideal son abrazados por Cristo, quien desde el fondo extiende los brazos sobre la cruz, para unirlos al misterio de la muerte y la resurrección, mientras parece pronunciar esta frase: “Quien quiera ser mi discípulo, tome su cruz y me siga: el que quiera ganar su vida, la perderá, pero quien pierde su vida por mi causa y la causa del Evangelio, la ganará para siempre (Marcos 8, 34-35).
La composición del icono, su estructura en torno al movimiento circular que parte a la izquierda del rostro de don Giuseppe, y se dirige al rostro de Cristo, ligeramente inclinado hacia la izquierda, dirige la mirada hacia el rostro de don Mario, descendiendo por su hombro y prolongándose hacia las manos que señalan el libro rojo para la celebración de la misa. Este movimiento circular sugiere la unión de los personajes representados y expresa la unión entre el mensaje del Evangelio y la vida de entrega, vivida por medio de gestos concretos y cotidianos de la vida de los sacerdotes.
La comunión de vida de don Giuseppe, el Párroco, y de don Mario, su coadjutor, viene resaltada por la por la prolongación del gesto de la mano del más joven, quien mientras levanta la estola, nos lleva a la mano del más viejo, quien a su vez, abraza y nos muestra el misal. La unidad de sus gestos recuerda una existencia vivida a imagen del Buen Pastor que da la vida por las ovejas que le han sido encomendadas en señal de comunión.
Han sido representados a su vez con el traje talar y la casaca de escalador, marcada por la presencia del alzacuellos sacerdotal y la estola roja. Al lado de la representación más clásica del sacerdote convencional que viste el traje convencional, era importante añadir el aspecto humano y la vitalidad expresada por don Mario, representado en una foto de época como un deportista escalador. La gracia de Dios respeta la naturaleza y la eleva, tal como reza un antiguo proverbio medieval.

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