St. Valentine as a Boy Ministering to the Birds by Eleanor Fortesque Brickdale – Based on a John Donne Sonnet – Archival Quality Mary and Jesus Let us be truthful

Let us be truthful

" The back is a Sacred Scripture quote from Jeremiah 1:5

Future Triumphs of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

we continue working with faith and hope and trusting in God's Providence

the King of all Creation

St. Valentine as a Boy Ministering to the Birds by Eleanor Fortesque Brickdale – Based on a John Donne Sonnet – Archival Quality Mary and Jesus Let us be truthfulThis charming Valentine was painted by one of our favorite artists, Eleanor Fortesque Brickdale, for The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads (c. 1915). She's made the Saint a boy, whimsically dressing him as a bishop and preaching to the birds, as he is in the poem this illustrates. It's that lightheartedness that usually goes with love. Note the hearts in the stained glass behind him. Also note that all the birds are paired off as couples. Even our