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The Tuesday Pillar Post

Hey everybody,

Today’s first reading, the martyrdom of St. Stephen, is a powerful one.

So is this Rembrandt depiction of the scene.

There are three faces of note in the painting: That of Stephen, looking heavenward and bathed in light; that of Saul, seated in the background of the painting and looking apprehensively toward that light, and that of Rembrand…