Retouching a Faded Picture

Ancient works of art deteriorate over time. Colors fade, and their beauty is subdued in the process. A skilled technician can restore them to their original beauty by cleaning away the dirt to enhance the pigment in the painting.

Taking part in this supper has something of the same effect as restoring a work of art. The fading memory of Christ’s ancient portrait of self-giving brightens again in these emblems of body and blood. We see afresh what it means to care.