St. James is home to quite a few beautiful and interesting pieces of sacred art. One of these is a santos style statue of a mitred bishop holding a scroll. The parish acquired it some years ago, and the vicar emeritus painted it with new colors at that time. Because the parish had no other image of its patron, it was given his name and placed in the sanctuary.
In anticipation of the Feast of Saint James of Jerusalem this year (October 23), I spent a few evenings adding some detail to the statue, plus some new color here and there. The topmost picture is "before" and the bottom two are "after." Good fun!
Yes, this is how the clergy while away their hours!
Father Chris+
