Foreign thank you foreign [Applause] Foreign Penitent one returned from the tomb and walking among the mourners your Awakening is now written on the Eternal pages is my name and I hail from the Heavenly mountains on high the seat and the beginning of all that is Holy so that I may address
You look upon me thus as a preceptor in this Enterprise hailing from the highest of all seats penitent one the miracle shall give birth to a new child in a great heart descended from the clouds that watches over the ancient city of the Blessed name from on high you must reach it to
Stop its birth but on this ascending path of penitence the arch conf fraternity awaits you those penitents that the miracle itself took as its Sentinels now await your arrival orospina the confraternity of embroiderers benedicta of the confraternity of endless Horizon Odon of the confraternity of salt lesmers of the confraternity of
Incorruptible flesh all under the dictate of the oldest penitent the first among them all who was Everton father of the penitence penitent one the miracle has instilled three regrets in the consciences of three of its Guardians only by revealing them shall you achieve the humiliation of the sculpted figures
That hold up the city allowing you to ascend to its upper reaches and finally to the great heart look for the Guardians thank you foreign Foreign Foreign Thank you Foreign Foreign workshops which is a flooding of sawdust glue and varnish Montagne is my name Master sculptor one of those who with Steady Hand and silver chisel patiently carve out from the wood the faithful shapes of our true Saints so that they might be contemplated and revered by The Devout
No trace of light remains in my glassy eyes yet still I know what thou seekest and neatest for are we not all penitence on this Earth in some way the miracle proclaimed that as my profession was that of a master sculptor I should carve in Wood the figure of the Most Blessed lady
As my last work of art penitent one I beg you help me in this my final piece of work seek out for me the finest chisels and tools the most wondrous of pigments and the most delicate of varnishes and I can sculpt for the figures that will fit
Into the Altarpiece you carry on your back like this very one I offer to thee here please accept this as a gesture of my unending gratitude it is but the first piece of many more I shall carve for you now I shall place it upon the altar peace upon your back and
You will feel its Grace but also its burden the hands of the miracle will guide me in the carving in accordance with the memory you bring me may they guide thee as they guide me penitent one Thank you The Altarpiece on your back now has more capacity here I will wait for you until you gather more marks of martyrdom to extend your Altarpiece May the hands of the miracle guide thee penitent one foreign That separates sin and confession crime and judgment conceals not but Shadows here in my darkness the remaineth for Tears For Me forgiveness for those of you who seeketh where are the bereaved now where are the repentant how long since the long Agony of this Sacrament began
Now that your Penance of silence and the pain that plagues your flesh has led you to my dark confession let me Purge the guilt you bear Alleviate your burden penitent won return When the guilt scorches your brow I will free you from your burden for that is my purpose [Applause] thank you Foreign thank you Foreign foreign
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