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14 MARCH 26-APRIL 8, 2016 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese Camp St. Malo V I S I T O R & H E R I T A G E C E N T E R HELP PRESERVE THE HERITAGE OF Camp St. Malo Above are renderings of Camp St. Malo and the new visitor center, St. Williams Lodge, which will tell the story of Camp St. Malo and serve as a gift shop and bridal party facility. ank you for supporting Camp St. Malo! Your gift will ensure future generations will enjoy the beauty of Camp St. Malo for years to come. campstmalo.org/donate e Archdiocese of Denver is pleased to announce that work is underway to preserve the beauty and rich history of the Chapel on the Rock (St. Catherine of Siena Chapel) in Allenspark, Colorado. A re destroyed the St. Malo Retreat Center in 2011, and a massive ood and landslide in 2013 made much of the site unusable. e preservation project will include building the Pope Saint John Paul II Memorial Hiking Trail and Trail Head Pavilion; and establishing a new visitor and heritage center in St. Williams Lodge. To learn more, visit campstmalo.org VISIT CAMP ST. MALO AND SUPPORT THE RENOVATION! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK The Annunciation (April 4 this year due to Good Friday) is a poetic and highly mystical event in Salvation history, lending itself to a variety of artistic interpretations. Each of these interpretations has served to stress a different theological truth of the interaction between the Virgin Mary and the Angel Gabriel. Mary is sometimes shown holding a pitcher at a well. This alludes to Ja- cob's well in Gen 29:1-25, which the Samaritan woman referenced when she spoke to Jesus in Jn 4:6-15. The pitcher can be a symbol for the Madon- na, who at the Anuncia- tion prepares herself to be the "container" of Jesus. The angel Gabriel's posture is strong, as the Hebrew mean- ing of his name is "God is my strength". However, even he genufl ects before the mystery of the Incarnation. Cats were charged with neg- ative symbolism during the Re- naissance and Middle Ages. This cat, which represents the devil, is fl eeing form the divine power. ALL INFORMATION FROM GOSPEL FIGURES IN ART BY STEFANO ZUFFI AND THE CATHOLIC BIBLE DICTIONARY BY SCOTT HAHN UNKNOWN ARTIST, IMAGE: WIKICOMMONS LORENZO LOTTO, IMAGE: WIKICOMMONS FRA ANGELICO, IMAGE: WIKICOMMONS Adam and Eve's expulsion from Eden necessitated Christ's arrival and eventual Passion. The Holy Spirit, pictured here as a dove, lets out a ray of light that passes through the Gar- den of Eden before touching Mary. Mary's posture and bare room are symbols of her humility. God the Father is almost diving from Heaven toward Mary. The Annunciation in Art The Annunciation has moved to Monday, April 4.