Following the Raramuri tradition, and the importance of dreams, Sebastian found himself facing a whole new way of encountering with God and the Divine in the making of a Yumari, the Raramuri traditional religious feast.
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Sebastian finds himself identified more as an iconographer than an artist. He recently started his regency in the Jesuit parish of St. Francis Xavier of Cerocahui, in the Tarahumara Sierra. Sebastian enjoys all things art, especially iconography and when not writing icons he can be found dancing matachin and pascol with the Raramuri people, sharing their religious and celebrative life.
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How do you respond to the killing of friends? By dancing for hope.
After a month of struggle, Sebastian finally arrived at his new Jesuit mission. The people who greeted him there responded to the murders of two Jesuits in a way that surprised him: by dancing.
What would the Holy Family look like today?
Asked to paint a Christmas card, Sebastián found himself struggling for inspiration. After a few days living with the indigenous Raramuri indigenous people he finally had a vision of the Holy Family.
An eye-to-eye conversation with Jesus
A lifelong artist, Sebastián found a way to communicate with God through the ancient practice of icon writing.