Celebrating Blessed Peter to Rot and memories of Rabaul, mission, war.

This famous portrait of Blessed Peter To Rot -Catechist and Martyr was painted by a talented Korean natural Artist in Naju, Gwangju City South Korea. He is talented because to paint the colour of the melanesian body skin he improvised so he took a photograph of my bare arm so he could get the correct or near perfect skin-colour for the portrait. He also tried his best to capture the background of Rabaul and the unique tropical volcanic panoramic natural landscape with the backdrop of the Rabaul scenic Simpson harbour.

To add further significance to this portrait was that it was specially blessed and commissioned by His Eminence Petro Cardinal Parolin -Secretary of Vatican State during his pastoral visit for the Federation of the Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) in 2018 in Port Moresby. This portrait was especially entrusted to the Catholic Laity for the promotion of popular piety amongst the Catholics and even all Christian faithful.

Thanks to my Korean friends who made arrangements for the Korean Artist to paint the portrait of Blessed Peter To Rot free of Charge and request our sincere prayers for his family's intentions. Blessed Peter To Rot pray for us so that we may grow in faith, hope and charity. (Photos:courtesy of Fr Ambrose Pereira and Mr Paul Harricknen from Feastday celebrations of Blessed Peter To Rot {Sunday 5th July 2020} at Mary Queen of the Pacific, Waigani-NCD)