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By:<\/strong> Junno Arocho Esteves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date:<\/strong> December 6, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VATICAN CITY (CNS) \u2014 Adam Piekarski, a homeless man from L\u00f3dz, Poland, never imagined that the sketches he would draw in his free time while waiting for the public showers near Bernini\u2019s Colonnade would lead to the opportunity of a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November, the Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office announced that its 2021 set of commemorative Christmas stamps would feature images of the Magi and the Holy Family painted by Piekarski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArt is my passion even though I never studied it,\u201d Piekarski told Catholic News Service Dec. 1 from a quaint studio just across the street from St. Peter\u2019s Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe went to a technical school in Poland and studied gardening in L\u00f3dz,\u201d added Redemptorist Father Leszek Pys, known by many as Father Ruben, a fellow Pole who was among the first to realize Piekarski\u2019s talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piekarski left Poland six years ago and, like many migrants, made his way to Rome seeking a better life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Eternal City, he explained, is a place that remains in the heart of many Polish people as a source of inspiration for some of Poland\u2019s greatest artistic icons, such as Henryk Sienkiewicz, author of \u201cQuo Vadis,\u201d and Henryk Siemiradzki, whose paintings often depicted life in ancient Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, upon his arrival, the harsh reality of finding work, coupled with a fondness for Italian wine, led Piekarski down the dark path of alcoholism that he continues to fight each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Father Ruben serving as translator, Piekarski told CNS that his life began to change after meeting the Polish priest while waiting in line for the public showers for the poor at the Vatican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Ruben told CNS that, at the time, he was trying to figure out a low-cost option for a painting of St. Clement Mary Hofbauer, co-founder of the Redemptorist congregation, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explaining his dilemma to Pallottine Sister Anna, a nun who volunteers helping the poor at the public showers, he was introduced to Piekarski, who would often spend his time sketching while waiting for his turn at the showers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Ruben then provided Piekarski with paints, brushes and found a workspace in the crypt of the Church of Santa Maria in Monterone, where the burgeoning artist honed his artistic abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His work drew the attention of Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, who then introduced Piekarski to Father Francesco Mazzitelli, then-deputy director of the Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Ruben told CNS that when asked by Father Mazzitelli to design the 2021 Christmas stamps, Piekarski\u2019s answer was an emphatic \u201cno.\u201d However, the Italian priest\u2019s persistence finally moved the Polish artist to finally do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the painting of the three Magi, Piekarski based their likeness on two friends who are also homeless; the third, he explained, was an original image meant to represent all homeless men and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Mazzitelli, who was appointed Nov. 27 as an official in the Office of the Papal Almoner, told CNS that Piekarski\u2019s story was an example of Pope Francis\u2019 call to \u201cnurture tomorrow\u2019s hope by healing today\u2019s pain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat has happened to Adam is a sign for everyone, because each one of us knows someone who has hidden gifts and talents,\u201d Father Mazzitelli said. \u201cThe pope saying that we must nurture hope means he has given us a mission \u2014 to the church and to each one of us \u2014 that we must build up hope in others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Ruben noted that installing showers for the homeless at the Vatican was more than just an act of charity for the poor during the 2015 Jubilee Year of Mercy, but a fundamental gesture that gave homeless men and women dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t give back someone\u2019s dignity by giving them a sandwich or a euro nor even by asking them their name. That is more of a philanthropic gesture that makes us feel good about ourselves,\u201d the Polish priest said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut for that person, that sandwich, that euro doesn\u2019t change anything,\u201d he added. \u201cBut allowing them to clean themselves means giving them back their dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piekarski credits the public showers for not only being the starting point of his journey as an artist, but the place where he decided to confront his battle against alcoholism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor someone who is suffering from alcoholism or who is slightly drunk,\u201d Father Ruben recalled Piekarski telling him, \u201cit is embarrassing to show up to clean themselves. But going there is the first step in getting out of alcoholism because, once they are at the showers, they want to change their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While he continues to paint from a small studio at Palazzo Migliori, the Vatican\u2019s homeless shelter, Piekarski now works as an evening security guard at a property owned by the Knights of Malta, who became acquainted with him after he completed a portrait of the late Fra\u2019 Giacomo dalla Torre, the grand knight of the order who died in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLife is a mystery and God wanted it this way,\u201d Piekarski told CNS. \u201cWhat has happened is a dream and I still can\u2019t believe it. God has a great sense of humor.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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