The apse-spanning mural by Joseph Macklin can be seen as Father Chas Canoy celebrates Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church in Jackson, Michigan. (photo: Valerie Hendrickson)
Christmas Eve at St. John the Evangelist Church in Jackson, Michigan, was the perfect time for parishioners to see the gift that was a year in the making: a new sacred mural filling the apse in the sanctuary.
Bishop Earl Boyea celebrated the vigil Mass for the mural’s first showing. This mural’s theme and inspiration come from the parish patron saint’s Book of Revelation. The 32-foot-high-by-21-foot-wide masterpiece, the likes of which are rarely seen today, took sacred and liturgical artist Joseph Macklin a full year to complete — he began in December 2024.
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