The gesture of her hand is also a pointing to her son. Since she is the only one who can lead to Him.
John | 09.02.06 - 1:42 am | #

John (above) is correct. In nearly all icons of Mary, she points to her Son, not her heart, for she always desires that our first attention goes to Him.
fr richard | 09.02.06 - 10:49 am | #

For some reason I think Our Lady is NOT impressed by the Rubic's Cuber article just above her; at least that's the look on her face.
Panda Rosa | 09.04.06 - 12:27 am | #