Pennsylvania to research the hundreds of flowers named in medieval times as symbols of the life, mysteries and privileges of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus — as recorded by botanists, ...

The word “Chrismon” is a combination of two words – Christ and monogram – and is intended to symbolize Jesus and Christianity. The symbols are always (and only) white for Jesus’ purity ...

Anointing oil, deeply rooted in biblical history, is a symbol of the Holy Spirit ... to connect with the story of Jesus’ birth. Families gather to place Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus ...

The candles are symbols of Jesus who we believe is the light of the ... Jesus was born to a woman called Mary. She was visited by an angel who told her she would give birth to God's son.

Dating to the Middle Ages and popularized in the 16th century, the chain of beads that comprises a rosary is one of the most ...