Candles:
They stand in God's presence; burn out in His service.
They, when beeswax, are the product
of virginal worker bees, from the pollen,
etc.., collected for thousands of flowers.
We start with a candle at the baptism....
and are asked to keep its flame
burning -flame representing the new grace
of baptism of our souls.
The candle will be around our casket.
We hold it at profession, and hand it
over symbolically to the celebrant.
A candle gives light, warmth to all around it.
It works silently... and no matter how
it is turned, it's flame always points upward.
Flowers:
Flowers are a symbol of consecrated virginity.
A flower is the most beautiful part of a
plant of tree or bush.
Flowers are both male and female.
A plucked flower surrenders its fertility,
its power of reproducing itself.
It gives its life and reproductivity to God.
It dies in God's service on the alter.Bread and Wine:
From the time they start as a seed, bread and
wine go through some 20
different processes.
They are products of the earth, reworked
by man ...
So are we: products of nature but
reworked by all our education and living
and environment... within us is the work
of many people
around us...just as many grains make
one wafer of bread
and many grapes make one cup of
liquid wine.
The Chalice:
The chalice can represent the three vows:
Poverty: even we thought it is usually the most
expensive item o n the altar,
and may even be jeweled...that is
no important.
It must contain one characteristic to qualify:
it must be empty.
It is filled in accordance with that capacity.
Chastity: The curved cup keeps things out, and keeps
things in.
It is consecreated to God's service and
is never allowed to be used for any
secular purpose.
Obedience: It is made of malleable metal, which
allows itself to be worked,
to be engraved and embossed; it is not
hard steel, unbending.
It also stays where it is placed on the altar;
it does not move around...it surrenders its
liberty.....
To Reader, I sincerely inform that these items are not from my own but from books which i am reading.
In this words, we need to deepened our thinking in line with Christ's teachings and are to reflect days and nights for the love of His and needed to thank him in most humble way in our daily life.
Every One who follows Christ should bear Him always.
May God be praised In the Highest forever and ever.
Thank you for reading....
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