A Walk through the Garden

A Walk through the Garden 2014-12-26T01:31:38-05:00

Image by Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB. All rights reserved.

The Lavender plant and its flower represent love and devotion. Lavender flowers are also associated with purity, silence, and caution. The leaves from a Maple tree symbolize “to be reserved.”

Many of our saints were filled with those qualities. What a lovely reminder of their lives, spoken in the language of flowers, as we approach the celebrations of All Saints and All Souls.


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