Oct 29, 2017
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A crown shows Mary's status as Queen of Heaven as well as Queen of Martyrs. A palm branch symbolizes martyrdom.
In The Annunciation, Mary is cast as a fleur-de-lis, a lily, to show her purity. The Holy Spirit, as a dove, overshadows her to conceive Jesus.
The Vision brings Mary, as an "M" and a cross, to the door of her relative Elizabeth, herself pregnant with John the Baptist.
The Birth of Our Lord has a manger comforting a Chi-Rho, standing for Christos. Shining on the scene is the Star of Bethlehem.
In the Presentation of the Child, a dove -- an offering by poor people -- is shown in a basket, backed by a Star of David.
A lamp and a scroll stands for the finding of the Child Jesus, a mystery of the rosary. When Jesus was a boy, Mary and Joseph found him in the Temple, speaking with elders of the law.
Holy Thursday Eucharist includes the familiar elements of bread and wine, along with the wheat and grapes that produce them. The first Holy Thursday took place the night before Jesus' death.
The Crucifixion shows the familiar images of crosses and Calvary. The initials INRI stand for "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum," Latin for "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews."
As the first Easter dawns, Jesus' tomb stands empty, with a victory banner flying outside.
The Ascension has the Chi-Rho monogram, for Christos, rising from the Earth.
The Holy Spirit descends as a dove in the Pentecost window, bringing tongues of fire. The Bible says the fire rested on the heads of the apostles.
In The Assumption, Mary is shown as a Fleur-de-Lis, with three stylized angels bearing her to heaven.
Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth by the Trinity -- with God the Father represented as a hand, God the Son symbolized by a cross, and God the Holy Spirit as a dove.
Ornate tabernacle stands in the chancel at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. The object is a chest that holds the consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
This mural of Little Boy Blue, in the parish hall at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, was painted by teacher Martha Loftus at the church school.
This mural of Mother Goose, in the parish hall at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, was painted by teacher Martha Loftus at the church school.
Our Lady of Guadalupe is given a serious, childlike look in this painting in the parish office of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Fort Lauderdale.
Jesus carries a lamb on his shoulders in a contemporary painting of the Good Shepherd theme. The lithograph is in the parish office at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Fort Lauderdale.
Sword-bearing St. Michael guards the chapel at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Fort Lauderdale.
This statuette of Our Lady of Charity, a gift from the local Cuban community, stands on the wall at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in Fort Lauderdale.
A Confirmation plaque is shown with the cross and the Holy Spirit dove, along with inspirational tongues of flame. The plaque is in the chapel at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Fort Lauderdale.
A stream flows through a Baptism plaque, flowing beneath a cross and a candle. Infusing the water is the Holy Spirit as a dove. The plaque is in the chapel at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Fort Lauderdale.
Elements of the Eucharist fill out this plaque in the chapel at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. They include the consecrated bread over a chalice of wine, along with the wheat and grapes that yielded them. Also seen is a cross with a Chi symbol, standing for Christos.
In The Annunciation, Mary is cast as a fleur-de-lis, a lily, to show her purity. The Holy Spirit, as a dove, overshadows her to conceive Jesus.
The Vision brings Mary, as an "M" and a cross, to the door of her relative Elizabeth, herself pregnant with John the Baptist.
The Birth of Our Lord has a manger comforting a Chi-Rho, standing for Christos. Shining on the scene is the Star of Bethlehem.
In the Presentation of the Child, a dove -- an offering by poor people -- is shown in a basket, backed by a Star of David.
A lamp and a scroll stands for the finding of the Child Jesus, a mystery of the rosary. When Jesus was a boy, Mary and Joseph found him in the Temple, speaking with elders of the law.
Holy Thursday Eucharist includes the familiar elements of bread and wine, along with the wheat and grapes that produce them. The first Holy Thursday took place the night before Jesus' death.
The Crucifixion shows the familiar images of crosses and Calvary. The initials INRI stand for "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum," Latin for "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews."
As the first Easter dawns, Jesus' tomb stands empty, with a victory banner flying outside.
The Ascension has the Chi-Rho monogram, for Christos, rising from the Earth.
The Holy Spirit descends as a dove in the Pentecost window, bringing tongues of fire. The Bible says the fire rested on the heads of the apostles.
In The Assumption, Mary is shown as a Fleur-de-Lis, with three stylized angels bearing her to heaven.
Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth by the Trinity -- with God the Father represented as a hand, God the Son symbolized by a cross, and God the Holy Spirit as a dove.
Ornate tabernacle stands in the chancel at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. The object is a chest that holds the consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
This mural of Little Boy Blue, in the parish hall at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, was painted by teacher Martha Loftus at the church school.
This mural of Mother Goose, in the parish hall at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, was painted by teacher Martha Loftus at the church school.
Our Lady of Guadalupe is given a serious, childlike look in this painting in the parish office of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Fort Lauderdale.
Jesus carries a lamb on his shoulders in a contemporary painting of the Good Shepherd theme. The lithograph is in the parish office at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Fort Lauderdale.
Sword-bearing St. Michael guards the chapel at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Fort Lauderdale.
This statuette of Our Lady of Charity, a gift from the local Cuban community, stands on the wall at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in Fort Lauderdale.
A Confirmation plaque is shown with the cross and the Holy Spirit dove, along with inspirational tongues of flame. The plaque is in the chapel at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Fort Lauderdale.
A stream flows through a Baptism plaque, flowing beneath a cross and a candle. Infusing the water is the Holy Spirit as a dove. The plaque is in the chapel at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Fort Lauderdale.
Elements of the Eucharist fill out this plaque in the chapel at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. They include the consecrated bread over a chalice of wine, along with the wheat and grapes that yielded them. Also seen is a cross with a Chi symbol, standing for Christos.
Photography: JIM DAVIS | FC
