Sign of Protection
The Catholic tradition of having a statue or figurine in the home is a sign of faith, but also a sign of protection.
Statues
Statues
He Must Suffer Great Things
“And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again.”—Mark 8:31
Crucifixes
Forgiveness
“He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”—Colossians 1:13-14
Crucifixes
Sign of the Cross
See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”—Matthew 20:18-19
Crucifixes
He is Risen
“And he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here.'”—Mark 16:6.
Rosaries
God Speaks
“God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.”— Mother Teresa
Rosaries
Pray Without Ceasing
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-17).
