![]() Without Christian signs, our religion would lack sacred beauty and profound meaning. There are signs on sacred vessels, and in religious art. In the gospels, Jesus refers to his miracles as signs. Each sacrament has a sign: water for baptism, bread and wine for Holy Communion, the sign of the cross on the forehead with chrism oil for Confirmation, words of forgiveness for Reconciliation, the vows that the couple address to each other for Matrimony, imposition of a bishop’s hands on the head for Holy Orders and anointing with holy oil of the sick for Anointing of the Sick. Signs are reverent gestures such as a genuflection, bowing and kneeling. Signs are a means of grace and have several forms. “Sign” comes from the Latin word signum, which means mark or characteristic. A Christian sign is something that gives us direction by pointing beyond itself to a spiritual reality that we are not able to fully attain, perceive or understand. Our Catholic faith is replete with beautiful signs and symbols that remind us of our heritage, teachings and traditions as followers of Jesus. ![]()
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