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Reina de los Santos (Queen of Saints) – She represents the title Regina Omnium Sanctorum, and bears a golden wreath symbolising the Crown of the Saints. She is often escorted by two more ladies in white, standing in for All Saints. Reina del Cielo (Queen of Heaven) – She holds a flower, and is often accompanied by two ladies dressed in white.
Las Posadas derives from the Spanish word posada (lodging, or accommodation) which, in this case, refers to the inn from the Nativity story. It uses the plural form as the celebration lasts for a nine-day interval (called the novena) during the Christmas season, which represents the nine-month pregnancy [3] [4] of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
Ave crux, spes unica at St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka, Bangladesh Ave crux, spes unica is a Latin pious expression or motto meaning " Hail to the Cross, our only hope. " The expression has a long history in Catholic and Anglican piety and is a motto occasionally used by bishops and church institutions.
The National Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, also known as Mary, Queen of Peace Shrine, Our Lady of Peace Quasi-Parish and commonly known as the EDSA Shrine, is a small church of the Archdiocese of Manila located at the intersection of Ortigas Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Barangay Ugong Norte, Quezon City, Philippines.
The Cu bird (Spanish: pájaro cu or cú) is a bird from a Mexican folktale that is unhappy with its looks. According to the legend, the other birds agreed to the barn owl's proposal to give the Cu bird one feather each and in return asked it to become the messenger of the bird council. But the bird soon started neglecting its task because ...
The Lutheran Church has, from the time of the Reformation, continued the remembrance of saints.The theological basis for this remembrance is understood as being connected to the words of the Epistle to the Hebrews 12:1.
Ave Regina caelorum" is one of the Marian antiphons said or sung in the Liturgy of the Hours at the close of compline. In the Roman Breviary as revised by Pope Pius V in 1569 it was assigned for this use from compline of 2 February until compline of Wednesday of Holy Week .
Quetzals (/ k ɛ t ˈ s ɑː l, ˈ k ɛ t s əl /) are strikingly colored birds in the trogon family. They are found in forests, especially in humid highlands, with the five species from the genus Pharomachrus being exclusively Neotropical, while a single species, the eared quetzal, Euptilotis neoxenus, is found in Guatemala, sometimes in Mexico and very locally in the southernmost United ...