All Hallows eve and all souls

I light a candle for my ancestors, departed loved ones and the saints. Let's embrace those that watch over us and at this time where summer truly ends and winter starts, may we always have their guidance. Let life's cycle start again from the womb of winter and in this darkness may we be lead to the mystery and wisdom in the shadows. We pray for our ancestors may all the saints pray for us. Come to my candles spirits of the dead come and join us in our celebration and rememberance  of you and your love. Bring us guidance and bring us your love. All ancestors known and unknown from time beyond time blood of my blood spirits of my spirit come celebrate with us and depart in joy and love to continue to watch over us. Thanks be to our Lord who governs death by is resurrection and  to our Lady who weeps tears of prayer for us in shadowed places. Amen 

Hidden symbols

Hidden Symbols and the early Christian Fish
 

I was thinking briefly about hidden symbols, as I do from time to time I contemplate the most random of

things and the most pointless. However, this one seemed quite significant; so imagen for a moment the fish symbol used in Christianity, thought to be one of the oldest markers of identifying a secret Christian from the first century. Now I  know that it is accepted that early Christians would not have used the cross a religious symbol for the main reason of it being a sign of execution. Now, this is just the tangent my mind works in but what if they did use the cross!? Look at the graphic shape of the icthus fish, could it possibly be a looped cross!? A cross hidden in the graphic shape of a fish, a secret cross! It is interesting to note that by the second century the cross was recognised and linked to Christianity by both christians and Non-Christians under the title of 'the Lord's sign' or the 'people/devotees of the cross'.  Just obscure speculation really, makes sense considering a lot of the New Testament reference to the cross, crucifixion and it's central meaning to the faith or the world. Oh well thought it was interesting any way!