ABOUT us
OUR FOUNDERS AND PATRONS
Wherever you go in the world you will find that Redemptorists live very consciously out of a similar awareness and a similar set of relationships. Obviously, these relationships are important to us, so we would like to tell you about them.
Logo and Motto
The Redemptorist motto is “Copiosa apud eum redemptio” or “With God there is plentiful redemption” from Psalm 129:7.
The cross is for Christians a sign of God’s saving love.
This love was revealed in the life, death, resurrection and ascension of
Jesus and his sending the Holy Spirit. The cross represents this total mystery. It is a cross not a crucifix.
centurion dipped it in vinegar and offered it to Jesus. It is a sign of
Christ’s thirst to gather up all humanity unto God.
Christians a sign of the completeness of Christ’s love as blood and
water poured from his side when pierced by the lance.
The eye and the rays bursting forth represent God’s presence threaded through all creation.
The crown represents God’s reign and the new era of justice that God is ushering in.The olive branch represents Christ’s option for humanity amidst the olive trees of Gethsemane.
The palm branch is a sign of the acclamation given Jesus ashe entered into Jerusalem, and more finally, the acclamation of all
creation in witnessing his resurrection.
Do you ever have moments when you look in the mirror and wonder about the meaning of your life?
Redemptorists live in community in order to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In various ways throughout the world we proclaim that people matter! They matter to God. They matter to us.
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