Rays of Light
Grace and glory flowing from God: the red and pale rays of the Divine Mercy, and the rays from Mary’s hands on the Miraculous Medal.
The Divine Mercy. In the image Christ asked St Faustina to have painted in 1931, two rays flow from his heart, one pale and one red. He told her what they meant: “The pale ray stands for the water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands for the blood which is the life of souls.” They recall the blood and water that flowed from his side on the cross (John 19:34).
Our Lady of Grace. In 1830 St Catherine Labouré saw Our Lady with rays streaming from rings on her fingers. Some of the stones gave no light; Mary told her these were the graces no one asks for. The Miraculous Medal shows the rays falling from her open hands.
The halo and the glory. A circle of light around a saint’s head is the halo; rays around the whole body are the glory, given to Christ and to Our Lady.
Where you’ll see it
Hearts and the heavens
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The Crown
Christ the King of kings, Mary the Queen of Heaven, and the “crown of life” promised to the faithful (Revelation 2:10).
The Sacred Heart
Christ’s burning love for all people: the heart aflame, ringed with thorns and crowned with the cross.
The Crown of Twelve Stars
The woman “clothed with the sun … and on her head a crown of twelve stars” (Revelation 12:1), seen as Mary.
The Crescent Moon
“The moon under her feet” (Revelation 12:1): Mary above all that changes and passes, often crushing the serpent (Genesis 3:15).
A statue with rays of light?
Every statue is made from scratch in our studio in Mangalore.