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The fierce flower that always faces the sun can teach us all a great deal about human life.
The Follett family loves sunflowers. (photo: Isaac Follett / Follett Family )
The sunflower is a bloom like no other: photogenic, massive and high in protein and vitamin E, as well as delicious, and full of Catholic symbolism. The gold and orange giants grow fast and tall, with roots planted deep, and — always — they face the sun. Even before they start blooming, they bend from east to west during the day and bend back again at night, ready to follow the sun again when it rises the next day. For that reason, several saints and the Blessed Mother have been associated with the bright and cheerful sunflower, symbolizing faith and devotion.
Our Lady of Charity a Cuban devotion, is associated with sunflowers. During times of persecution in Cuba, sunflowers were placed on windows to represent Our Lady of Charity — mirroring the Virgin Mary’s constant focus on her Son Jesus just as the sunflower stays focused on the sun.
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The sunflower is a bloom like no other: photogenic, massive and high in protein and vitamin E, as well as delicious, and full of Catholic symbolism. The gold and orange giants grow fast and tall, with roots planted deep, and — always — they face the sun. Even before they start blooming, they bend from east to west during the day and bend back again at night, ready to follow the sun again when it rises the next day. For that reason, several saints and the Blessed Mother have been associated with the bright and cheerful sunflower, symbolizing faith and devotion.
Our Lady of Charity a Cuban devotion, is associated with sunflowers. During times of persecution in Cuba, sunflowers were placed on windows to represent Our Lady of Charity — mirroring the Virgin Mary’s constant focus on her Son Jesus just as the sunflower stays focused on the sun.
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God’s Sunflower: How the Bright Bloom Became a Catholic Symbol of Faith and Devotion
The fierce flower that always faces the sun can teach us all a great deal about human life.
