Chrismons have been used to honor Christ at Our Savior’s annual Christmas celebration and to serve as teaching symbols for over twenty years. We hope that by using these early symbols of our faith to decorate our tree, we will help strengthen the real meaning and reason that we celebrate Christmas. The video below explains …
The word “Chrismon” is a combination of parts of two words, CHRIST and MONOGRAM. Chrismons are monograms or symbols which refer to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Chrismons are hung on the Christmas tree. The purpose of using Chrismons to decorate the tree is to show, in art form, the work of Christ and …
Eight Grade children receive the chalice, which is symbolic of the Lord’s Supper. This sacrament nurtures the Christian.
Seventh Grade children receive the fish, which was being used as early as the second century to symbolize Christ. This symbol was used because the letters of the Greek word for fish (IXOYC) can form an acrostic to say: Jesus (I) Christ (X) God’s (O) Son (Y) Savior (C).
Sixth Grade children receive a shepherd’s staff with Alpha and Omega. The Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, which signify Jesus is the beginning and the end. The shepherd’s staff reminds us He is our Good Shepherd. Also pictured are the Chi (X) and Rho (P), the first …
Fifth Grade children receive the crown, which symbolizes the victory He won for all. He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He gives believers a crown of life eternal.
Fourth Grade children receive the cross over the world. This shows the triumph of the Gospel for all the world and symbolizes Christ’s Easter victory.
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