Banner at mass with triangle/eye symbol

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Any of you who are knowledgable know if the eye in the triangle is a legitimate Church symbol? This banner was at a daily mass I attended recently with the word WISDOM beneath it. Picture is slightly blurry taken from afar, but this is what it looked like.
 
That symbol was painted on the ceilings of many a Catholic church when I was growing up. We were always told it represented the all-seeing eye of God. Most were painted over during the post-Vat. II renos.
 
MarcoPolo said:
Any of you who are knowledgable know if the eye in the triangle is a legitimate Church symbol? This banner was at a daily mass I attended recently with the word WISDOM beneath it. Picture is slightly blurry taken from afar, but this is what it looked like.
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It’s probably up at this time in remembrance of the “O Antiphons” . Symbol of Trinity and Wisdom. It’s not Masonic.
 
Religious art should instruct, not confuse. The problem with modern art in Catholicism is that it has become so abstract that it has zero catechetical value.
 
Windmill said:
Religious art should instruct, not confuse. The problem with modern art in Catholicism is that it has become so abstract that it has zero catechetical value.
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That symbol is quite ancient, not modern in the least.
 
Windmill said:
The problem with modern art in Catholicism is that it has become so abstract that it has zero catechetical value.
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Except that the art in question is very old art. The modern art that I’ve seen in churches tends to be very plain.
 
Windmill said:
Religious art should instruct, not confuse. The problem with modern art in Catholicism is that it has become so abstract that it has zero catechetical value.
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Everything has “catechetical value” to the one who’s “third eye” has been opened – whether that be through the action of following Jesus’s instructions, or otherwise.

Value is always there; the symbolism is what changes. For example, a rainbow used to be the sign of God’s covenant, but now it means homosexuality.

Which by the way is strange because homosexuality is the opposite of “colorful” and “diverse” when you get two of the same thing.

To some of us, when we see an image of a rainbow, it is still valuable. And without any symbolism at all, rainbows are a beautiful expression of nature and that in itself is catechetical. It doesn’t lose anything because modern fools have usurped its dignity for their purpose.
 
Catholic use of the “eye” of providence was used at least as early as 8th century A.D., 900 years before the Freemasons.
The eye was used 200 years before the knights templar were founded.
The Church may have borrowed the “eye” from pre Christian sources, but added a triangle around it to show that God is Trinitarian.
 
pianistclare said:
It’s probably up at this time in remembrance of the “O Antiphons” . Symbol of Trinity and Wisdom. It’s not Masonic.
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When I looked up “O Antiphons” this is what I found:

“The O Antiphons refer to the seven antiphons that are recited (or chanted) preceding the Magnificat during Vespers of the Liturgy of the Hours.” (Source)
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Catholic use of the “eye” of providence was used at least as early as 8th century A.D., 900 years before the Freemasons.
The eye was used 200 years before the knights templar were founded.
The Church may have borrowed the “eye” from pre Christian sources, but added a triangle around it to show that God is Trinitarian.
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Do you have a good source for this (by a good source I mean an orthodox Catholic source)?
 
pianistclare said:
Symbol of Trinity and Wisdom. It’s not Masonic.
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pianistclare said:
That symbol is quite ancient, not modern in the least.
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pianistclare said:
Catholic use of the “eye” of providence was used at least as early as 8th century A.D., 900 years before the Freemasons.
The eye was used 200 years before the knights templar were founded.
The Church may have borrowed the “eye” from pre Christian sources, but added a triangle around it to show that God is Trinitarian.
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Do you have a good source for this?
 
livingwordunity said:
Do you have a good source for this?
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It was from a book on Liturgical symbols at the Church. No clue what the name of the book is now…
So I suppose you’re disputing this?
I have seen this symbol on various liturgical banners for decades. Mostly with the Holy Spirit added.
It’s not the same symbol as the one used by the Masons.
No priest would allow it in church if it was.
 
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