Bringing flowers to Church

[splends]

I have brought flowers to place under an image of Mary our Our Lord many times, and it just hit me, why is this a common devotional practice? I think its beautiful, but is there a reason or has one developed from tradition? Thanks so much !

 

[Tis_Bearself]

Probably came out of the old pagan rituals to gods, especially the May Queen, who was goddess of flowers. May was transformed into Mary’s month and she is now the real true Queen whom we honor with flowers.

 

[glorybe]

I think it’s simply a lovely devotional saying to our Blessed Mother, “I love you” and “thank you for being my mother”, just as if you were giving flowers to your mother at home. Some of the parishes have a problem with that though because often someone will bring in a vase of flowers that tips over easily and covers the carpet/floor with water. You should probably ask in the office.

 

[HeDa]

In many cultures you bring flowers to someone you love, especially a man who is asking a woman to marry him or a husband to his wife. Bringing flowers to the virgin Mary Mother of God is a visible sign of love!

 

[Rob2]

I don’t know @splends , but Pope Francis likes to do it .

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[CRM_Brother]

The practice actually has its roots in Jewish practice of offering (or dedicating) 10 percent of one’s harvest to God. Even today, produce from the faithful’s fields and gardens are offered during the offetory in some parts of the world. While the fruits of the earth which are useful to man are offered to God, flowers were not as they did not sustain man. Gradually, the faithful began to offer them to the Blessed Mother because they reflected a beauty which mirrored her spiritual beauty. The flowers were meaningless tokens without use to the world, but they represented a devotion to the Blessed Mother in the hearts of the faithful.