Symbol on Lutheran Bible bookmark?

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My mother brought me a special Easter present, an old Danish bible that she’d found that had belonged to my grandmother who passed away a year and a half ago. Inside the bible was a small bookmark. I was hoping the symbol was familiar to someone here, though both my grandmother and grandfather were Lutherans.

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The text is from the Aronitic blessing which is used a the end of all liturgies of the Danish Lutheran Church:
“The Lord bless you and keep you.”
The colours are those of the Danish flag.

 

[PJH_74]

“The Lord bless you and keep you.”

Lutheran services are liturgical and very similar to Catholic masses. You’ll often hear this said (often in part) by the acolyte right after the Pastor, and whoever else has processed, reach the exit from the sanctuary. The “P” is the Chi Rho, a common Catholic symbol also, combining the XP from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ. The "S"s might well be something local, especially given that flag. It’s also common to see A and Ω in this position, which you might know makes is symbolize Christ as the beginning and the end.

If you were wondering this is the main symbol (Luther Rose) unique to Lutheranism:

Luther Rose

 

[Hodos]

When you speak about the symbol are you talking about the Chi Rho (XP) in the center of the flag? The Chi Rho was the ancient Christian symbol for Christ, using the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.