AnaMaria, you need to do your homework before making erroneous remarks. The anchor was specifically associated with St. Philomena because in the legend of her martyrdom, there is a passage about the Roman emperors wrath when an anchor he had fastened to a girls neck wedged in the mud of the Tiber River. Other saints, including Pope Clement, suffered martyrdom by having an anchor tied to the neck and being dropped into the sea. Emperor Trajan as well as Tberius decreed this form of brutality.
OMG... the interpretation of the symbols of Saint Philomena's grave is completely wrong. In ancient Christianism the anchor meant "hope", and was not a literally anchor for execution. And the lilies were not symbol of chastity until Middle Age. I think that the general interpretation of this grave is all mistaken. This is not a serious program.
St. Philomena herself told Sister Maria Luisa of Jesus the story some 30 years after the discovery of the tomb precisely describing symbols. Little was known before that in spite of thorough research. These revelations received approval by the Holy Office, on December 21, 1833.
I've always enjoyed Bob and Penny Lord's programs about the saints!
St. Philomena I need opportunities in my fields of interest! Please help!
TheLourdes2009 7 months ago
St. Philomena, Pray for us!
freddietonton 1 year ago
I LOVE YOU ST. PHILOMENA :)
qaeiouz 1 year ago
St. Philomena on your feast day please grant me a miracle. You know my needs better then me. Guide me to a path of my destiny. Thank you Amen.
outofluckinpa 2 years ago
God Bless You Bob and Penny Lord!!
marym499 2 years ago
AnaMaria, you need to do your homework before making erroneous remarks. The anchor was specifically associated with St. Philomena because in the legend of her martyrdom, there is a passage about the Roman emperors wrath when an anchor he had fastened to a girls neck wedged in the mud of the Tiber River. Other saints, including Pope Clement, suffered martyrdom by having an anchor tied to the neck and being dropped into the sea. Emperor Trajan as well as Tberius decreed this form of brutality.
ChristianFirefighter 3 years ago
OMG... the interpretation of the symbols of Saint Philomena's grave is completely wrong. In ancient Christianism the anchor meant "hope", and was not a literally anchor for execution. And the lilies were not symbol of chastity until Middle Age. I think that the general interpretation of this grave is all mistaken. This is not a serious program.
AnaMariaMeldelen 3 years ago
@AnaMariaMeldelen Well, actually anchor WAS used for execution.
St. Philomena herself told Sister Maria Luisa of Jesus the story some 30 years after the discovery of the tomb precisely describing symbols. Little was known before that in spite of thorough research. These revelations received approval by the Holy Office, on December 21, 1833.
szybkilopez566 5 months ago
This is wonderful. I can highly recommend purchasing the entire program :-)
Enelya 3 years ago
such bravery.
heartofmygod 3 years ago
thank you...very much..I LOVE YOU ST PHILOMENA!
sidnym 4 years ago