24 October 2019
Word of the Day: Book
BOOK. A symbol of teaching, learning, and writing. Variously inscribed
with words, the book is carried by many saints to indicate their spiritual erudition.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in the earlier centuries were represented carrying
scrolls and books; in fact these were their first emblems. The open book represents
doctrinal teaching, and St. Paul is often shown with such a book or scroll.
So, too, is St. Cyril of Jerusalem, St. Brigit of Sweden, St. Ignatius Loyola,
and St. Teresa of Avila for obvious reasons as founders of religious orders
and teachers of the word of God. St. Anthony of Padua and St. Boniface together
with Venerable Bede have the book as one of their main symbols.
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