Belle Fleur

[CyrilSebastian]

                  {A} Easy Spirit Floribunda Rose     
                  {B} A rosebush with creamy white roses with an occasional pink blush on the outer petals.   
                  {C} Evening Prayer to the Holy Spirit   
                          O Holy Spirit, most merciful Comforter, You proceed from the Father in a manner beyond our understanding.   
   

[CyrilSebastian]

                          {A} Saint Tropez Floribunda Rose   
                          {B} A rosebush with ruffled blooms of apricot and orange.   
                          {C} The feastday of Saint Celerinus is February 3rd.     
   
                           

[CyrilSebastian]

                      {A} Chicago Peace Hybrid Tea   
                      {B} A rosebush that has pink blooms in the Summer. 
                      {B} Prayer for the Immaculate Queen of Peace:   
                            Most holy and immaculate Virgin, Mother of Jesus and our loving Mother,     
                            you shared in his universal kingship. The prophets and angels proclaimed him King of peace.   
                       

[Shin]

Let Spring come quickly! 

[CyrilSebastian]

                         {A} Iris Fat Tuesday   
                         {B} An iris with stands butter yellow with violet stain on lower portion.   
                         {C} Shrove Tuesday is Fat Tuesday.

[CyrilSebastian]

                     {A} Eternal Flame Hybrid Tea   
                     {B} A rosebush which has classically shaped, high-centered blooms of soft, flickering yellow.   
                     {C} This prayer was approved by Pope Pius VII on September 22, 1817: Eternal Father, I offer thee   
                            the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved Son

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Love and Peace Hybrid Tea   
                 {B} A hybrid tea rose with soft yellow flowers splashed with pink.   
                 {C} The last line of this Peace of Heart prayer is appropriate for Lent.   
                       And teach me constantly to seek after and to acquire that perfect resignation to Your Holy Will which alone brings interior peace.   
     
                           

[CyrilSebastian]

                    {A} Clivia Good Hope   
                    {B} An amaryllis that has large clusters of yellow flowers.   
                    {C} Prayer to Saint Dymphna   
                            Good St. Dymphna, you placed all your hope in Christ's promises,   
                              and sacrificed even your life in that hope.

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Joseph's Coat Climber   
                {B} A rosebush with semi-double blooms of cherry-red, deep gold, and orange.   
                {C} Joseph was the son of Mattathias.

[CyrilSebastian]

                         {A} Babylon Bronze Dahlia   
                         {B} A giant dinnerplate dahlia that is golden orange.   
                         {C} Many Jewish captives were deported to Babylon after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.   
                                  This is known as the Babylon Captivity.   
   
                               

[CyrilSebastian]

                  {A} Forever Susan Lily       
                  {B} A vivid orange Asiatic Lily with deep purple-black. 
                  {C} The love of the Lord is forever.   
   
                 

[CyrilSebastian]

                            {A} Moses' Fire Daylily   
                            {B} A double daylily that bears huge blooms of bright red edged with gold.   
                            {C} Moses' notification of God's will to Pharoah only produced an aggravation of the condition of the Israelites.   
 
                               

[Shin]

{A} Peerless Daffodil
{B} Pale yellow petals, grows from bulbs.
{B} Blossoms about the time of the Feast of St. Alphonsus Turibus, the flower for his feast day.

The pale yellow blossoms come forth at the beginning of Spring and remind us of the warmth of both the sun and the Son of God. St. Alphonsus Turibus from the youngest of ages was always careful to avoid sin, and loved to erect and adorn altars as part of his recreation.

 

[CyrilSebastian]

                           {A} Iris Loudown Royal   
                           {B} Loudon Royal is a Tall Bearded Iris.   
                           {C} The text of Hosanna Loud Hosanna is based on Christ's triumphal entry on Palm Sunday.     
   
                             

[CyrilSebastian]

                  {A} Iris Easter Clouds   
                  {B} A Tall Bearded Iris with white standards and peach fails     
                  {C} Easter Day actually begins on Saturday evening with the Easter Vigil.   
   
                       

[CyrilSebastian]

                          {A} Iris Easter Dream   
                          {B} Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris with pale pink flowers.   
                          {C} The Syrian Christians hold their Easter festival after the Jews kept their Pasch.