70th Birthday Cross
Carol hosted a party to celebrate Rich’s 70th birthday. He received a handmade, cherry wood cross from Rev. Hector Hoppe and his wife, Beatriz. Rich worked with Beatriz at Lutheran Hour Ministries. Hector made the cross in honor of the celebration.
The cross is a Budded Cross because of the three “buds” or circles at the end of each of the cross arms. A cross with three circles or discs on each end in a Christian context represents the Holy Trinity.
There are several names for this cross, depending on the interpretation. These include Budded, Apostles', or Cathedral Cross, all implying a religious theme, and Treflée or Botonée in a heraldic context.
In Abrahamic religious art, each arm may have one or more buds, three buds being the most common. Each arrangement can suggest different meanings:
Where there are three buds, we are reminded of the teachings in 1 Cor. 13: "Faith, Hope, Love; The greatest of these is love." Christians are also reminded of the Trinity by these three buds, or indeed anything else with a triple design, such as the three-leafed clover.
Since there are four arms, another name is the Apostles' Cross, with one bud for each of the twelve budding Christian apostles. Triple-budded ends feature on the cross in the coat of arms for the Greek Orthodox Church of Constantinople (GOCC). A cross with three buds is often an identification mark on signboards and maps for a cathedral, hence it is occasionally named a Cathedral Cross. (Chapel and Church markers are usually less ornate, such as the Latin Cross.)
The terms Treflée Cross, Trefoil Cross, Botonée Cross, or Bottony Cross are used more in heraldry than in a religious context. It occurs counterchanged on the flag of Maryland; a saltire botonny can be seen in the coat and flag of the Village of New Maryland, New Brunswick; and a Latin cross trefly can be seen in the coat of Isidore Popowych
Today, Cherry wood is the wood of the heart as people see it as teaching us the lessons of clearing the pain of the heart and relating to others in a compassionate manner.
Carol hosted a party to celebrate Rich’s 70th birthday. He received a handmade, cherry wood cross from Rev. Hector Hoppe and his wife, Beatriz. Rich worked with Beatriz at Lutheran Hour Ministries. Hector made the cross in honor of the celebration.
The cross is a Budded Cross because of the three “buds” or circles at the end of each of the cross arms. A cross with three circles or discs on each end in a Christian context represents the Holy Trinity.
There are several names for this cross, depending on the interpretation. These include Budded, Apostles', or Cathedral Cross, all implying a religious theme, and Treflée or Botonée in a heraldic context.
In Abrahamic religious art, each arm may have one or more buds, three buds being the most common. Each arrangement can suggest different meanings:
Where there are three buds, we are reminded of the teachings in 1 Cor. 13: "Faith, Hope, Love; The greatest of these is love." Christians are also reminded of the Trinity by these three buds, or indeed anything else with a triple design, such as the three-leafed clover.
Since there are four arms, another name is the Apostles' Cross, with one bud for each of the twelve budding Christian apostles. Triple-budded ends feature on the cross in the coat of arms for the Greek Orthodox Church of Constantinople (GOCC). A cross with three buds is often an identification mark on signboards and maps for a cathedral, hence it is occasionally named a Cathedral Cross. (Chapel and Church markers are usually less ornate, such as the Latin Cross.)
The terms Treflée Cross, Trefoil Cross, Botonée Cross, or Bottony Cross are used more in heraldry than in a religious context. It occurs counterchanged on the flag of Maryland; a saltire botonny can be seen in the coat and flag of the Village of New Maryland, New Brunswick; and a Latin cross trefly can be seen in the coat of Isidore Popowych
Today, Cherry wood is the wood of the heart as people see it as teaching us the lessons of clearing the pain of the heart and relating to others in a compassionate manner.