tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post7371550520890358446..comments2024-02-18T10:19:46.501-08:00Comments on Matt Mikalatos: Wonderful Wednesday: PomegranatesMatt Mikalatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-88167623304129150622009-07-20T13:31:53.213-07:002009-07-20T13:31:53.213-07:00Actually, brother, the pomegranate is a fruit with...Actually, brother, the pomegranate is a fruit with many spiritual connotations, though being the forbidden fruit in Paradise is not one of them. The decorations on holy garments and other things in ancient Israel were pomegranates.<br /><br />In terms of the new covenant, the pomegranate is a natural icon of the Church, from the outside it looks sometimes formidable, sometimes rustic, it is a mystery how to open it, but to him who is brave enough to try, it is opened by cracking it open to reveal a whiteness within, jewelled with the sparkling blood-red seeds of the martyrs of Jesus.<br /><br />Χαιρετε, αδελφοι μου, και ειρηνη πασι,<br />ΡωμανοςΡωμανός ~ Romanóshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00212143017939554092noreply@blogger.com