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ORDINARY TIME: The green banners hang twice during the Christian Year, during those periods known as “Ordinary Time 1 and 2.”  The long part of the Epiphany season (the time between the Baptism of Our Lord and Ash Wednesday), is called “Ordinary Time 1.”  The green banners appear again on the First Sunday after Pentecost.  Although these banners are wordless, they tell us a lot, through symbols.

On the left side:

The grapevine represents Christ’s blood in the Eucharist.  Christ also said:  “I am the vine, you are the branches,” because it is from Him we receive our strength as we carry His message to the world.  Branches of wheat represent the bread, or Christ’s body in the Eucharist.

On the right side:

The pomegranate with its many colored seeds bursting forth can symbolize two ideas: 1. Christ bursting forth from the tomb, and 2. The People of God going forth into the world with the message of Christ.