Symbols of Christ

The Key of David

The fact that Christ delegated his authority to St. Peter and the other Apostles (John 20:23) keeps him present in the Church as the Key to whom she addresses herself in the fourth of the Great Antiphons of Advent: "O Key of David, and Sceptre of the house of Israel; that openest, and no man shuttests, and shuttest, and no man openeth: come and bring the prisoner out of the prison house, and him that sittest in darkness, and the shadow of death."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: All of these symbols can be seen on the outside walls of the Hesburgh Library.

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The Seal of the Living God || The Burning Bush || The Holy Mountain || The Key of David || The Tree of Life

The Star of Jacob || The Brazen Serpent || The Fountain of Life || The Precious Pearl || The True Vine

The Bread of Life || The Rod of Jesse || The Cornerstone || The Lamb of God || The Sun of Justice

Fish of the Living || The Grain of Wheat || The Lamp || The Door || Alpha and Omega