The Order of St. Lucy is founded on seven pillars.
The Outer Pillars: 1. Study 2. Contemplation 3. Charity 4. Liturgy The outer pillars form a square, which is the foundation of the temple in the objective world, and is based on ordered service through worship and spiritual practices. The Inner Pillars: 1. Love of God 2. Love of Self 3. Love of Neighbor The inner pillars represent a subjective reality, and form a sacred triangle representing the two great commandments of Christ, and to love their neighbors as themselves, which form the essence of righteousness. Taken together they form the seven lights or candles in Saint Lucy’s evergreen crown. The seven candles of the crown represent their spiritual aspirations. Generally, the lights can also be seen to symbolize the seven spirits of God before the throne, and the seven churches, the seven archangels, the seven sacraments, the seven rays, the seven planets, the seven alchemical metals, and the seven chakras. |