According to “Connect Us” (May 5,2020), “In the Arts … colors hold (a) special meaning. Color can be used to evoke emotion, convey meaning, or provide a visual cue to a particular concept (p.1). In Art, colors usually maintain their meanings over a period of time. However, the same is not true when it comes to the application of meaning of colors in scripture. “Scripture also assigns meaning to color that only apply when considered with God in View” (p.1). With these thoughts in mind, let us examine the use of the colors blue and red with Our Blessed Mother-Queen of Peace and Our Lord and Savior Jesus.
Red was originally used in the Old Testament to describe various characteristics of different men and women whom the authors of the “books” wrote about. In the writings following Jesus life on Earth, the color red was meant to reflect, “Atonement.” That is to say that Red became related to blood as in ceremonies resulting in the forgiveness of sins or bad behavior. Later in the New Testament,
Initially, the color blue was associated with the sky as a connection to the gates of Heaven. Later, the color blue became associated with Jesus and His Mother Mary. In addition, in art, the color blue came to be associated with royalty or being rich as the color to dye cloth into a blue color came from rare natural plants. Finally blue was used in the Old Testament to dye the cloth used to weave the materials for the religious tents as well as vestments for the religious of those days.
