... (Monastery icons, 1988). In a Catholic Mass candles are lit to represent the purifying presence of God. The College candle, lit by the college captain and remained alit during the Mass. The act of lighting candle being is highly significant and symbolizes Christ. The candlewick represents Jesus' soul, his body is presented as the beeswax, and the flame is spirituality. The flame can also represent light, warmth and cleansing in relation to ... Christ being the light of creation. There are several components on the college candle that are distinctly Franciscan. The college emblem has the...

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... upon reading might, with any luck, inspire a person to examine their own sincerity of faith or lack of it. O"Connor masterfully weaves together the use of three main elements: tone, characterization, and point of view, in illustrating this theme to his readers. A brief examination of these ... tools will show how they each contribute to the contrast itself as well as how a reading of "First Confession" might inspire a person to meditate on their own faith to discover if in ... honest in those attempts. To contrast hypocrisy, O"Connor once again puts this same style of humor to use creat...

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