A symbol of victory, belonging to military saints and to missionaries, and associated in Christian art with
It is the emblem and symbol of temporal victory, and of spiritual victory over sin, death, and idolatry. During a sermon, when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, a banner is placed before it.
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