Top section:
Alpha (beginning) and Omega (end)
Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
Middle section:
Dove with halo: symbol of Christ’s baptism
Matthew 3:16-17
And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove…And a voice from heaven said “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
I.H.S. (Jesu, Hominus Salvator): Jesus, Savior of Men
Matthew 1:21
“…you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Calling of the Disciples: St. Peter, keys of the Kingdom; St. Andrew, cross on blue
Matthew 4:18a, 19
As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother…And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Parable of the Sower
Matthew 13:3-6
“A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds cam and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched; and since they had no root they withered away.”
Bottom section:
Rain, thorns and rocky ground
Matthew 13:7-8
“Other seeds fell upon thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty.”