Poinsettia Sale!

So many people enjoy poinsettias during the Christmas season! Instead of supporting big box stores, why not support St. Joes? 

All orders and payments due on Friday, November 11, and orders will be available for pick up on Tuesday, November 29 from 3 to 6 pm in the gym.

The Poinsettia flyers should have already gone home. In case you didn't get one, you can download a copy here.

There is an old Mexican legend about Poinsettias and Christmas, and it goes like this:

There was once a poor girl who had no present to give the the baby Jesus for Christmas Eve services. As she walked to the chapel, sadly, her cousin tried to cheer her up. He said "I'm sure that even the smallest gift, given by someone who loves him will make Jesus Happy."

She didn't know what she could give, so she picked a small handful of weeds from the roadside and made them into a a small bouquet. She felt embarrassed because she could only give this small present to Jesus. As she walked through the chapel to the altar, she remembered what her cousin had said. She began to feel better, knelt down and put the bouquet at the bottom of the nativity scene. Suddenly, the bouquet of weeds burst into bright red flowers, and everyone who saw them were sure they had seen a miracle. From that day on, the bright red flowers were known as the "Flores de Noche Buena," or "Flowers of the Holy Night."

The shape of the poinsettia flower and leaves are sometimes thought as a symbol of the Star of Bethlehem which led the Wise Men to Jesus. The red colored leaves symbolize the blood of Christ. The white leaves represent his purity. Adapted from source. 

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