If ordering more than one shirt,
enter coupon code, "FREESHIP"
for each shirt after the first one.

Simply, use the FREESHIP coupon
to deduct $5 until the price is $10
per shirt with a total of $5 for shipping.

Buy the NEW WLCR T-Shirt today!
Shirts are $10 plus $5 shipping.
Feel free to come by the station to avoid shipping.
 

What is the Fleur-de-lis?

What does "Sicut lilium inter spinas" mean?

All of us in the Louisville area are familiar with the fleur-de-lis as it is the symbol for our city. 

Did you know the symbol has Catholic roots? 

In order to advance the restoration of Louisville's Catholic culture, WLCR decided to let others know that we, as Catholics, have particular interest in this common symbol.

In the Middle Ages the symbols of lily and fleur-de-lis (lis is French for "lily") overlapped considerably in religious art. One historian says that until about 1300 they were found in depictions of Jesus, but gradually took on Marian symbolism and were associated with the Song of Solomon's "As the lily among the thorns" (Sicut lilium inter spinas), understood as a reference to Mary. Other scripture and religious literature in which the lily symbolizes purity and chastity also helped establish the flower as an iconographic attribute of the Virgin.

Images of Mary holding the flower first appeared in the 11th century on coins issued by cathedrals dedicated to her, and next on the seals of cathedral chapters.

The three petals of the heraldic design reflect a widespread association with the Holy Trinity, a tradition going back to 14th century France, added onto the earlier belief that they also represented faith, wisdom and chivalry. 

The new WLCR t-shirts are now available for all proud to be Louisville Catholics with a gift of $10 (+$5 postage).