Rare photo portraying a hinário service in the headquarters of Alto Santo, presumably in the 60s, where we can see Mestre Irineu sat down at the table together with the doctrine’s musicians. To the center, the Caravaca Cross, first symbol of the doctrine and in the back, on the wall, the CICLU's First Flag, received from the Virgin by Mestre. About the symbolism of the eagle on top of the moon, Francisco Grangeiro asked: “Mestre, what does the eagle on top of the moon mean?” To which Mestre Irineu answered: “Chico, what happens if you take off the accent from the word ‘eagle’?” (In Portuguese, the word for ‘eagle’ is ‘águia’. Without the accent it would be pronounced ‘a-guia’, which means ‘the guide’) – from the book ‘Contos da Lua Branca’ (Tales of the White Moon) by Florestan Neto.
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