{"id":52541,"date":"2013-03-18T10:58:43","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T17:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=52541"},"modified":"2014-04-30T21:32:45","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T04:32:45","slug":"the-popes-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-popes-arms\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pope’s Arms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Vatican Press Office (VIS) has announced Pope Francis’ new papal coat of arms. <\/p>\n

T<\/span>hey are identical to those he used as bishop. The image here is not official, but it’s based on the Pope’s old arms and the description given by the press office. Only the motto is missing.<\/p>\n

The shield has a bright blue background, at the centre top of which is a yellow radiant sun with the IHS christogram on it representing Jesus <\/strong>(it is also the Jesuit logo). The IHS monogram, as well as a cross that pierces the H, are in red with three black nails directly under them. Under that, to the left, is a star representing Mary<\/strong>, Mother of Christ and the Church. To the right of the star is a nard flower representing Joseph<\/strong>, Patron of the Universal Church. With these symbols the Pope demonstrates his love for the Holy Family.<\/p>\n

What distinguishes his coat of arms as pontiff is … the papal mitre and crossed silver and gold keys joined by a red cord.<\/p>\n

His motto\u2014\u201cmiserando atque eligendo<\/em>\u201d (because he saw him through the eyes of mercy and chose him) is taken from the Venerable Bede’s homily on the Gospel account of the call of Matthew. It holds special meaning for the Pope because \u2014 when he was only 17-years-old, after going to confession on the Feast of St. Matthew in 1953 \u2014 he perceived God’s mercy in his life and felt the call to the priesthood, following the example of St. Ignatius of Loyola.<\/p>\n

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The Vatican Press Office (VIS) has announced Pope Francis’ new papal coat of arms. They are identical to those he used as bishop. The image here is not official, but it’s based on the Pope’s old arms and the description given by the press office. Only the motto is missing. 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