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As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.

The primary colors, blue and silver, are customarily used in heraldry to depict water, as indeed they are used in the diocesan arms. On Bishop Houck's personal arms, they refer to the Mississippi River Basin, wherein the Bishop has spent the greater part of his ministry, first in Alabama and later, as Bishop, in Mississippi.

The wolfs head, which appears in gold, is a reference to Saint William of Vercelli, patron saint of both the Bishop and of his father. Saint William was a hermit who dwelled in the mountain wilderness of Monte Vergine in Italy. His legend attests that he befriended the wolves of that region and was trusted by them. Saint William of Vercelli died in 1142. His feast day is June 25.

The fleurs-de-lys, which are a prominent feature of the royal arms of France, recall the Bishop's ancestry on his mother's side; their silver color is a punning reference to her family name, Blanchard.

The open book bearing the initials Alpha and Omega is a symbol of the Bishop's years spent as an educator. It may also be seen as referring to the role of any bishop as the chief teacher of his diocese.

The motto - "Proclaim Jesus Christ is Lord"- taken from Philippians 2:11, likewise bespeaks the teaching and preaching office of the Bishop among his people.

The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop by instruction of the Holy See, of March 1969, confirmed in March 2001.

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[[Literature]] : http://jacksondiocese.org/about/bishop/bishops/bishop-william-r-houck/

[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Houck]]

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 ===Origin/meaning===
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+As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.
+The primary colors, blue and silver, are customarily used in heraldry to depict water, as indeed they are used in the diocesan arms. On Bishop Houck's personal arms, they refer to the Mississippi River Basin, wherein the Bishop has spent the greater part of his ministry, first in Alabama and later, as Bishop, in Mississippi.
+The wolfs head, which appears in gold, is a reference to Saint William of Vercelli, patron saint of both the Bishop and of his father. Saint William was a hermit who dwelled in the mountain wilderness of Monte Vergine  in Italy.  His legend attests that he befriended the wolves of that region and was trusted by them. Saint William of Vercelli died in 1142. His feast day is June 25.
+The fleurs-de-lys, which are a prominent feature of the royal arms of France, recall the Bishop's ancestry on his mother's side; their silver color is a punning reference to her family name, Blanchard.
+The open book bearing the initials Alpha and Omega is a symbol of the Bishop's years spent as an educator. It may also be seen as referring to the role of any bishop as the chief teacher of his diocese.
+The motto - "Proclaim Jesus Christ is Lord"- taken from Philippians 2:11, likewise bespeaks the teaching and preaching office of the Bishop among his people.
+The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop by instruction of the Holy See, of March 1969, confirmed in March 2001.
 {{media}}
-[[Literature]] :
+[[Literature]] : http://jacksondiocese.org/about/bishop/bishops/bishop-william-r-houck/
 [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Houck]]

William Russell Houck: Difference between revisions

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