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The symbol is placed on a blue field which is the color of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a reminder that Bishop da Cunha's vocation began with his baptism in Immaculate Conception Church in Gaviao, Bahia, that he studied for the priesthood in Immaculate Conception Seminary, and that he spent his years of ministry as priest and bishop in the [[Archdiocese of Newark]] which is under the patronage of Immaculate Conception before being named to Fall River. | The symbol is placed on a blue field which is the color of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a reminder that Bishop da Cunha's vocation began with his baptism in Immaculate Conception Church in Gaviao, Bahia, that he studied for the priesthood in Immaculate Conception Seminary, and that he spent his years of ministry as priest and bishop in the [[Archdiocese of Newark]] which is under the patronage of Immaculate Conception before being named to Fall River. | ||
The motto " | The motto "Suffict tibi gratia mea'' (My grace is enough for you) is taken from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians (12:9), where Paul tells his readers that the Lord told him this when he was encountering difficulties. These words remind Bishop da Cunha that God's grace will see him through the challenges that all Christians face in the modern world, especially as he begins his ministry as the chief shepherd of the Church of Fall River. | ||
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. | 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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