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The antique vessel that fills most of the of the lower half comes from the coat of arms of the province of [[New Brunswick]], the province where the archdiocese is located.<br> | The antique vessel that fills most of the of the lower half comes from the coat of arms of the province of [[New Brunswick]], the province where the archdiocese is located.<br> | ||
The main masthead with its double crosses represents the metropolitan Church with its two suffragans, [[Diocese of Saint John in New Brunswick|St. John]] and [Diocese of Bathurst in Canada|Chatham/Bathurst]], represented by the two smaller mastheads located at the front and at the back of the vessel.<br> | The main masthead with its double crosses represents the metropolitan Church with its two suffragans, [[Diocese of Saint John in New Brunswick|St. John]] and [[Diocese of Bathurst in Canada|Chatham/Bathurst]], represented by the two smaller mastheads located at the front and at the back of the vessel.<br> | ||
The white sail attached to the main masthead and swelled by the wind shows that it is from Rome. From the sovereign power handed over to the successors of Saint Peter and symbolized by the keys, that the new Church received its order to daringly set to sea, the "due in altum" that is at the origin of all the miraculous catches and of all the developments God wants in the Christian society. On the sides of the vessel is a row of seven oars. The number seven represents the seven sacraments, the channels of grace, with which the soul of the christian navigates without danger through the dangerous wordly sea. | The white sail attached to the main masthead and swelled by the wind shows that it is from Rome. From the sovereign power handed over to the successors of Saint Peter and symbolized by the keys, that the new Church received its order to daringly set to sea, the "due in altum" that is at the origin of all the miraculous catches and of all the developments God wants in the Christian society. On the sides of the vessel is a row of seven oars. The number seven represents the seven sacraments, the channels of grace, with which the soul of the christian navigates without danger through the dangerous wordly sea. | ||