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Bishop Robert J. McClory's coat of arms is centered by a white host and gold chalice, signifying the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and the centrality of the Holy Eucharist in the life of the Catholic Church and the life of a bishop. It is also a reference to Bishop McClory's priestly ordination in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, Mich. | Bishop Robert J. McClory's coat of arms is centered by a white host and gold chalice, signifying the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and the centrality of the Holy Eucharist in the life of the Catholic Church and the life of a bishop. It is also a reference to Bishop McClory's priestly ordination in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, Mich. | ||
The pine cone is a reference to St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621), the Bishop's baptismal patron. The pine cone is taken from the Bellarmine family arms. The red rose refers to St. Theresa of Lisieux, the patronal saint of the McClory fanilly. Bishop McClory celebrated his first Mass as a priest and eventually became the pastor and rector of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Mich., from where he was called to the episcopacy. | The pine cone is a reference to St. [[Roberto Francesco Romulo Bellarmino|Robert Bellarmine]] (1542-1621), the Bishop's baptismal patron. The pine cone is taken from the Bellarmine family arms. The red rose refers to St. Theresa of Lisieux, the patronal saint of the McClory fanilly. Bishop McClory celebrated his first Mass as a priest and eventually became the pastor and rector of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Mich., from where he was called to the episcopacy. | ||
Girdling the base of the chalice is the white triple-knotted cincture used as an emblem of the Third Order of St. Francis. The knots stand for the cardinal virtues of faith, hope and love as well as for the Holy Trinity. The cords represent his parents (James and Ann), who met through the Third Order of St. Francis (at St. Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit), and it also has a reference to the Trinity and some of the theological virtues. The cincture honors St.Francis of Assisi, but more significantly the bishop's parents and the sacrament of matrimony. | Girdling the base of the chalice is the white triple-knotted cincture used as an emblem of the Third Order of St. Francis. The knots stand for the cardinal virtues of faith, hope and love as well as for the Holy Trinity. The cords represent his parents (James and Ann), who met through the Third Order of St. Francis (at St. Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit), and it also has a reference to the Trinity and some of the theological virtues. The cincture honors St.Francis of Assisi, but more significantly the bishop's parents and the sacrament of matrimony. | ||