Ignatius of Loyola exclaimed, “In your wounds hide me.” (See Anima Christi) As well, the wounds are glorious because they, too, participate in the resurrection of the Lord of glory. These wounds are a saving place for all sinners, a place of rich mercy for all.
The hands bear the wound marks of the crucifixion – Christ’s passion and death for our salvation. The hands also symbolize the humble condescension of Christ to take on our human nature. Liturgically this is expressed in the Eucharistic Prayer for Masses of Reconciliation I – “When we were lost and could not find the way to you, you loved us more than ever: Jesus, your Son …gave himself into our hands.” (See John 13:1) The hands also express what is most familiar in our gestures of communication. (See Ephesians 5:25) The Son of God reveals the unseen Father (see John 14:9) and, in turn, the Son loves us to the end. As the source and purpose of the episcopal ministry, the bishop participates in Christ’s selfless love for the Church. They symbolize majestic verticality as well as the gratuity of the mission of Jesus Christ from His heavenly Father in the Incarnation. The primary symbol (charge) is a set of hands that come from above. Her prayerful and unique presence in the paschal mystery enables us to call her the “woman of the Eucharist.” (See John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 2003, no. The field is blue (azul) honoring Mary, the Mother of our Lord, whose fiat, “Let it be done to me according to your word,” (Luke 1:38) made possible the mystery of the Incarnation. The personal coat of arms of Bishop Estévez, which appear on the right (sinister) side of the shield, were designed by his nephew Dr. Augustine of Hippo depicting his famous quotation from Confessions, chapter 1: “Our hearts shall ever restless be, until they find their rest in Thee.” The main symbol of the field, a flaming heart transfixed by an arrow in gold (or), is of the human heart transfixed by Pine Love. The arms of Castile have a red field while those of Leon have one of silver. In the royal arms of Spain the fields of Castile and Leon are of these tinctures. The field, or background, quartered red (gules) and silver (argent) are reminiscent of the Spanish roots of Florida and the see city of St. 430) – as well as the history of the area of Florida that comprises the diocese.
Augustine reflects the diocese’s titular patron – St.
In this case, these are the arms of the Diocese of St. By heraldic tradition, the arms of the bishop of a diocese are joined (impaled) with the arms of his jurisdiction, which are seen in the dexterimpalement (left side) of the shield. The shield is the central and most important feature of any heraldic device. The episcopal heraldic achievement, or bishop’s coat of arms, is composed of a shield, with its charges(symbols), a motto scroll and the external ornaments.
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