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WELCOME BISHOP CANTÚ
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The Coat of Arms of Most Reverend Oscar Cantú
In accordance with the Church’s
heraldic tradition as instructed by the
Holy See on March 31, 1969, the Coat
of Arms of a Bishop is composed of
the following:
• A shield with its symbols, refer-
ring to family, geographic, reli-
gious and historical meanings
and/or to the name of the Bishop
• A golden processional cross,
representing the rank of Bishop,
behind the shield
• A green hat, called a galero, with
twelve (six on each side) tassels
a ttached, in rows of one, two and
three, from the top
• A scroll with the motto, written
in black, located beneath the
shield
Bishop Cantú’s Motto
“Zelus Domus Tuae Comedit Me”
Bishop Cantú chose as his episcopal
motto the Latin words, Zelus domus
tuae comedit me. This phrase, from
Psalm 69, expresses the Bishop’s fi rm
belief that all he does is for God: “Zeal
for Your house consumes me.”
Blazonry (heraldic description)
of the Coat of Arms
of Bishop Oscar Cantú
It is customary for a Bishop’s coat
of arms to be described in 12 th century,
archaic terms. The heraldic shield is
the central and most important feature
of the coat of arms.
For his personal arms, Bishop
Cantú has adopted a design that re-
fl ects aspects of his life and his minis-
try as a priest. On a white fi eld across
the center of the design is a black table
on which is displayed a gold chalice
and silver or white host, for the Eu-
charist, the central feature of priestly
ministry. The Lord’s table and the
family table are where we gather – in
the Church and the domestic Church.
They are central in the life of the fam-
ily of the Church, as well as in the life
of the Cantú family
The design is placed on a split fi eld
that is blue on top and green on the
bottom. On this split fi eld are two
crosiers: a gold bishop’s staff and a
simple abbot’s veiled staff . These are
to honor Saint Ansgar (also known as
Saint Oscar), who was a Benedictine
abbot before he was appointed Bishop
of Hamburg, Germany. Abbots used a
veiled crosier because, in ancient days,
when bishops wore gloves during the
liturgy, abbots did not; and the veil
was used to keep the abbot’s hands
clean for worship.
The coat of arms is completed
with external ornaments consisting
of a gold episcopal processional cross
that is placed in back of – and which
extends above and below – the shield;
and the green pontifi cal hat (galero)
with six tassels, in three rows on either
side of the shield.
Designed by Deacon Paul J. Sullivan,
Diocese of Providence.
EXTENDS A VERY WARM WELCOME TO
BISHOP OSCAR CANTÚ
COADJUTOR OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN JOSE
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