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The Coat of Arms for the
Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador

The Mitre is a traditional symbol identifying the Arms as those of a diocese

The blue and green colours are found in abundance throughout our diocese in the sky and water, forests and valleys. Silver white and gold colours are also lavish in snow and precious minerals.

The rising sun represent the primary focus of our faith - the risen Son of God, Jesus Christ. The rising sun also reflects our location in the eastern part of Canada, where the sun rises first every day.

Water represents our new life in Christ through the waters of baptism. Water is the preeminent symbol of the life of the Church. Water is also the predominant element in both Newfoundland and Labrador. we are nourished and refreshed by the waters of the ocean, lakes and rivers of our diocese.

The Silver white mountains represent God's holy Mountain, upon which Moses spoke to the Lord and from which St. John saw the holy city Jerusalem "coming down out of heaven from God" - our great hope. There are spectacular mountains ranges on the west-coast of Newfoundland and throughout Labrador which, like the forest and water, provide a livelihood for many of our parishioners.

The motto - ONE HEART AND SOUL - taken from the Acts of the Apostles 4:32, ("Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul..." is a description of the young Christian community.  It is also the expression of our faith, hope and love as a young local church setting out anew.

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