Crest
The School Crest is one is shared by CHIJ schools all over the world.
In the centre of the Crest lies a red shield with a silver band edged in gold. Red conveys the message of love, God's love embracing the world.
The shield is surmounted by a gold Cross. This serves as a reminder that inspiration, dedication and fidelity come from Christ.
The shield is encircled by a garland of white marguerites. The garland of marguerites speaks of simplicity - the most charming trait in young girlhood.
On the right lies a Gospel with a silver rosary. The gospel is a guide for those who seek God's will for a life of godliness. Live by it and you will attain peace and happiness. The Rosary of the Virgin Mary symbolises communication with God. Cultivate it and you will grow in the Knowledge of God.
The Distaff and the Spindle are symbols of womanly labour, typical of an earlier period when the weaving of cloth was done by women at home. The symbol is typically French, pointing to the French origin of the Sisters of the Infant Jesus. It reminds the students of the satisfaction and fulfilment to be found in a task well-accomplished.
Emblazoned on the Crest is the motto: "Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty". Depending on the country, the motto will be translated into the local language.
Read more about this topic: Convent Of The Holy Infant Jesus
Famous quotes containing the word crest:
“What shall he have that killed the deer?
His leather skin and horns to wear.
Then sing him home.
Take thou no scorn to wear the horn,
It was a crest ere thou wast born;
Thy father’s father wore it,
And thy father bore it.
The horn, the horn, the lusty horn
Is not a thing to laugh to scorn.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The history of any nation follows an undulatory course. In the trough of the wave we find more or less complete anarchy; but the crest is not more or less complete Utopia, but only, at best, a tolerably humane, partially free and fairly just society that invariably carries within itself the seeds of its own decadence.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)