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Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate Parish
Guelph, Ontario
Grant of Arms
May 15, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 505
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Blazon
Arms
Argent a fess enarched between in chief an ancient crown Gules and in base a violet flower proper;
Motto
MY SOUL MAGNIFIES THE LORD;
Symbolism
Arms
White is a colour symbolizing purity. The ancient crown alludes to the one that appears in the arms of the City of Guelph, and in this position also alludes to the Virgin Mary’s title of “Queen of Heaven”. The arch refers to the fact that the church building is known as “the church on the hill”. The violet, a Marian symbol, represents the heart of the church, and, with the colour for purity, refers to the Immaculate Conception.
Motto
In Luke 1:46, Mary says these words to her cousin Elizabeth.