Arms of Thomas Edward Dowd
Arms of Thomas Edward Dowd
Blazon
Vert a bend sinister between in chief a sun in splendour and in base a shofar Or;
Symbolism
Green and gold are the colours of many Dowd arms in Ireland, Bishop Dowd’s ancestral homeland. Green is also the colour of hope and gold the colour of the glory of heaven. The diagonal band symbolizes a deacon’s stole which is the mark of a servant. The sun recalls the “sun of justice” described by the biblical prophet Malachi. The shofar is a horn symbolizing the action of announcing the glory of God and the coming day of the Lord.
Motto of Thomas Edward Dowd
Blazon
COR ET ANIMA UNA;
Symbolism
This Latin motto means “One in heart and mind” (Acts 4:32).
