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Hamilton, Ontario
Grant of Arms
December 15, 2011
Vol. VI, p. 86
Arms of Murray John KroetschBlazonArgent a demi-eagle displayed Azure beaked and nimbed Or issuant from barry wavy Azure and Argent, on a chief Azure a lyre between two garbs Or; SymbolismThe eagle is the emblem of St. John the Evangelist, and thus refers to Monsignor Kroetsch’s second name. The water at the base refers to the sacrament of baptism and to the name Murray, believed to be derived from a Celtic word for “settlement by the sea”. The wheat is a Eucharistic symbol, and the lyre represents music, thus marking Monsignor Kroetsch’s interests in liturgical theology and liturgical music. |
MottoBlazonNON EGO VIVIT IN ME CHRISTUS; SymbolismThis Latin motto means “Not I, [but it is] Christ who lives in me”, and it is taken from Galatians 2:20: “I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 24, 2012 in Volume 146, page 748 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Gordon Macpherson, Niagara Herald Extraordinary, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterGordon Macpherson CalligrapherShirley Mangione Recipient TypeIndividual |