Motorede,
You caught on rather well with the symboles!
I don't remember everything +Zendejas said but here is a bit of what is remembered:
The words "Viva Christus Rex" and the crucifix at the top are because Jesus Christ is King by conquest. He has conquered sin/death and is the rightful King of the Jews and of the whole world.
The four flags on the left hand side of the viewer are the representations of Spain, and as already stated in an above post, the flag of Granada is also there because it was the last step to unifying the lands under Christian rule. It was the defeat of Islam and the Jews. Also, it is the representation of his ancestral homeland, as the name "Zendejas" comes from some town in the region.
I don't remember much about the flags on the left but, one of them has something to do with +Williamson, as he is the one who made him a bishop. And if memory serves correctly the one on the far right on the top is from Lorain, because his grandparents come from there, and the fleur de lis is a symbol for St. Jone of Arc... thats all I remember for tge flags...
The double headed eagle is a symbol/crest given to Mexico by a pope - was it Benedict XIV (14th)? - and has one head of an European eagle and one of a Mexican eagle. It represents that the Faith was brought from Europ, but Mary is in the center because SHE is the one responsible for it!
"Ite ad Joseph" should obviously state his devotion to St. Joseph, Defendor of the Church, Defendor of the Blessed Virgin and the Christ Child. It is also good to remember what the Saints often say: "If you pray to St. Joseph, you often get more then you asked for!"
The date 1571 is for the Battle of Lepanto, where - humanly speaking- Christianity should have been obliterated but instead had a glorious victory against the enemies of God and His Church.
The date 1917 is obviously for the apparitions of Mary at Fatima.
That is all I remember. But to close here is is a quote from the Bishop: "Christ must reign! He is King of the World, King of our hearts, King over our homes, families and society. We must do everything we can to make him King in our lives and put Him first. And we should pray to the Blessed Virgen Mary, and ask her to give us the graces we need to do it, and the grace of perseverance, so that one day we can all be together in that happy place, which is our true home, Heaven."
(He has ended a LOT of sermons in like manner.)
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