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| St. Rita Church Coat of Arms |
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Blazon - Description in heraldic terms:
Gules, an annulet per pale Or and Argent, between four roses, two in pale and two in fess also per Pale Or and Argent.
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| Significance: The Arms of St. Rita Church consists of a red shield charged with an annulet set in the center of the shield and surrounded, in the form of a cross, with four roses. The annulet and the four roses are each divided vertically gold and silver. |
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| The red surface of the shield is symbolic of charity and martyrdom and commemorates the sufferings in life of St. Rita of Cascia, which only served to increase her charity.
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| The annulet, half gold and half silver, commemorates Saint Rita’s life in the married and religious states. |
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| The red roses, symbols of joy, have long been associated with St. Rita and recall her deathbed request for a rose. |
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| The red of the shield also brings to mind the fabric of the Parish Church and the annulet also symbolizes the unity of the congregation centered in Christ. |
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| The Arms were assumed on Christmas Eve, 1976. The Arms were devised by Anthony W. C. Phelps of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Phelps is a member of the Heraldry Society, London, England. The Arms were devised in cooperation with Rev. William B. Padavick, MA, Assistant at St. Rita Church (1976 – 1979). |
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