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 The
central motif of the school seal is AM which stands for AVE
MARIA or Hail Mary, in
praise of Mary the Mother of God and the Patroness of the RVM Congregation. The
Ave Maria is further accented by the crescent moon which is also a symbol of
Mary. The sun represents Jesus as the son of Justice, while the moon represents
Mary.
The rays represent the far-reaching seal and
charity with which the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary
functions in its apostolate. The rays also represent the graces that come from
Jesus through the hands of Mary and very aptly bring out the Motto of the
Congregation: To Jesus with Mary. The twelve stars represent the stars in the
sun and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars." The
stars represent also the twelve extraordinary graces or privileges which God
bestowed on Mary.
Below the monogram is a very significant figure of
an open book upon which is inscribed the revealed word of God: Initium
Sapientiae Timor Domini, the English translation of which is: "The fear of the
Lord is the beginning of Wisdom." This is the real essence of the education the
Congregation is intent of imparting, filial love of the Lord, knowledge of the
Lord who is Truth id the beginning of Wisdom, for Wisdom here means knowledge,
the grasping , the understanding of truth. Because of human frailty one fails to
grasp the full meaning of such tremendous truth, at least, the study of science
of God, the study of Religion aside from all sciences, is the beginning of
wisdom.
Immediately below the book is the white sampaguita
flower, the national flower of the Philippines. It stands for the Congregation
of the Religious of the Virgin Mary, the first all-Filipino Congregation founded
by a Filipino, Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, its members working for
Filipino brothers in their own lands as well as in foreign shores. |
