The flag of Christ the King depicted above was designed by Rev. Robert J. Williams, M.D. in 1930, just five years after the proclamation of the Feast of Christ the King by His Holiness Pope Pius XI, December 31, 1925. It depicts what Fr. Williams, a priest of the Diocese of Chatham, saw in a vision he experienced at St. Thomas College during the night of May 3, 1930.
The design of the Flag depicts the three pochs of Christ's life. On the blue section next to the staff is a gold star for his birth, on the red, a gold cross for his death; and on the white, a gold crown for his resurrection and kingship. Fr. Williams had the flag made up and it was flown on festive occasions in many parishes in the Maritimes and beyond. The Flag is featured here in order to preserve a portion of our Catholic heritage. Fr. Williams died on April 21, 1953. |
