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Symbols & Identity

A heart rooted in Christ

Our symbols carry the story of our vocation: the Sacred Heart, the Tau Cross, the Precious Blood, Eucharistic life, and Franciscan consolation.

ACMC heart-shaped Tau emblem

The ACMC Emblem

Heart-shaped, Franciscan, and rooted in Christ

A heart-shaped locket: three knots for our vows, a Tau Cross at its center, and red for Jesus’ Sacred Blood that was shed for us and sustains us. Inscribed with ACMC, the acronym of our religious family.

The red heart recalls the Sacred Blood of Jesus. The Tau Cross represents St. Francis, conversion, humility, and faithful discipleship. The three knots signify poverty, chastity, and obedience, while the fourth dimension of our spirituality is the vow of Consolation.

Our Flag

By His stripes, we are healed

The ACMC flag gathers the symbols of the community: the heart of compassion, the chalice of Eucharistic life, the dove of the Holy Spirit, and the Franciscan witness of St. Francis and St. Clare.

It proclaims the motto that guides our mission of healing and consolation.

ACMC flag
ACMC tie with motto

Mission Identity

Signs that speak the charism

Our visual identity bears witness to Eucharistic love, Franciscan simplicity, and the call to bring Christ’s consolation into a wounded world.

The symbols remind each missionary that she belongs to Christ and is sent to serve the poor, the displaced, the forgotten, and the suffering.