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The four arms represent the four cardinal virtues

  • Prudence
  • Justice
  • Fortitude
  • Temperance
 


The eight points are signs of the eight beatitudes
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  • Spiritual joy
  • To live without malice
  • To weep over sins
  • To humble thyself
  • To love justice
  • To be merciful
  • To be sincere and pure of heart
  • To suffer persecution without complaint or ill will
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