{"id":4303,"date":"2026-08-19T18:44:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alviera\/?page_id=4303"},"modified":"2026-08-19T18:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:50:52","slug":"school-name-seal-and-hymn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alviera\/about\/school-name-seal-and-hymn\/","title":{"rendered":"School Name, Seal, and Hymn"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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MIRIAM COLLEGE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cMiriam\u201d is the Aramaic name with which Mary, our Blessed Mother and the school\u2019s patron, was called in her lifetime. \u201cMiriam\u201d is also a fitting reminder and tribute to Sr. Miriam Thomas Thornton, M.M., who devoted 50 years of service to Maryknoll College.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The seal brings back the focus on Veritas as the objective of knowledge. It signifies that Miriam College is not just in Quezon City but is in various parts of the Philippines. The seal also indicates the year when Maryknoll education started at Maryknoll Normal School.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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1953-1989<\/h3>

Christ super-imposed on a circle \u2013 the world, through Veritas \u2013 truth.\n
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\nThe Miriam College Seal carries the CHI RHO, a symbol used to indicate the word Christ in Greek. It is made up of the Greek letters chi (X) and rho (p) and was used by the early Christians as a sign of their solidarity with one another.

\nThe seal also carries the word VERITAS which is Latin for TRUTH. Christ said, \u201cI am the Way, the TRUTH, and the life.\u201d We must incarnate Christ in the world by living the truth \u2013 in love.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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1989-2021<\/h3>

The Chi Rho, from the word Christ in Greek, and Veritas, teaching and seeking Truth, is the main mission of the Maryknoll education.

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The blue and gold of Miriam
Will keep our spirits flying high
Wherever we are, wherever we\u2019ll be
Faithful we\u2019ll always be to thee,
Alma Mater, we\u2019ll be true
To your spirit through and through<\/p>

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We sing thy praises, Miriam
<\/em>Thy joy, thy wisdom and love
<\/em>Lead onward, heavenward, Miriam
<\/em>God\u2019s blessings be yours from above.<\/em><\/p>

Oh Miriam, so fair and true
We pledge our loyalty to you,
Witness to Christ throughout the land
Children of Mary hand in hand,
Alma Mater, you will be
Ever fair and dear to me.<\/p>

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