The emblem consists of the Dove representing the Holy Spirit and Peace; the Orb representing the Earth; the Crusaders' Cross, also known as the Isabella Cross, representing the cross found on the tunics and capes of the crusading knights who battled to regain the Holy Land from the pagans. The colors of the symbols are the blue globe with the lands of the western hemisphere in white; a red cross with gold border; gold knobs at the ends of the arms forming the cross; a white dove. Red, white and blue are the colors of the flag of our Country and serve to remind us of the principle of the Fourth Degree-Patriotism. Spiritually, the globe could represent God the Father; the cross, God the Son; and the Dove, God the Holy Spirit.