ron ▁The ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁is ▁Saint ▁John ▁Bos co . ▁ ▁Symbol s ▁ ▁Mot to ▁The ▁mot to ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁is ▁Ga ud ium ▁et ▁Sp es ▁(" Jo y ▁and ▁Hope "). ▁The ▁mot to ▁is ▁an ▁extract ▁from ▁the ▁" P ast oral ▁Constitution ▁on ▁the ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁Modern ▁World ". ▁< blockquote > ▁The ▁joy ▁and ▁hope , ▁the ▁gr ief ▁and ▁an gu ish ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁our ▁time , ▁especially ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁poor ▁or ▁aff lic ted ▁in ▁any ▁way , ▁are ▁the ▁joy ▁and ▁the ▁hope , ▁the ▁gr ief ▁and ▁an gu ish ▁of ▁the ▁follow ers ▁of ▁Christ ▁as ▁well ▁... ▁Nothing ▁that ▁is ▁genu in ely ▁human ▁fails ▁to ▁find ▁an ▁echo ▁in ▁their ▁hearts .< ref > ▁PA ST OR AL ▁CON ST IT UT ION ▁ON ▁THE ▁CH UR CH ▁IN ▁THE ▁MO DER N ▁W OR LD </ u > ▁DE CE MB ER ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 </ ref ></ blockquote > ▁ ▁Bad ge ▁The ▁College ▁bad ge ▁has ▁a ▁plain ▁white ▁cross ▁with ▁the ▁words ▁" B os co " ▁( which ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ) ▁and ▁" G aud ium ▁Et ▁Sp es " ▁( the ▁school ▁mot to , ▁" Jo y ▁and ▁Hope "). ▁The ▁background ▁is ▁dark ▁green . ▁ ▁House ▁b ann ers ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁new ▁house ▁b ann ers ▁were ▁introduced