Why is st agnes symbol a lamb

Throughout Scripture and Ancient Tradition, the lamb is the innocent animal that is offered up as a sacrifice to God. We first see this in the Book of Exodus when an innocent lamb is slaughtered and its blood used to protect the homes of the Israelites while the spirit of God passed over Egypt.

Jesus is also often represented as the Lamb of God who was slaughtered to save us all. In the same way, St. Agnes gave her innocent life for the glory of God. As the story goes, when some men tried to take advantage of young Agnes, her hair grew covering her up and protecting her virginity. It also represents the victory of her purity being conserved for God until death.

En el Reino de Dios, siempre es lo opuesto. On the feast of St. Agnes the use of any lamb symbol in cooking could be incorporated as a reminder of this connection. One option is to make a lamb cake , similar to those made for Easter. Another idea would be to make these cute lamb cupcakes featured here last March or this adorable Lamb of God bread Jessica posted at Christmas.

Posted by Mary Machado on Tuesday, January 20, Email This BlogThis! Filed Under: 01 January , Lamb , St. One such bishop was Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury, who lived in the early part of the 10th century. When he became bishop and received the pallium, he kept detailed notes of his return journey. Saint Agnes had a Little Lamb. Stay tuned next time for an in-depth look at the Via Francigena.

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