Today in Rome, in the Chapel of Saint Urban VIII, two lambs were presented to the Holy Father. Every year, on this day, the Liturgical Memorial of Saint Agnes, this offering is made. The Holy Father blesses them and then the lambs are shorn. Once they are shorn, the wool resulting from these lambs' coats will be used to create the pallia which will be presented to newly-named Archbishops in a few months' time.
The Pallium is a liturgical symbol of honor and of jurisdiction, entrusted by the Holy Father to all Metropolitan Archbishops. The rite of Imposition of Pallia takes place on the Liturgical Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29, in Saint Peter's Basilica.
The Pallium is a liturgical symbol of honor and of jurisdiction, entrusted by the Holy Father to all Metropolitan Archbishops. The rite of Imposition of Pallia takes place on the Liturgical Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29, in Saint Peter's Basilica.
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