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Shell: Baptism Symbol
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The Scallop Shell:
A Baptism Symbol
Origin Story
Importance
- St. Augustine was walking along the seashore
- Reminds us that Jesus calls us to be his disciples
- Meditated on the Holy Trinity
- Just as he first called his disciples to the seashore
- Noticed a boy carrying water from the sea in a seashell and pouring it into a little hole in the sand
- Often depicted in Early Christian artwork
- Now found in many different items (baptismal banners, stained glass windows, and announcements)
Symbolism
- The boy’s effort to empty the sea into a little hole helped Augustine to understand that just as the hole was too small to hold the entire sea, the human mind was too small to hold the concept of three persons in one God.
- Jesus' Apostle James the Greeter (St. James)
- Used to beg for food and water on pilgrimages, could be filled by anyone
- Became the symbol for pilgrimage
- Shell with three drops of water
- Allusion to the Blessed Trinity in whose name we are baptized.
- Baptismal Font
- Either shaped as a shell or decorated with shells
- Symbol for sharing the word of God in the gospels
Use
- Use a scallop shell to pour water on the heads of those being baptized
- Held more water than a hand
- Achieving the fullest value of God's grace
- Scallop shell, placed in nature (the ocean), would place us into our faith
By Clarissa Sandev, Rhea Shah, Annie Haws, and Cathy Piersa
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