The Feast of St. Agnes and the Blessing of the Lambs

Fr. Z has two posts on the Feast of St. Agnes today. The first details the history of St. Agnes of Rome. She was a little girl martyred in the 3rd or 4th century. Her martyrdom supposedly took place in the Piazza Navona in the heart of Rome.

A view of Piazza Navona

Fr. Z’s second post for today’s feast is about the Holy Father blessing the lambs for the pallia.  You can also see a video of the Pope performing the blessing.