05 East – The Pelican
Jack V. Sams – Donor
The pelican was believed to pierce its own breast with its beak and feed its young of its blood. It became a symbol of Christ sacrificing himself for man – and because of this has been frequently represented in Christian art.
Like what tender tales tell of the Pelican
Adoro te devote, v. 6 (written by St. Thomas Aquinas and translated into English by Gerard Manley Hopkins)
Bathe me, Jesus Lord, in what Thy Bosom ran
Blood that but one drop of has the powr to win
All the world forgiveness of its world of sin.