Second Window: From Noah to Moses
The baptismal font, hand and paschal candle in the lower section of the Noah panel recall the first letter of St. Peter where it is written that “this [ark] prefigured baptism, which saves you now” (1 Pet 3:21). The paschal candle is a reminder of the reception of the sacrament of Baptism and is always lit when Baptism is celebrated. Octagonal baptismal fonts were quite common in the early Church. They represent the seven days of creation followed by the eighth day, the […]