Catholic Wax Seal Stamps, Pelican Sacrifice Wax Seal Stamp, Best Ordination Gift

These highly detailed Catholic wax seal stamps are a beautiful way to evangelize through beauty when mailing anything. They're especially perfect for enclosing invitations, or giving gifts for Catholic Sacraments like Catholic Ordinations to the deaconate or priesthood; personal letters to loved ones, birthday cards, thank you cards, and casual correspondence.

About the Pelican Sacrifice Symbol

The pelican sacrifice symbol is a deeply Catholic emblem of Christ’s sacrificial love, particularly in relation to the Eucharist. According to medieval legend, the mother pelican, in times of famine, would wound her own breast to feed her young with her blood, ensuring their survival. This became a powerful image of Christ’s Passion, as He shed His Blood for the salvation of souls.

Catholic tradition embraces this symbol as a profound representation of the Holy Eucharist, in which Christ gives Himself entirely—Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity—for the nourishment and redemption of His faithful.

The pelican sacrifice symbol is a powerful representation of the Catholic priesthood because it reflects the very heart of a priest’s vocation: self-sacrificial love in imitation of Christ. The priest, acting in persona Christi (in the person of Christ), mirrors Christ’s sacrificial love, especially in the Eucharist. At every Mass, he consecrates the bread and wine, making present Christ’s offering on Calvary. This reflects Christ, the true “Divine Pelican,” who feeds His children with His own Body and Blood, as referenced in St. Thomas Aquinas’ Adoro Te Devote: "Pie pellicane, Jesu Domine, Me immundum munda tuo sanguine." ("Loving Pelican, Lord Jesus, Cleanse me, unclean, in Your Blood.")

Furthermore, the priesthood is about pouring oneself out for the spiritual life of the Church. Like the pelican who gives its own life for its young, a priest is called to self-denial, sacrifice, and deep pastoral charity, offering his life in service to Christ and His flock. In this way, the pelican serves as a profound reminder that a priest’s vocation is one of Eucharistic self-gift—nourishing the faithful through the Sacraments, preaching the Gospel, and shepherding souls toward eternal life.

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Stamp size: Approximately 1in, Shape: Round, Lovingly Designed in Philadelphia, Exclusively at Pietà Paperie