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Saturday, November 29th, 2025
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Pastoral Staff

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A bishop's staff with a crooked head, symbolical of his authority and function as a shepherd in spiritual matters of the souls in his diocese.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pastoral Staff'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/pastoral-staff.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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