Indeed, Dante P. You are quite right. “Agnus Dei, qui tollis . . .” Wikipedia states: The Syrian custom of a Chant addressed to The Lamb of God was introduced into The Roman Rite Mass by Pope Sergius I (687 A.D.–701 A.D.)[3][4] in the context of his rejection of The Council of Trullo of 692 A.D. (which was well received in the Byzantine East), whose Canons had forbidden the iconographic depiction of Christ as a lamb, instead of a man.[5]
Near us [in the Western US], there are a number of farmers who raise sheep. Lambs are incredibly beautiful, very vulnerable, and very innocent.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder St. John the Baptist calls Our Lord “the Lamb of God..” -Note by Dante P
Indeed, Dante P. You are quite right. “Agnus Dei, qui tollis . . .” Wikipedia states: The Syrian custom of a Chant addressed to The Lamb of God was introduced into The Roman Rite Mass by Pope Sergius I (687 A.D.–701 A.D.)[3][4] in the context of his rejection of The Council of Trullo of 692 A.D. (which was well received in the Byzantine East), whose Canons had forbidden the iconographic depiction of Christ as a lamb, instead of a man.[5]
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