Agnus Dei is a Latin term meaning Lamb of God, and was originally used to refer to Jesus Christ in his role of the perfect sacrificial offering that atones for the sins of humanity in Christian theology, harkening back to ancient Jewish Temple sacrifices. The phrase "Agnus Dei" refers to several uses of this image.
In the Mass of the Roman Rite in the catholic Church ,and also in the eucharist of the Anglican 'Communion', and the Western Rite of the Orthodox Church, the Agnus Dei is the … [More]