A butter lamb has taken center stage on my family’s Easter table for as long as I can remember. Each year at Easter, my family in Western New York continues our longstanding routine. The night before, ...

The theme of God as shepherd comes through in each of the readings this Sunday. The connection between the divine shepherd ...

reinforcing Jesus’ role as the Lamb whose sacrifice brings redemption. 3. Jesus, the Lamb of God John introduces Jesus with a profound declaration by John the Baptist: “Behold, the Lamb of God ...

Of the sacrifice of Christ, the main sign or figure of the sacrifice of Christ in the Old Testament is the paschal lamb. At every Passover, the Jews recalled and renewed their covenant with God by ...

Of the sacrifice of Christ, the main sign or figure of the sacrifice of Christ in the Old Testament is the paschal lamb. At every Passover, the Jews recalled and renewed their covenant with God by ...

Baptized into Christ’s mission, we are priests, prophets, and kings — and St. Joseph the Worker shows us how to live that ...

Now God asks Abraham to sacrifice him. For many people ... who delivered the sacrifice is on the left, the lamb who will be sacrificed already poking his head next to the rescued Isaac.

Previously, it involved the sacrifice of a human virgin woman ... One reason is the symbology of the phrase "Lamb of God," which is a moniker for Jesus. There's also associations with Passover ...

Lamb is traditionally on the menu on Easter. The consumption of lamb on this holiday can be traced back to the first Passover seder. However, Christians also adopted lamb for their holy day ...