A lamb holding a Christian banner is a typical symbol for Agnus Dei.

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. See Lamb of God for an explanation of this. Agnus Dei is used to refer to several things related to it. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 422 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (600 × 852 pixel, file size: 158 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Stained glass image of the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei) with a Christian banner. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 422 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (600 × 852 pixel, file size: 158 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Stained glass image of the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei) with a Christian banner. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... For the band, see Lamb of God (band). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A sacrificial lamb refers to a lamb (or metaphorical parallel) killed or discounted in some way in order to further some other cause. ... For other uses, see Sin (disambiguation). ... Christian doctrine redirects here. ... For the band, see Lamb of God (band). ...

Art and sacramental

In ecclesiastical art, an Agnus Dei is a representation of Jesus as a lamb bearing a cross. It is also a tablet of wax stamped with a representation of Jesus as a lamb bearing a cross, then blessed by the Supreme Pontiff as a sacramental. Also known as the Latin cross or crux ordinaria. ... Also known as the Latin cross or crux ordinaria. ... In Rome, the title of Supreme Pontiff (in Latin, Pontifex Maximus), belongs to the chief religious official of the city. ... Sacramentals are things (sacramentalia) set apart or blessed by the Catholic Church to manifest the respect due to the Sacraments, and so to excite good thoughts and to increase devotion, and through these movements of the heart to remit venial sin, according to the Council of Trent (Session XXII, 15). ...

The Moravian Church uses an Agnus Dei as their seal with the surrounding inscription Vicit agnus noster, eum sequamur ("Our Lamb has conquered, let us follow him."). A Moravian is a Protestant belonging to a religious movement that originated in Moravia, Czech Republic. ...

Liturgy

Lamb with vexillum and chalice

In the Mass of the Roman Rite, the Agnus Dei is the invocation to the Lamb of God sung or recited during the fraction of the Host.^[1] It is said to have been introduced into the Mass by Pope Sergius I (687–701). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 420 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1025 × 1463 pixel, file size: 309 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Agnus Dei ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 420 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1025 × 1463 pixel, file size: 309 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Agnus Dei ... The vexillum was a flag-like object used in the Classical Era of the Roman Empire. ... Chalice For the Gothic Metal band, see Chalice (band) A chalice (from Latin calix, cup) is a goblet intended to hold drink. ... For other uses of Mass, see Mass (disambiguation). ... Latin Rite, in the singular and accompanied, in English, by the definite article, refers to the sui juris particular Church of the Roman Catholic Church that developed in the area of western Europe and northern Africa where Latin was for many centuries the language of education and culture. ... The Fraction is the ceremonial act of breaking the bread during Communion in some Christian denominations. ... Sergius I (d. ...

Based upon John the Baptist's reference in John 1:29 to Jesus as the Lamb of God, the text in Latin is: St. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.

Translation

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Translation (as currently used in many English-speaking churches)

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, grant us peace.

The General Instruction of the Roman Missal, 83 states: "The supplication Agnus Dei, is, as a rule, sung by the choir or cantor with the congregation responding; or it is, at least, recited aloud. This invocation accompanies the fraction and, for this reason, may be repeated as many times as necessary until the rite has reached its conclusion, the last time ending with the words dona nobis pacem (grant us peace)." The General Instruction of the Roman Missal or GIRM is the liturgical document which governs the celebration of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church with the force of canon law. ...

Historically, in Requiem Masses, the first two invocations ended with "dona eis requiem" (give them rest) instead of "miserere nobis", and the last with "dona eis requiem sempiternam" (give them rest eternal). A requiem is a Roman Catholic mass performed in commemoration of the dead, also known in Latin as the Missa pro Defunctis. ...

The priest again uses the phrase "Lamb of God", in a more complete quotation from John 1:29, when displaying the consecrated Host (or the Host and Chalice) to the people before giving them Holy Communion. He says: "Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi. (Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who taketh away the sins of the world.) Happy are they who are called to His Supper." The Eucharist is either the Christian sacrament of consecrated bread and wine or the ritual surrounding it. ...

Famous composers have set to at times elaborate music this part of the Ordinary of the Mass. The Ordinary of the Mass (Latin: Ordo Missae) is the set of texts of the Roman Catholic Church Latin Rite Mass that are generally invariable. ...

The Agnus Dei chant also appears in the Eucharistic liturgies of other Communions. Lutherans and (usually) Anglicans almost always use it prior to or at the beginning of the administration of Holy Communion. Lutheran celebrants will often genuflect at the beginning of the three phrases. For other uses, see Eucharist (disambiguation). ...

In the Book of Common Prayer of The Episcopal Church, the Agnus Dei is listed (along with Pascha Nostrum) as one of several Fraction Anthems that may be used at the breaking of the bread. A Requiem Mass substitutes the final phrase with "grant them rest." For the novel, see A Book of Common Prayer. ... This article is about the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... Pascha Nostrum is a hymn sometimes used by Christians during Easter season. ... A fraction anthem is a text spoken or sung during the rite of Holy Eucharist, at the point when the celebrant breaks the consecrated bread. ...

Music

This liturgical text has been set to music by many composers, usually as part of a Mass setting, but sometimes it stands alone, e.g. it is the lyrics for the choral arrangement of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that sets the fixed portions of the Eucharistic liturgy (principally that of the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, generally known in the US as the Episcopal Church, and also the Lutheran Church) to music. ... Samuel Barber, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1944 Samuel Osborne Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer of classical music ranging from orchestral, to opera, choral, and piano music. ... Samuel Barber, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1944 Adagio for Strings is a work for string orchestra, arranged by the American composer Samuel Barber from his first string quartet. ...

Agnus Dei is also the name of several other songs, which may not have the traditional words:

• The atmospheric opening piece from Elliot Goldenthal's soundtrack to the movie Alien 3
• A song on Rufus Wainwright's Want Two album.
• A contemporary Christian praise song written by Michael W. Smith first released on his 1990 CD Go West Young Man. Later Smith performed it on his 2001 CD Worship. The song was subsequently covered by Third Day on their 2000 CD Offerings: A Worship Album. Donnie McClurkin has recorded a rendition of the song on his 2005 CD entitled Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs. However, the text of this version does not bear any resemblance to the original historical texts.
• The name of an instrumental produced by Asaki for Drummania 9/Guitar Freaks 10.
• The name of a song by Mylene Farmer.
• The name of a song by Funeral Mist.
• The name of a CD single produced by Janus.
• The group Bel Canto set the Agnus Dei to music on the holiday compilation CD Winter, Fire & Snow.
• Guy Gross set a version of Agnus Dei to music in a funeral scene in the tv series Farscape.
• A song track from the Namco videogame Ace Combat 04 (specifically, the background music for the final mission, "Megalith"). This rendition of Agnus Dei is properly called "Megalith-Agnus Dei" and features a 4-part chorus arrangement and a mix of classical and techno elements.
• Background theme throughout the space strategy game "Homeworld" by Relic Entertainment, writing credit to Samuel Barber, and performed by Santa Barbara "Quire of Voyces".
• A track on the Michael Garrick Jazz Orchestra album "Yet Another Spring".
• The boys' choir Libera also did their own variation on the piece "Agnus Dei"
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem in D Minor, K.626: Agnus Dei
• Orchestra Manoeuvres in the Dark's Agnus Dei from their Liberator Album

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References

• St Leonards Chuch, Speeton Has a fine example of a carved Norman Agnus Dei

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