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Orthodox Terminology


LAMB OF GOD PDF Print E-mail

LAMB OF GOD - 1) (an appellation or Title of Jesus) Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, offered Himself as a perfect sacrifice for the sins of the world (John 1:29).

2)In the preparation service, the bread and wine are made ready to be consecrated in the Eucharist service to follow. The priest cuts out the center section of the loaf, called "the Lamb," for use in Communion as the Body of Christ.

 

The Sayings of the Fathers


Do not seek the advice of him that is not thy fellow in behavior, though he be very prudent. A layman who has experienced things is "Be an ascete with the humble, to learn from his ways. If to see his habits is profitable to those who see him, how much more the character of his behaviour and teachings received from his very lips. - Pearls from Saint Isaac of Syria (From homily 5)

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