And we partake of the Body and Blood of our “paschal lamb.” Protestants often point out that Jesus is now triumphant in heaven and object to Catholics “always going back to the cross.” ...

Centuries before Jesus was born, Jewish prophets had foretold his coming. During Holy Week, many of the prophecies made about ...

Jesus Himself became the “Lamb slain before the foundations of the Earth.” His blood sits on the Mercy seat in heaven bearing witness to the eternal covenant our merciful God made for us.

Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of ... the Last Supper, Jesus offers himself as the Passover sacrifice, the sacrificial lamb, and teaches ...

Some of these include: Jesus has made arrangements in ... For the first Passover, a lamb or young goat was killed and its blood put on the door frames of the Israelites’ houses.

The Litany of the Precious Blood was compiled by the Sacred Congregation for the Sacred Liturgy, and promulgated by Pope John XXIII on February 24, 1960. This Litany is especially appropriate for ...