agnus dei

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A bar of wax imprinted with a similar shape and blessed by the Pope

Matilda continued her incantations; at intervals she took various items from the basket, the nature and name of most of whichwere unknown to the friar: but among the few which he distinguished, he particularly observed three human fingers, and an agnus dei, which she broke in pieces.

A part of the mass beginning with the words "Agnus Dei", or the music to which it is set
A small model or a picture of a lamb with a cross
One of the anthems at the Breaking of the Bread; also found at the conclusion of the Great Litany (BCP, 337, 407,152)
A symbol of the Lamb of God or Christ the savior (known as Jesus) Depicted as a lamb with a halo carrying a staff in its forearm with a swallowtail banner, bearing the emblem of a cross (Maltese, Botonee, or Fleury) The staff is topped with a cross-shaped finial The symbol is used by many of the Christian faiths on flags, curtains, drapes, banners, and stained glass windows (courtesy David K Luke)
figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
From two Latin words: angus, meaning "lamb" and dei, meaning "of God " The term refers to a three-part litany said or sung after the fraction in the Holy Communion or Eucharist
From two Latin words: angus, meaning "lamb" and dei, meaning "of God " The term refers to a three-part litany frequently said or sung after the fraction in the Holy Communion part of the Eucharist
Lamb of God" (Latin phrase used in reference to Jesus Christ), liturgical prayer to Jesus or the music that accompanies this prayer (Roman Catholicism)
"Lamb of God " The sixth and final section of the Ordinary of the Mass
"Lamb of God " The concluding portion of a musical setting of the Roman Mass
a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words
The figure of a lamb stamped on the wax which remains from the Pascal candle, and solemnly blessed by the Pope on the Thursday after Easter, in the first and seventh years of his Pontificate A bull of Gregory XIII forbids a person to paint or gild any Agnus Dei blessed by the Pope, under pain of excommunication
the depiction of a lamb as the symbol of Christ
Lamb of God" In the Mass, the fifth part of the ordinary
a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag
A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words "Agnus Dei
" a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope
A cake of wax stamped with such a figure
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