Saints LightThe Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)
Sung at Mass while the priest breaks the Host, it echoes St John the Baptist pointing to Jesus as the Lamb of God (John 1:29) and was added to the Roman Mass around the seventh century. The Latin is the Church's own text and the English is a translation made for this app.
The prayer
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.
In Latin
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.
Pray it this week
When the Agnus Dei begins at your next Mass, look at the Host being broken and ask for the one kind of peace you need most.
More in At Mass
- Anima Christi (Soul of Christ)
- Act of Spiritual Communion
- Prayer Before Mass (St Ambrose)
- Prayer Before Communion (St Thomas Aquinas)
- Thanksgiving After Communion (St Thomas Aquinas)
- O Sacrament Most Holy
- The Gloria
- The Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy)
- The Confiteor (I Confess)
- Prayer for a Visit to the Blessed Sacrament
- The whole Prayer Book
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