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AGNUS DEI , the figure of a lamb bearing a cross
Church
century it has been customary for the popes to bless these cakes, and distribute them on the Sunday after Easter among the faithful, by whom they are highly prized as having the power to avert evil. In modern times the distribution has been limited to persons of distinction, and is made by the pope
accession and every seven years thereafter.A gnus Dei is also the popular name for the anthem beginning with these words, which is said to have been introduced into the missal by Pope
miserere nobis. In the celebration of the mass it is repeated three times before the communion, and it is also appended to many of the litanies. By the judgment in the case of " Read and others v. The Bishop
English
Church
For the various ceremonies in the blessing of the Agnus Dei see A. Vacant, Dict. de theologie (cols. 6o5-613). End of Article: AGNUS DEI If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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