Behold the Lamb of God – Spiritual Communion – Eucharistic Prayer – pack of 10/100/1000 #080

Ecce Agnus Dei – Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. When you see the Eucharist, you are beholding the Lamb. The prayer we have on the back , "Spiritual Communion," is a prayer by St. Alphonsus Ligouri that many of us began saying during Covid as we watched Mass on TV. But it’s a good prayer for any time, whenever it seems good to you to ask Jesus to come deeply into your heart. The physical world and this busy life bounce us out of the prayer life pretty often. It’s good to seek it out by asking Jesus to join in our heart in a spiritual communion.

This beautiful artwork, based on a vintage German holy card by Kuhlen and Gladbach, shows the grapevine and the wheat, which has been transubstantiated on the alter into the Eucharist, the Lamb of God. Above the chalice is the wafer, with JHS on it, which stands for Jesus Hominum Salvator (Latin: Jesus Savior of Mankind).

Above that we have the larger circle, signifying the Eucharist wafer in its Heavenly form, made of the Cross inside the circle, which surrounds everything and is the shape of eternity. Jesus is the lamb who was slain, and the banner over his shoulder is for His triumph and cause. He stands on clouds so His feet don't touch the ground, as Heaven is separate from the Earth; this is like in Mass when they put the platan under your chin to keep the Host off the floor. Sacraments are directly from Heaven to you.

At the top of the circle is the Chi Rho, the letters X and P, which in Greek are the first two letters of Christ’s name (χριστός). This was what Constantine put on the shields of his soldiers, as he had been inspired in a vision to do, which led to his victory in the struggle for control of the Roman Empire. The Chi Rho signifies Christ’s ultimate victory over sin and death.

We also offer our carefully restored image as a fine art printhttps:

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You might also be interested in other sizes of this image, as well as other vintage Catholic art, elsewhere in this shop. Also, see original Catholic art and jewelry by me, Sue Kouma Johnson, in www.Etsy.com/shop/TreeOfHeaven

Thank you for your interest.

Sue and John