Why Jesus needed to become a sacrifice

John the Baptist called Jesus the “Lamb of God.” The prophet Isaiah calls him the “suffering servant.“ St. Paul called Jesus the “once and for all sacrifice.”

Why all this sacrificial language? What was Jesus’ sacrifice, and what did it accomplish?

Watch this short video to find out:

Questions:

• What did St. John the Baptist mean about Jesus when he said, “Behold the Lamb of God”?
• Why is Christ’s self-sacrifice perfect, and how is it the fulfillment of Israel’s continual temple sacrifices?
• Is the sacrifice of the Mass repeating Christ’s sacrifice on the cross again and again? Why or why not?
  
  

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