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From the Gospel according to St. John: John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is far greater in rank than I am, for he existed before me.' I did not know him before this, but I came to baptize with water for this purpose, that he might be revealed to Israel." John gave this testimony: "I saw the article Commentary on the Gospel,…
The exclamation "See, the Lamb of God!" interprets the Eucharist in Mass. The Evangelist John thus makes it clear that Jesus' crucifixion is analogous to the sacrifice of lambs.
In our weekly Gospel commentaries, clergy, religious education teachers, theologians, and others share their thoughts on the Sunday Gospel. Today's commentary features Paul Burtscher, pastor of Bildstein and Schwarzach.
Jesus inaugurates the "baptism in the Spirit," which overcomes the logic of punishment and introduces us to the grace and unconditional mercy of God "towards each of his sons and daughters," explains theologian Consuelo Vélez in her commentary on Sunday's Gospel —Jn 1, 29-34— for the series "When breaking bread."
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