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Fr. Ignatius John Schweitzer, OP: Exegesis of the Word: On the Lamb of God – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Ignatius John Schweitzer, OP: Exegesis of the Word: On the Lamb of God

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Agnus_Dei_(The_Lamb_of_God),_by_Francisco_de_Zurbaran,_c._1635-1640_-_San_Diego_Museum_of_Art. Public domain. The author died in 1664, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. Image from Wikimedia Commons

By Fr. Ignatius John Schweitzer, OP, Catholic Exchange, Jan. 16, 2026

Fr. Ignatius John Schweitzer, OP, recently coauthored the book How to Be His: A 33-Day Dedication to Our Eucharistic Jesus with Fr Jesse Maingot, OP, and coauthored a book on St. Elizabeth with Julie Enzler and Dr. Anthony Lilles, called Named for Glory: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s Identity and Mission, both of which are available through Sophia Press. Fr. Ignatius is a professor and the director of spiritual formation at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York, the provincial promoter of the Lay Dominicans, and the chaplain for Emmaus Journey. His YouTube channel, Dominican House of Prayer, may be located here.

Editor’s Note: This is the third article of a CE series on “Exegesis of the Word” by Fr. Ignatius Schweitzer, breaking open each Sunday’s readings for 8 consecutive weeks. Catch up on previous articles here!

 

Fr. Ignatius John Schweitzer, OP headshotThe Gospel this Sunday recalls Jesus’ Baptism but also His manifestation as the Lamb of God.

As the Gospel of John makes clear, John the Baptist’s whole existence is that of being a witness to Jesus (1:7-8). He is a finger pointing to Him. John decreases so Jesus and His glory may increase (Jn. 3:30). John’s witness unfolds in a further epiphany of Jesus to the world in our Gospel this Sunday, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (1:29). This title captures so much of Jesus’ identity and mission. And it captures much about our Christian Faith.

“Lamb of God” brings us into the realm of liturgy. It looks back to Israel’s sacrificial system and looks ahead to Jesus’ Cross and the Eucharistic celebration, then even further ahead to the eschaton with the Wedding Feast of the Lamb, as the same Apostle John describes in the Book of Revelation. There, John will take it a step further by speaking of “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” (Rev. 13:8, cf. Jn. 1:30). …

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