Blood of the Lamb – Benedictine Beuron Art – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):8.5x11 unframed This is a lovely

This is a lovely

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The palm branch is for martyrdom

The Seven Sorrows are

He took up his faith as fervently as he had taken up alcohol

Blood of the Lamb – Benedictine Beuron Art – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):8.5x11 unframed This is a lovelyBlood had a mystical connotation to the ancient Hebrews that is a bit hard for us to grasp today, as we tend to see it scientifically in terms of its function to carry oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the body. But in ancient times, it was considered more like the life essence of a creature, second only perhaps to breath. We are "washed in the Blood of the Lamb" because nothing less than the very life of God was sufficient as a sacrifice to redeem