Latin Catholic The
Syrian custom of a chant addressed to the Lamb of God was introduced into the
Roman Rite Mass by
Pope Sergius I (687–701), in the context of his rejection of the
Council of Trullo of 692 (which was well received in the
Byzantine East), whose canons had forbidden the iconographic depiction of Christ as a lamb instead of a man. The verse used in the first and second invocations may be repeated as many times as necessary whilst the celebrant prepares the host and wine for communion. In a
Tridentine Requiem Mass, the words are replaced by ('grant them rest'), while is replaced by ('grant them eternal rest'). Virtually every
Mass setting includes an . The priest uses the phrase "Lamb of God" again, later in the Mass. While displaying the Eucharistic species to the people before giving them
Holy Communion, he says: "" ("Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.") at an event organized by
Franklin Graham. The song was notably sung again on
Easter 2022 in Lviv by a choir of
Ukrainian refugees fleeing the
Russo-Ukrainian War. == References ==