1. Latin in Culture
Madison O’Donnell

2. Ecce Homo in Art Ecce Homo by Titan (1570s)
This oil painting depicts Christ being shown to the people.
This demonstrates ecce homo because it shows Jesus crowned with thorns leading up to his death.
Depictions of ecce homo mostly show the crowning of thorns and the mocking of Jesus Christ.
Scene that precede the actual ecce homo scene in the Bible.

3. Ecce Homo in Architecture/Liturgy
The Church of Ecce Homo is located in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The Church is Roman Catholic
This demonstrates ecce homo because it is placed along the path that is known through tradition to be where Jesus walked, carrying his cross and wearing his thorn crown on his way to crucifixion.
This depicts ecce homo because the church contains an arch that according to tradition is to have been part of the gate of Herod’s Antonia Fortress. Allegedly the fortress is where Pontius Pilate spoke his Ecce Homo speech.
Together the use architecture to built the church has helped capture the theme of ecce homo throughout.

4. Ecce Homo History and applicatons
Ecce Homo means “behold the man”
Spoken by Pontius Pilate in the translation of John 19:5
Pilate spoke this when he presented a scourged Jesus, bound and crowned with thorns, to a hostile crowd shortly before his Crucifixion
Today and in history it has been widely depicted in Christian art
Today it describes art in which Jesus wears a crown of thorns
Today it is also used in Psychology.
Dr. Viktor Frankl uses it in logotherapy to help the client understand that he has strengths with that he may not have realized.

5. Agnus Dei in Art Agnus Dei by Francisco de Zurbaran (1630s)
This oil painting depicts a realistic lamb all tied up.
This demonstrates Agnus Dei because it is an allusion to Jesus Christ’s, the Lamb of God, sacrificial death to save us.
This oil painting theme perfectly captures the essence of Agnus Dei as it accurately depicts Agnus Dei, the Lamb of God through a powerful allusion

6. Agnus dei in liturgy
In Mass of the Roman Rite, the Eucharist of the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran Church, and the Western Rite of the Orthodox Church Agnus Dei takes place.
Agnus Dei in mass is the invocation of the Lamb of God either sung or reflecting during the fraction of the Host.
Originally a Syrian custom, the Lamb of God chant was introduced at the Roman Rite Mass by Pope Sergius I.
The priest speaks the translation, Lamb of God, when displaying the Host and Chalice to the congregation before Holy Communion in Mass.

7. Angus dei history and applications
Angus Dei means Lamb of God
It is a name for Jesus
First introduced in John 1:29 in the Bible
John the Baptist sees Jesus and exclaims, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”
Viewed as foundational and integral to the message of Christianity
In history and today the Lamb of God is widely used in Christian prayers
It is a standard part of the Catholic Mass and classical Western Liturgies of the Anglican and Lutheran Churches
Also used for music in Mass and a vital part of liturgy