The Lamb Who Takes Away the Sin of the World

Friends, we return now to Ordinary Time, and the Church asks us again to think about the baptism of the Lord, this time in light of Saint John’s distinctive account. John the Baptist sees Jesus coming toward him on the banks of the River Jordan, and the Baptist says, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” You recognize that line from the Mass, when the priest holds up the consecrated elements and repeats John the Baptist’s words. This declaration is of absolutely decisive significance, for John is giving us the interpretive lens by which we see and understand Jesus.

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The Lamb Who Takes Away the Sin of the World is an episode from Bishop Robert Barron’s Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies by Bishop Robert Barron.

This episode is 14:47 long.

This episode was published on Jan 12, 2026.

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