"The Lamb on the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to the springs of life-giving water." (Rev 7:17) 8. Jesus is infinitely deserving of our unceasing thanksgiving and adoration for all ...

Adoration or veneration of an image or representation of Christ's cross does not mean that we actually adore the material image, of course, but rather what it represents.

Identifying Jesus with the figure of the shepherd or herdsman was already difficult in antiquity. In today’s urban culture, it is an even less immediate image, which means that it needs decoding.