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2 Some of the animals in the Old Testament that foretell the Eucharist are: The lamb, because of its docility and innocence, is frequently used also in Christian art to represent Christ, who offered himself in Sacrifice as “our food and our drink” in the Eucharist. For this reason the Sacred Scriptures speak about Christ in this way: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he does not open his mouth” (Acts 8:32); He is the 8, 32); He is innocent “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (Jn 1,29), “as a lamb unblemished and spotless” (1 Pt 1,19), “led to slaughter” (Is 53,7). St. John the Baptist was the first person to point out Jesus to his contemporaries using the following words: “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” This image points to the Eucharist in his gesture of holding a chalice in his left hand that contains the Infant Jesus in a gesture of blessing. Jesus is the Lamb of God who is slaughtered for the salvation of the world. Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (Jn 1,29) 49