the Passover Lamb had to be

Catholics celebrate something called the adoration of the cross. Part of Good Friday services, it gives believers the opportunity to look up at the cross, ponder its meaning in the depth of their heart, and in that pondering to love that very painful act, to adore that tree, to take to heart the symbol of the day He loved us most. How do you adore something that hurts you so much? It hurts because you love. Same reason Lord endured it for you; it hurt Him because He loved. I love you, O Lord, my strength.