April 08, 2004
The Last Supper, but the First Meal
John 6:51. I am the living bread which came down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die.
Tonight, on Holy Thursday, we know that Jesus celebrated the Last Supper and instituted the Eucharist. Christ gave to us the food that can give to us life:
Our Lord was what He would be on the Cross the next day: both Priest and Victim. In the Old Testament and among pagans, the victim, such as a goat or a sheep, was apart from the priest who offered it. In this Eucharistic action and on the Cross, He, the Priest, offered Himself; therefore He was also the Victim.
- - Fulton J. Sheen Life of Christ
For this we are eternally grateful. Christ gave us His Love, His Life, His Body, so that we may be made worthy of Heaven. This was the first real meal that filled spiritually as well as physically.
1 Corinthians 11:26. For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
God bless,
Jay
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