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Saturday morning reflection11/14/2023 ![]() The Passover wine ceases to be wine, becoming Christ’s blood-poured out on the cross to ransom us from sin, Satan, and death. Through the sacred rite of the Eucharist, bread ceases to be bread, becoming Christ’s body-born of the Virgin, crucified for our sins, and raised from the dead. From that Last Supper until the last moment of the world’s existence, Christ committed himself to be present to his people whenever one of his priests obeys his command: “ Do this in memory of me.” Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”Īs he consecrated the Eucharist at the Last Supper, and set apart the Twelve as priests of the New Testament, Christ identified himself with his ministers in a marvelous way. In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying: this cup is the new covenant in my blood. Taking the unleavened bread of the Passover into his hands, Christ blessed the bread, broke it, and gave it to his disciples saying: “T his is my body that is for you. ![]() But tonight, the Savior did something far greater. Casting out demons, healing every form of illness, bringing the dead back to life, forgiving sins were all wonderful acts of grace. Feeding five thousand with a few fish and loaves, walking on water, calming the raging sea were all great manifestations of Christ’s divinity. Tonight, the Lord of creation did something far greater.Īt the Last Supper with his apostles, the Eternal Son performed his greatest work of mercy. He devised something more awesome than the seraphim and cherubim, who adore him, and the angel guardians who care for our every step, more graceful than human persons who are made supernaturally beautiful by sanctifying grace, and rendered by that grace capable of relating in love with God, and angels and men and women. The Eternal Son created something more splendid than the sun and moon and stars, mightier than the mightiest ocean, lovelier than the spring flowers that scatter color all over our land. On the night before he died, the Eternal Son, the Word through whom the Father created all things, accomplished something far greater than in the original creation. The Eucharist: More Beautiful than All Creation Editor’s note: From March 28 – March 30 this year, the Church celebrates the holiest three days of the liturgical calendar, the Easter Triduum, when we commemorate the birth of the Eucharist and the priesthood, the passion, crucifixion and death of Jesus, and then celebrate the joy of his resurrection on Easter morning.
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