In today’s readings we see the fullness of truth,
God’s word and promises realized. In the
first reading, the promises of the Passover:
“Seeing the blood, I will pass over you;
thus, when I strike the land of Egypt,
no destructive blow will come upon you.
“This day shall be a memorial feast for you,
which all your generations shall celebrate
with pilgrimage to the LORD, as a perpetual institution.”
thus, when I strike the land of Egypt,
no destructive blow will come upon you.
“This day shall be a memorial feast for you,
which all your generations shall celebrate
with pilgrimage to the LORD, as a perpetual institution.”
In the second reading:
“For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,
you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
From The Gospel:
“I have given you a model to follow,
so that as I have done for you, you should also do.”
so that as I have done for you, you should also do.”
Today we celebrate Holy Thursday
with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. The
beautiful moment when Jesus institutes the Eucharist, his very BODY and BLOOD,
given in sacrifice for us, so that we might have hope. What joy to know that when receive His Body
and Blood, we truly receive HIM, to sustain, to grow, to love. God proclaims the memorial feast of the
Passover in the old testament. At the
least supper, Jesus fulfills the beautiful promise begun so long ago with a new
memorial feast, once and for all time!
How carefully God planted the seeds, grown and tenderly cared for by
our forefathers in faith; Moses, Abraham, David…. Mary who says “yes” and paves
the way for Salvation to enter the world through Christ. Jesus, who taught his disciples, founded the
Church and saved us poor wretched sinners.
Today we see all of thousands of years of history, thousands of years of
future, eternity, bound together by one single moment in time. How beautiful is the body of Christ!
-Melinda Cannady
-Melinda Cannady
