At the Last Supper, Jesus instructs his apostles to celebrate the Eucharist, saying "Do this in memory of me" (Luke 22:19-20). But what does it mean to say that the Mass is a memorial? Jewish practices surrounding the Passover provide the key.⁣
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Unlike other memorials that are meant to help us remember something from the past, like a photo or even a reenactment, the Jewish celebration of Israel's liberation from Egypt is meant to make the events of the Passover present in the lives of people today. It is less of a simple remembering of something than it is a participation in it.⁣
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This is the context in which Jesus celebrates the Eucharist -- and in which he says, "Do this in memory of me." So when we celebrate the Eucharist, as we do tonight at Cathedral of Christ the King, we aren't just remembering something from the past. Rather, we are making Jesus's Passion and its saving power present to us today. #ScripturalConnection ... See MoreSee Less