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Monday, December 08, 2014

The Fourth Cup and Lamb of God --- & --- Holy Week Passover Seder connects Catholics to the Last Supper, Jews



 
 







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Holy Week Passover Seder connects Catholics to the Last Supper, Jews


Passover refers to God's deliverance of the Jews from slavery in Egypt as described in the Old Testament Book of Exodus (12:13). On the eve of the first day of Passover, Jewish families gather in their homes to celebrate a meal and prayer service called the Passover Seder.

The connection to Christianity's defining event is evident. When Catholics gather to commemorate the passion, death and resurrection of Christ, the celebration begins by recalling Christ and his Apostles at the Last Supper, which was a Passover Seder meal. ...


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The Passover Meal: A Ritual for Christian Home

The Passover meal carried on the learning tradition established by God through Moses when he commanded his people to commemorate his loving kindness towards them in the Exodus. "And when your children ask you, 'What does this ritual mean?', you will tell them, 'It is the sacrifice of the Passover in honour of Yahweh who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt, and struck Egypt but spared our houses" (Exodus 12, 27).

The Jews were directed by Moses to gather in family and neighbourly clusters to eat and recall together, "And on that day you will explain to your son, 'This is because of what Yahweh did for me when I came out of Egypt' " (Exodus 13, 8). The lesson of God's freeing the Israelites from slavery was to be taught in the fullness of both intellectual knowledge and the warmth of the heart surrounded by loved ones, family and friends. ...


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The booklet (on the left is in Maltese adapted from Meyer Levin's, on the right ) that recounts the Story of the Exodus, is given to every participant to follow step by step during the Passover meal



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            "I AM"

 
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THE HYSSOP





MARKING THE FRONT DOOR WITH THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB

 

 
THE PASSOVER MEAL 
 










...EATING STANDING UP, PREPARED TO LEAVE 
 
 
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 GATHERING "MANNA" IN THE DESERT




  
 


THE LAST PASSOVER MEAL WITH JESUS




"DO THIS IN REMEMRANCE OF ME"
...THE SERVING MASTER


"DO THIS IN REMEMRANCE OF ME"

 





  


 
SINGING PSALMS before leaving to the garden of Gethsemane


 
 

"Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Take this cup away from me, but not what I will but what you will." Mark 14: 36






JESUS CHRIST, GOD, IN THE HUMBLE NATURE OF MAN, WHO WENT THROUGH ALL THE SORROWFUL PASSION, ...for our redemption




Photo during our Prayer Group's Passover Meal
 


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Saturday, November 29, 2014

Magnificat Advent Retreat 2014 --- THE KINGDOM OF GOD (Fr. Hayden Williams OFM Cap) --- Luke 1:30-33


Luke 1:30-33
 
Luke 1:30-33New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,[a] and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, 33 and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
 








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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Rick Warren on Catholicism



Published on 26 Nov 2014
The Rev. Rick Warren outlines an ecumenical vision for Catholics and Protestants to work together to defend the sanctity of life, sex and marriage.


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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Lk 19:1-10 -- Zacchaeus the Tax Collector - Ġesù u Żakkew --- Pope Francis: Conversion is sincere when it reaches your 'pocket'




19. Ġesù u Żakkew
[Lq:19:1] Ġesù daħal Ġeriko u kien għaddej mit-triq. [Lq:19:2] Mela jkun hemm raġel, jismu Żakkew; dan kien wieħed mill-kapijiet tal-pubblikani, u kien għani. [Lq:19:3] Kellu xewqa li jara min kien Ġesù, imma ma setax minħabba l-folla, billi kien raġel qasir. [Lq:19:4] Għalhekk mar jiġri  'l quddiem u xxabbat ma' siġra tat-tin selvaġġ, għax minn dik in-naħa kien se jgħaddi. [Lq:19:5] Ġesù, kif wasal hemm, ħares 'il fuq u qallu: "Żakkew, isa, inżel minn hemm, għax illum jeħtieġli noqgħod għandek." [Lq:19:6] Dak niżel bla telf ta' żmien, u kollu ferħan laqgħu għandu. [Lq:19:7] In-nies, meta rawh, lkoll bdew igemgmu bejniethom u jgħidu li għand wieħed midneb daħal jistrieħ. [Lq:19:8] Imma Żakkew, wieqaf, qal lill-Mulej: "Ara, Mulej, nofs ġidi se nagħtih lill-foqra, u jekk jien qarraqt b'xi ħadd inroddlu għal erba' darbiet iżjed." [Lq:19:9] Qallu Ġesù: "F'din id-dar illum daħlet is-salvazzjoni, għax dan ir-raġel ukoll huwa bin Abraham. [Lq:19:10] Għax Bin il-bniedem ġie jfittex u jsalva l-mitluf."


Pope Francis: Conversion is sincere when it reaches your 'pocket'  



ALSO...
http://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com/2013/11/pope-francis-god-is-merciful-he.html




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