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Jesus gave the Jewish Passover its definitive meaning. Jesus' passing over to his father by his death and Resurrection, the new Passover, is anticipated in the Supper and celebrated in the Eucharist, which fulfills the Jewish Passover and anticipates the final Passover of the Church in the glory of the kingdom.
FATHER: Why do we celebrate Passover? God commands His people to celebrate certain special holidays every year forever. (Holding up the Parsley): The Passover/Easter holidays come in the spring, when the earth turns green with new life. Only God can create life and keep it alive. This green parsley is the sign of life.
In the light of the Roman Catholic Church’s efforts towards reconciliation and friendship with people of the Jewish faith, teachers and parish committees are asked to reflect on the appropriateness of celebrating a Jewish Passover Seder in a Christian context.
bread of life, the Eucharist, with which God feeds us with heav-enly food during our pilgrimage on earth. The identification of Passover with the most sacred myster-ies of the Church is not dependent just on the writing of the Church Fathers – it is evident in the circumstances of Christ’s life, and is made explicit in the New Testament itself.
his first followers—immersed in this Passover tradition—began to see parallels in the pass over of Jesus from his lifc here on earth, passing through death to risen life. They came to see Jesus as that Passover lamb, saying, "(01 ur paschal lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed" (l Corinthians 5:7).
Because Passover is the biggest feast in the Old Testament, 3 loaves are blessed and shared at the Passover supper. These three loaves also represent the 3 classes of the Jewish people at the time
Jesus’ passing over to his father by his death and Resurrec- tion, the new Passover, is anticipated in the Supper and celebrated in the Eucharist, which fulfills the Jewish Passover and anticipates the final Passover of the Church in the glory of the kingdom.
