The Jewish Roots of Catholic Mass
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Did you know the Old Testament foreshadows the Eucharist? There is a lot we miss as modern readers of the Bible. In the Passover, in his sacrifice on the Cross, in His Last supper, Jesus unites the fullness of the Old Testament and the Temple and the practices of the Jewish people into a divine participation in the worship of God. Bread, wine, and the temple all have deep context to the Jews of Jesus’ time. And Jesus used these elements to institute the Eucharist. In the Mass, our worship of God finds its fullness and fulfillment.
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