The Last Supper was not like any other Passover meal; Jesus transformed and elevated the Passover. In the Words of Institution at the Last Supper, Jesus both fulfills the Law and reconfigures it around his own sacrifice.

What is Jesus doing when he says the Words of Institution? He is establishing a New Covenant through the Eucharist. Dive in to discover the meaning behind these same words we hear at Mass.

What connects the stories of the Passover and the road to Emmaus? In the meal he shares en route to Emmaus, Jesus uses the same language as the Last Supper, showing that this is the first Mass.

Why don't the disciples on the road to Emmaus know that they are traveling with Jesus? And why does Jesus disappear? Learn how Jesus is turning their eyes to see his Presence not in the appearance of his resurrected Body, but in the Eucharist.

At Emmaus, Christ does not disappear: his Presence remains in a new, visible way in the Eucharist. To this day, Christ is visibly present to us, though veiled in the forms of bread and wine.

Just as food nourishes us and gives us bodily strength, the Eucharist nourishes us spiritually and strengthens our charity. Learn about this powerful reality and more incredible effects of receiving the Eucharist.

In the Book of Revelation, we see that the eucharistic feast is not just something that happens here on earth. Scripture speaks of "the marriage supper of the Lamb", a phrase we hear at every Mass in the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

How is the Mass preparing us for Heaven? Imagine the kind of joy and intimacy experienced at a wedding. The Mass points forward to the joy of a marriage celebration that is infinitely multiplied beyond our comprehension.

We, the Church, are the Bride of Christ. Just as a bride must get ready for her wedding, we must prepare ourselves for the heavenly marriage supper of the Lamb.

Revelation describes "a new heaven and a new earth" that will come at the end of time. Learn how Christ came into the world not simply to judge, but to redeem and renew his glorious Bride: the Church.

The Tree of Life in Genesis reappears in the Book of Revelation, showing us the ultimate end and fulfillment of the Eucharist: our admission into the life of the Blessed Trinity. In eternity, God's Presence will no longer be veiled, but we shall see him as he is, face to face.