Wednesday

 

The Mass is a Meal

The Last Supper, was a Passover Meal where Jesus took Bread and Wine and gave them to his disciples to eat, for His Body is real food and His Blood real drink. Jn. 6:55. And after the resurrection, while on the road to Emmaus Jesus stopped for a meal and revealed Himself in the Breaking of the Bread.

Ever since then Christians have gathered for the Breaking of the Bread. The Altar is a table that is set for a very Sacred Meal.

It is covered it with fine linen, the candles are lit.

There is a paten on which we put the bread and a chalice in which we pour the wine.

At the Offertory we say the prayers of blessing before the Meal.

At the Consecration the the Meal becomes the Bread of Life and the Chalice of Salvation

And at Communion the congregation is fed with the spiritual food from Heaven so that while on earth we can share in the Supper of the Lamb in Heaven.