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Jesus knew that he was about to die. He knew that he would not be able to eat the Passover again. Fully aware of this, he invited his disciples to a Last Supper of a very special kind, one that followed no specific Jewish ritual but, rather, constituted his farewell; during the meal he gave them something new: he gave them himself as the true Lamb and thereby instituted
his Passover.
...this farewell meal was not the old Passover, but the new one.... It was Jesus' Passover.... The sacrificial lamb is Christ...the death and resurrection have become the Passover that endures.
~from
Jesus of Nazareth, Vol. II, Holy Week, by Pope Benedict XVI
Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
You are the Passover that is our salvation!
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