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TexasProgresive

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31. Not defending this group which may well be anti-Semietic
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 06:55 AM
Apr 2017

The Catholic Mass is, admittedly, a stylized Seder if you will with the lamb being the Lamb of God, Jesus' body and blood.
Just prior to the reception of holy Communion the priest elevates the unleavened bread above the cup of wine that Catholics believe is in actual fact the body and blood of Christ with only the appearance of bread and wine. The then says:

Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

And together with the people he adds once:
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.


While this may not be as overt as this man's teaching but in is the teaching of the Catholic Church that every Eucharistic celebration is the Paschal mystery with the one of the Easter Vigil (on the evening before Easter Sunday) is the pinnacle.
Edit- Easter is only called that in English speaking countries for some odd reason in honor of Eostre a western German goddess of spring. Nearly all other countries and languages use some form of Pascha.

A snip from:The Theological, Spiritual, and Practical Meaning of the Eucharist
by Benedictine Fr. Thomas Acklin Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and Director of Counseling at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania

The Last Supper of Jesus was a celebration of the Pasch, the Passover meal in which the Israelites were incorporated into God’s chosen people as they ate the Paschal Lamb before their exodus from Egypt to the promised land. This sacrificial meal grounded a special relationship with the Lord, gave them an identity as his people, and strengthened their covenant with him. Jesus established a new covenant, a new relationship with us, through offering not a lamb but himself, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. When we do this in memory of him, we do it at a meal, the new Paschal Meal participating in the Paschal Mystery of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/catechesis/catechetical-sunday/eucharist/upload/catsun-2011-doc-acklin-meaning.pdf

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Jehovah's Witness jberryhill Apr 2017 #1
I thought that as well, but the addition of Feasts scattered throughout the year threw me. NightWatcher Apr 2017 #2
Seventh Day Adventist jberryhill Apr 2017 #5
Her religious beliefs are that of her parents. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #3
Sounds like Pagan/Wiccan observances, maybe? Orsino Apr 2017 #4
Thanks, I was checking calendars of observances but yours was more thorough. NightWatcher Apr 2017 #7
That's not a standard mainstream holiday, but it's possible some celebrate it. moriah Apr 2017 #23
That is what I thought. Doreen Apr 2017 #26
Either JW or SDA. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #6
Yeah, I went with JW since Saturday would have been a standout tell jberryhill Apr 2017 #8
My mother was a JW and as a child, I never understood TheDebbieDee Apr 2017 #13
Apparently, the only time birthdays are mentioned in the Bible, they are not laudable people jberryhill Apr 2017 #14
I'm not singling out JWs but like I said TheDebbieDee Apr 2017 #17
No, one of Jesus's miracles must have included a Honda... haele Apr 2017 #19
The rejection of mainstream Christian holidays and birthdays and talk of "feasts" makes me think RedWedge Apr 2017 #9
Thanks for this. This is a new one for me and the current front runner in this case. NightWatcher Apr 2017 #10
It has a pretty low profile, but the internet has helped it grow (like so many things). I am RedWedge Apr 2017 #11
Not celebrating birthdays is a Jehovah's Witness thing oberliner Apr 2017 #12
My mom was an elementary teacher Freddie Apr 2017 #16
I've got a big chart or various religious holidays here Lee-Lee Apr 2017 #15
Orthodox keep a different Calendar Drahthaardogs Apr 2017 #20
Could be Jewish or Christian Biblical Church of God TexasProgresive Apr 2017 #18
This was my guess, too -- also known as Church at Home. RedWedge Apr 2017 #21
"eating and drinking Christ, which is the very center of the Passover service." marybourg Apr 2017 #28
Catholics and many main line Protestants TexasProgresive Apr 2017 #29
And they announce that eating and drinking marybourg Apr 2017 #30
Not defending this group which may well be anti-Semietic TexasProgresive Apr 2017 #31
I don't think JW. My grandmother was and she didn't celebrate Thanksgiving. moriah Apr 2017 #22
JW. The no Birthday thing would make me think JW. EllieBC Apr 2017 #24
There are quite a few religions similar to that, but I'm thinking Orthodox. Decoy of Fenris Apr 2017 #25
Sounds like Jehovah's Witness. My sister and her kids are JWs, and those tblue37 Apr 2017 #27
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