Lesson Plan 3: The Institution of the Eucharist and the Priesthood

EUCHARIST

The Passover Lamb

The Slaughtered Lamb

Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God

The Slaughtered Lamb

MatthewWhile they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, from now on I shall not drink this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.”

MarkWhile they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many. Amen, I say to you, I shall not drink again the fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

LukeWhen the hour came, he took his place at table with the apostles. He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, for, I tell you, I shall not eat it [again] until there is fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” Then he took a cup,

gave thanks, and said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; for I tell you [that] from this time on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.”

MatthewWhile they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, from now on I shall not drink this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.”

MarkWhile they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many. Amen, I say to you, I shall not drink again the fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

LukeWhen the hour came, he took his place at table with the apostles. He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, for, I tell you, I shall not eat it [again] until there is fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; for I tell you [that] from this time on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.”

The Actual Words Used at MassTake this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my body which will be given up for you. Take this, all of you, and drink from it: for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant. which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins . Do this in memory of

me.

THE BREAD OF LIFE DISCOURSEVerse 27 “Do not work for the food that perish but for the food that endures to eternal life”Here Jesus is speaking about the Eucharist. It is the food the helps us attain heaven.Verse 32 “It was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives the true bread from heaven.”Jesus is the supreme gift. It is Jesus and the redemption He brings that is the true gift of the Father. This bread gives life to the world.Verse 34 “Sir give us this bread always.”We long for the Eucharist. Our hearts long for the eternal.Verse 35 “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”Jesus is the food that satisfies the deepest yearning of our hearts: union with God.Verse 41 “The Jews murmured about him because he said, ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven...”(Objection 1)The Jews cannot believe that God has come into the world. They don’t accept Jesus.Verse 51 “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” (Clarification-1uses stronger language)Here Jesus foreshadows the Eucharist when bread will become His Body and Blood. He reiterates His point.Verse 52 “The Jews quarreled among themselves, saving, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” (Objection 2)The Jews can’t comprehend the Eucharist. They are skeptical of Jesus and His power.Verse 53-55 “unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.” (Clarification 2-uses even stronger language)Here Jesus states unequivocally that we must literally eat Him in order to be saved by Him.Verse 60 “This saying is hard who can accept it?”This teaching takes a great deal of faith.Verse 66 “As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him.”(Jesus doesn’t call after those who left Him, they understood Him but couldn’t accept it)Many lack to the faith necessary to follow Jesus and His teachings.

Jewish priest offers animal sacrifice

Zoroastrian priest offers incense sacrifice

Aztec priest offers human sacrifice

Temple where the pagan Greek priest offered sacrifice

Temple where the pagan Roman priest offered sacrifice

Priest and Victi

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Jesus chooses the 12

Women cannot

be bishops, priests or deacons

PentecostThe Holy Spirit comes down like fire on the apostles.