Msgr. Pope on How We Fulfill the Ancient Jewish Feasts

"As Holy Week and the Easter season approach it is helpful to ponder what we actually do. . . .

"It would be wrong to say that we, as Christians, do not observe the solemn Jewish feasts [such as Passover, Pentecost, and Yom Kippu] at all. We do more than observe them, we fulfill them. These Old Testament feasts pointed to Christ and are fulfilled by Him.

"The clearest example of this is Passover. Christ Jesus is our Passover (or paschal) Lamb and every Easter we solemnly celebrate that Christ our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed, once and for all. We are delivered from death and make our Exodus from the slavery of sin to the glorious freedom of the children of God."

In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on how we in the Church fulfill the ancient Jewish feasts.

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Community in Mission: We Do More than Observe The Ancient Jewish Feasts, We Fulfill Them (14 MAR 21)