"Do this in Memory of Me"

God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us new people so that we would spend our lives doing the good things he had already planned for us to do.-Ephesians 2:10

Old Testament

and if the household is too small for a lamb, then a man and his neighbor next to his house shall take according to the number of persons; according to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb. Exodus 12:4

Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old; you shall take it from the sheep or from the goats; Exodus 12:5

In this manner you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord’s Passover. Exodus 12:11

The blood shall be a sign for you, upon the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall fall upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. Exodus 12:13

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New Testament

On the night when the Lord Jesus was handed over to be killed, he took bread and gave thanks for it. Then he divided the bread and said, “This is my body; it is for you. Eat this to remember me.”In the same way, after they ate, Jesus took the cup of wine. He said, “This cup represents the new agreement from God, which begins with my blood sacrifice. When you drink this, do it to remember me.”This means that every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are telling others about the Lord’s death until he comes again. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

You call me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. John 13:13-15

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When we read through the two incidents that took place in the old testament and new testament respectively there are lot of messages that Our Father in Heaven tells us in this day of Passover. There is a pure sacrifice in both cases, a lamb without blemish and a son without sin. The blood shed in both cases were for the salvation of Gods children who are enslaved by the world. The blood of the lamb was shed to be a mark of protection when the angel of Lord Passover so that no plaque shall fall upon the children of Israel. The blood of Christ is shed to free the children of this entire world from the clutches of sin and to protect from the destruction of our souls.

The message that Lord give us in both cases is to be ready always and wait for the Lord to come. We have to live in this world in such a way that we should be servants for each other. In the old testament Lord asks the children of Israel to choose the lamb in such a way to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb and if the lamb is too big then to share with the neighbor. In new testament Christ asks us to do the same, to serve one another and to love one another as how He showed us. We should remember the sacrifice that He did for us each time we celebrate Mass and until He return the second time to take us along with Him.

In this world we must live seeking the protection of Our Lord from this world,through His Body and Blood that He shed for cleaning us from our sins. In the mass, when we receive the Body and Blood of Christ, we should be clean inside and outside. We must receive it with purity of our mind, otherwise like Judas, who had the mind of betraying Jesus for the worldly gain, Satan will enter us while we receive the communion. Receiving Our Lord into us is the most precious and pure moment in our life, daily when we do this in perfect reverence, Christ will grow in us and He will make us His. By receiving Christ we come closer to salvation day by day, we must live by serving and sharing with others the love that God is showering on us. We must be always ready for the second coming and eagerly wait for it continually building us with Christ. Let this Passover of our Lord Jesus renew in us the new life that God has promised. Let us receive Him in full purity , grow in Him each time we receive the communion and wait for Him with an eveready soul living daily in this protection sharing and serving our fellow beings.

Readings

Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14
1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Mathew 26:26-30