One thing I always love is when a great mystagogue adds another piece to the puzzle - in this case, that puzzle that we'll keep mystagoging for eternity, the Paschal Mystery of our Blessed Lord. Father Schnippel added another great piece today, my emphasis in bold:
"As Israel became established as a nation, this sacrifice was moved from the home to the Temple, for in the Temple, the Sacrifice became more liturgical, with associated prayers and rituals. In fact, one such ritual is vitally important for our study of Jesus as the New Passover: after the lamb for each family was killed, two wooden rods were inserted to assist in the roasting: one along the spine, the other through the ribs, from shoulder to shoulder. Each of these lambs, by the thousands, would be carried out of the Temple and to the homes of the people in and around Jerusalem. ‘Crucified lambs’ were being offered for the people."
"And I saw that the Lamb had opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures, as it were the voice of thunder, saying: Come, and see." (Rev 6:1)
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Wow, I read that and didn't even pick up on that for some reason! Thanks for pointing it out!
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcomed, my fellow Lay Mystagogue. I've heard it asked before that as part of the Jewish liturgy, the lamb had to be roasted. Exactly when was the Lamb of God roasted? Well, with Fr. Schnippel's help, we get the roasting picture. The heat was provided by His love, and the roasting spit was the Cross.
ReplyDeletethanks for the link, I got that little tidbit from Brant Pitre, who is quickly filling his resume to be up next to Scott Hahn.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Father, for the Mr. Pitre's allegorical tidbit. And thank you for following the blog. Having a fisher of fishermen as a follower grants some credibility to this "Garage Catechism" experiment (although you may want to consider spending your credibility more wisely).
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