Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?

Gospel Thoughts

*Ordinary Season : 10th Week -  The Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus*

*GOSPEL -  Mk 14:12-16, 22-26*

*First Reading - Ex 24:3-8*

*SECOND READING-Heb 9:11-15*

*Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?*

*1) The Disciples prepared the Passover in the Upper Room*

When the disciples of Jesus came and asked Him about the preparation of the passover, Jesus showed them the place to prepare the passover 

This place was popularly called as Upper Room, which becomes the central place in the life of the Church 

Today we need to think about the importance and sanctity of this place 

*2) The Church became the place of the Celebration of the Passover*

When the church was born on Pentecost, the church became the official place for the celebration of the passover 

Today we give much importance to this place and celebration of the passover becomes very important to every Christian

*3) Altar is very important to celebrate the Passover*

In the celebration of the passover, the altar takes a very important place. 

Without altar, we can't celebrate the passover. Altar is a holy place and we show a great reverence to this 

*4) My Life should be a place of the celebration of the passover Today*

The same question, which was asked by the disciples to Jesus *Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?”* If we ask Jesus will tell I want to celebrate this passover in your house and also in your life

So our house is the Upper Room/Church for the celebration of the Passover

Still More my Life is the Upper Room/Church for the celebration of the passover 

So we need to prepare this place for the celebration of the Passover

*5) My life is the Altar for preparing the place for the passover*

Since we are the temple of the Holy Spirit, our life should a altar to celebrate the passover 

The moment our altar becomes an altar, we become the Holy persons and the celebration of the Eucharist becomes very personal to us

This personal experience will help us to transform our life 

*6) How to prepare our life as the Altar to celebrate the Eucharist*

Preparation is very important. If so how we can prepare for the same? 

We can prepare our life as temple/Altar through the following way 

-by living our life according to the Gospel Values 

-By practicing forgiveness, humility, simplicity, in our lives 

By inculcating the values of sharing, generosity, sacrifice, love, in our lives 

By living our life with sincerity, truth, and justice etc. 

*7) What about My willingness???*

Am I ready to prepare my life for the celebration of Passover?

Is my life a Altar for the celebration of the Eucharist? 

What can I do for the meaningful celebration the Eucharist??

*Think about it??*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*