The Passover meal is the most important meal in the year for the Jewish people. The families gather together in the evening and the meal begins after dark. They sing songs, say prayers and eat special food. The most important part of the meal comes when the father tells the story of how God(YHWH) saved the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt and led them to freedom in the Promised Land. On this night that the Jews escaped from slavery in Egypt, they observed the first Passover by sacrificing a lamb and sprinkling its blood on their doorways so that “the Lord would pass over their house and not kill their first-born child.” Since then, the Passover or Seder meal has been celebrated every year by the Jewish people in remembrance of God’s deliverance.

The main Passover celebration is known as “Seder”. The word “Seder” literally means “order” referring to the order of the ceremony as set up in ancient ritual books.

The Last Supper that Jesus had with his disciples is the Passover dinner. Jesus used the liturgy of this Passover meal to institute the sacrament of the Eucharist. As part of our preparations for Holy Week, we celebrated this event as a community to help us understand the situation of the Last Supper and to reflect on the meaning of the Mass.

It was indeed a beautiful experience for all us here in College General to celebrate this Passover together. May the Lord be praised now and forever!!!