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Reply To: Did any of the similarities or differences between Christian and Jewish theology surprise you? If so, which/why?

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AvatarCatharine Kavanagh
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Hi Caroline, seeing our Jewish roots in everyday liturgy and practices of Catholicism is one of the most fascinating things to me as well! For example, the many parallels between Passover, Jesus’ death on the Cross, and Mass/Communion today – even in the small things, like how the Passover lambs used to be roasted on skewers which were in the shape of a cross. Or how the Temple priests would hold up the Bread of the Presence while saying “Behold, God’s love for you” during specific feasts – something I think of at every Mass when the priest holds up the consecrated host and says “Behold, the Lamb of God” right before Communion.