Summary:
In the scriptures there are several references to meals, but none are so important as the Last Supper. However, the meal to which we turn for the sharpest and fullest presentation of the Eucharist is the Last Supper. This Last Supper ends the historical life of Jesus and anticipates what will come after, as it stands on the threshold of the resurrection. We are introduced into the heart of the week through the mass that commemorates the last meal of Jesus with his disciples. "Each of these meals, besides being a symbol of hospitality, play some significant role for Jesus and his disciples..