Fourteen Stations of the Mass
Fourteen Stations of the Mass
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Introduction; We've all heard of the 14 Stations of the Cross repaying the passion and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross but have you wondered what the 14 Stations of the Mass might look like if someone were to map Scripture in support of our belief that Jesus Christ is the true Lamb of God who was sacrificed in the cross for the salvation of mankind ...
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Station #2. Melchizedek, Priest and King of Salem, offers a gift of bread and wine to win favour from Abraham who then shares his bounty with him (Psalm 76:20) - Jesus was from the tribe of Judah not the priestly tribe of Levi yet he is the perfect sacrifice favoured by God when he offers his body and blood, so we can partake of the riches of Heaven.
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Station #3. The Sacrifice of Abraham - There are 30 connections between the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham (Genesis 22:1-18), and Jesus, the Lamb of God is sacrificed for our salvation. For example, the lamb caught in a thicket/thorns as a replacement sacrifice represents Jesus, the Lamb of God, being the replacement sacrifice for all of us in the thicket of sins.
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Station #4. The First Jewish Passover: God through Moses sent 10 plagues but only the last one obtains their freedom from slavery (Genesis 22:1-18) - where the faithful eat the flesh of the unblemished lamb and put the blood on the lintel of the door (our lips) so that the Angle of Death passed over them.
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Station #5. Manna come down Heaven - Daily mass like manna (bread) from Heaven bringing life to the Jews in the desert (Exodus 16:1-36), brings nutrition, but like bread eaten daily, we should also go to daily Mass to nourish our souls
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Station #6. The Ark of the Covenant - God created a place where the faithful could come to worship him (1 Kings 8:1-13). In the Old Testament, they went to the Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was placed in the Holy of Holies. Today we have a Tabernacle in every Church where we can adore Christ.
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Station #7. The Birth of Our Lord in Bethlehem (literally House of Bread) - Jesus was born in a manger (Luke 2:7) which is a feeding trough - likewise in the Mass, Jesus is the bread of life that we eat. John 6:53: Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
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Station #8. Baptism in the River Jordan: John the Baptist sees his cousin Jesus in the Jordan and says, 'The Lamb of God' - pointing to the ultimate sacrifice (Matthew 3:13-17), in the Old Testament, sacrificing a Lamb was the ultimate sacrifice.
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Station #9. Wedding at Cana - Mother Mary begs Jesus to turn water into wine (John 2:1-12). In the Mass, Christ turns wine into his blood for you and me to wash away our sins.
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Station #10. Multiplication of loaves and fish: Just as Jesus multiplied 5 loaves and 2 fish to feed the multitude (Matthew 14:17-19), so too he multiplies himself to feed the whole world with the body and blood in the Sacrament of the Holy Mass.
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Station #11. Jesus the Son of God, as told in John 3:16: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
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Station #12. The Body and Blood of Christ - in the Old Testament you took an unblemished lamb in your home for a week, it becomes valuable to you, then you carried the lamb on your shoulders to the Temple where you handed it over to the priest who cut the throat to drain the blood to be separate from the body. And the sins of the person were expiated. Similarly in Matthew 26:26-30: Jesus took bread and said, "And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me." Then he takes the chalice separately and says, "Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. Do this in remembrance of me". So Jesus offers his body separate from his blood. This is the perfect sacrifice where the Lamb of God offers himself on the cross. In the Mass, the priest re-enacts the representation of Calvary
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Station #13. Road to Emmaus - Luke 24:13-35: It's Easter night and two dejected disciples are returning when Jesus re-enacts the breaking of bread after which they recognise him as the Resurrected Messiah and rush back to tell the other Apostles.
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Station #14. The Resurrected Jesus Christ - Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the World: After the raising of the body and blood separately, the priest ceremoniously breaks a piece of the host and puts it back into the chalice to represent the Resurrection - the joining of the body and blood - at which time we say, "Lamb of God you take away the sins of the World have mercy on us". The Priest then says, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the World", to which we reply, "Blessed are those who are called to the Supper of the Lamb" i.e. the Mass.
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