1 Corinthians 5:7-8 - Homilies By R. Tuck

Keeping the Christian feast of the unleavened.

Give, in introduction, a careful description of the old Passover. Observe especially that

Then show how this old Passover may be regarded as realized in the Christian feast.

1. Jesus is the slain Lamb.

2. His blood is the Church's protection and sign.

3. His truth and love—that is, he himself—is the Church's food.

4. The spirit in which we share our Divine food is that of sincerity and truth, which is represented by the "unleavened."

5. We share as those who belong to the heavenly, and therefore say, "This is not our rest." Press that the presence of the leavened, the guileful, and the sinner spoils the simplicity and purity of our Christian feast.—R.T.