Seder Meal

A Better knowledge of the Jewish people's faith and religious life as professed and even lived now can help our better understanding of certain aspects of Christian Liturgy.... The relationship between Jewish liturgy and Christian liturgy, but also their differences in content, are particularly evident in the great feasts of the liturgical year, such as the Passover. Christians and Jews both celebrate the Passover. For Jews, it is the Passover of history, tending towards the future; for Christians, it is the Passover fulfilled in the death and Resurrection of Christ, though always in expectation of its definitive consummation. C.F CCC1096




The table is all set




Mother lights the candles - "As the light for the celebration of our redemption is lit by a woman, we remember that Jesus, our redeemer, the promised Light of the world, came into the world through the obedience of a woman, too, who has become the Blessed Mother of us all"

Father (or oldest man) pours everyone a first cup of wine! (well grape juice actually)

Ritual washing of hands.

The green parsley - A sign of life, we dip it in salt water to remind us of our ancestors tears and of how miserable our own sin makes us.

The Bitter herbs!

The Passover Lamb - The Shank Bone- Many thanks to our local butcher.

The Passover Seder that we used has been adapted for Christian use, instructions for your own Seder meal can be found here. As this was the last youth club before we begin Holy Week, this seemed a good close to the Lenten season.