Paladin D Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 (edited) Last night at Religious Ed (RCIA), my teacher told me a few interesting facts. [b]1.[/b] Jesus was born and laid in a manger (this I knew), which is practically an animal feeder (this I didn't know). [b]2.[/b] Bethlehem means [i]"House of bread"[/i], [b]EDIT:[/b] it's Hebrew (thanks Raphael). [b]3.[/b] Bethlehem was the closest (or one of the closest) towns to Jerusalem, it was a town that raised animals for sacrifice at the temple in Jerusalem. I find this to be a piece of the prophetic foretelling of the [b]Eucharist[/b]. I made a little comparison chart... [b]Jesus[/b] = Bread of Heaven, Bread of Life, etc. [b]Manger[/b] = Communion bowl (whatever it's called), chalice. [b]Bethlehem[/b] = Those who make the wafers and wine used in Mass. [b]Jerusalem temple[/b] = Mass, consecration of the gifts, tabernacle. Can't really logically put it in order, but it gives you an idea. Edited October 21, 2004 by Paladin D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 That's awesome!! Wow.... you learn something new every day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 The language at use here is Hebrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityAddiction Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 That's neat- I knew a manger was an animal feeder, but I never thought of it that way... Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 i'm just glad that you were able to learn something orthodox from an RCIA class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedict Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Sad but true. I did my confirmation classes at a Paulist parish (Paulists - Liberal with a capital L). Surprisingly, it was exceptionally orthodox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin D Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 [quote name='phatcatholic' date='Oct 20 2004, 08:21 PM'] i'm just glad that you were able to learn something orthodox from an RCIA class [/quote] Well my RCIA teacher is a former Baptist, was one for the first 21 years of his life, now in his 60's I believe. He's admitted that he's on fire for the Church and has zeal, even though he isn't a fast talker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cure of Ars Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D0RK4JP2 Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Gday, It's called a Ciborium . JMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin D Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 [quote name='D0RK4JP2' date='Oct 21 2004, 01:19 AM'] Gday, It's called a Ciborium . JMJ [/quote] Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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