He was sitting at meat (ανεκειτο). He was reclining, lying back on the left side on the couch with the right hand free. Jesus and …

When the even was come. The lamb was killed between the evenings (Exodus 12:6), (Hebrew), that is, between t…

He sat down with the twelve — While reserving special notes for the Gospels that contain these narratives, we can recall several k…

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to ea…

St. Jerome: The Lord had previously foretold His Passion; He now foretells who was to be the traitor, thus giving him an oppo…

The Passover meal could not be eaten till after sundown; and for those living within Palestine, it had to be eaten inside Jerusalem or not at all. …

When the evening was come, he sat down at table. Not to eat the passover, which they were bound to do standing (as travelers, whe…

Now when the even was come
The second evening, when the sun was set, and it was dark, and properly night; for ``on t…

Observe, the place for their eating the Passover was pointed out by Christ to the disciples. He knows those hidden ones who favour his cause, and w…

Next, the Evangelist deals with the institution of the Ble ed Sacrament. Because the new sacraments take the place of the old ones, as it is said, …