The Eucharist, leaven or no?

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The Eucharist, leaven or no? Christanon 02/01/19 (Fri) 21:02:43 384999 No.764914

Note: I'm not autistic enough to anethema anyone over this subject. Just curious about the traditions that could explain it. May all unity be restored.

I side with Orthodox over Catholic in almost all debates, but I have to side with Catholics on this one.

Whether you go by the Synoptic or John's date for the Last Supper, one who kept the Jewish law in its entirety would have no leaven in the house at this time of year. Removing all leaven is done before Passover and, oddly enough, it represents removing sin from your house.

I doubt the Lord would intend for that of which He said, "This is my flesh" to contain the chamutz that represents sin.

Of course Communion, despite similarities, is not a Passover. Otherwise you would eat reclining and there would be hand washings.

Am I being ridiculous and overthinking this? Is there a good Orthodox explanation of using leavened bread?

Christanon 02/01/19 (Fri) 21:50:51 f83d28 No.764950

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>>764914

The Eucharist ought to be leavened because it represents Christ rising from the dead to defeat death. The wine represents His blood which represents the life He is giving to us.

To have the bread be unleavened is to say that Jesus is still dead and doesn't give us life. That and unleavened bread makes me think we are still in the Old Covenant and not the New Covenant.

Christanon 02/02/19 (Sat) 00:38:06 e96712 No.765052

Literal non issue just Orthos who had to pick something to battle with catholics.

We've been doing that in the west for ever, they only realised that in the 11th century.

Also the Last supper was made on the day of the unleavened bread

>Mark 14:12

Now on the first day of the unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the pasch, the disciples say to him: Whither wilt thou that we go and prepare for thee to eat the pasch?

But out of nowhere Jesus used leavened bread just because.

Both are really bread so the Eucharisty is valid.

winnie the pooh meme ortho issues.