HOW

CHRIST SAID THE FIRST MASS,

OR

The Lord's Last Supper.

THE RITES AND CEREMONIES, THE RITUAL AND LITURGY,
THE FORMS OF DIVINE WORSHIP

CHRIST OBSERVED,

WHEN HE CHANGED THE PASSOVER INTO THE MASS.

The Beginnings of the Mass with its Ceremonies foretold in the
Patriarchal Worship, in the Old Testament, in the He-
brew Religion, in Moses' Tabernacle, and in the
Temple of the Days of Christ.

BY

REV. JAMES L. MEAGHER, D.D

PRESIDENT OF THE CHRISTIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION PUBLISHING COMPANY,

SECOND EDITION.

NEW YORK

CHRISTIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION PUBLISHING

COMPANY

26 BARCLAY STREET

Works by the same Author.

Teaching Truth by Signs and Ceremonies. The Church
Building, Symbols, Religious Objects, and Ceremonies of the
Mass with their Origin and History.
56th Edition.
The Festal Year, or the Feasts, Fasts, and Festivals during the
Year, with their Origin, History and Meanings. 10th Edition.
The Seven Gates of Heaven, or the Seven Sacraments
among all the Christian Churches, with their History and
Discipline. The Oriental and ancient Customs. 9th Edition.
The Great Cathedrals and most Celebrated Churches
of the World, their Architects, Builders, History and
present Condition, with Historic Events which took place in
each.
7th Edition.
Man the Mirror of the Universe, or the Agreement of
Science and Religion, Man as a Mineral, a Plant, an
Animal, an Angel with all the Discoveries of Science till our
Day.
8th Edition.
Christ's Kingdom on Earth, or the Constitution of the
Church, with Origin and History of every Official, from
Pope to Pastor. The Universal Church, the Papacy, the
Cardinals, the Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, Bishops,
Cathedral Chapter, the Diocese and Parish. 3rd Edition.
The Religions of the World. How the seventy-two Grand-
sons of Noe founded the Ancient Nations, the Religions of
the Greeks and Romans, Celts, Germans, Scandinavians,
Medes and Persians, Assyrians and Babylonians, Chinese
and Japanese, Egyptians, Mexicans and Peruvians, Brah-
manism, Buddhism, and Mohammedans, with History and
Ceremonies and Belief.
6th Edition.

The Tragedy of Calvary, or The minute Details of Christ's
Life, from Palm Sunday morning till the Resurrection and
the Ascension, taken from Prophecy, History, Revelation
and Ancient Writings. It gives, as in a series of living
pictures, the scenes and incidents of the Passion, vivid and
enthralling in their striking incidents.

The Masses the Apostles Composed, or The Oriental
Liturgies. Translated into English. The Twelve Masses
Oriental Christians hold the Apostles composed, their Origin
and History. (In Press.)

CONTENTS.

THE FIRST PART: HOW THE MASS WAS FORETOLD IN

THE TEMPLE.

I. THE SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND CEREMONIES OE THE MASS IN THE

TEMPLE.

How God foretold the crucifixion and the Mass to Adam and

his children in types, images and emblems. The drama of

redemption in the Temple ceremonial. God the Architect

of the tabernacle. The Holy of Holies typified heaven,

the Holies the church building, the Courts the Jewish

Church. The Ark of the Covenant. The cup of manna

foretold the ciborium with the Host on our altar. History

of the manna. The gold statues of Cherubim gave rise to

the statuary of our churches. The Holies the model of

our sanctuary. The altar of incense typified our altar, the

table of proposition bread our credence table. The gold

candlestick foretold Christ enlightening the world; the

Easter candle. The bishop and priest teaching truth from

the pulpit. The sacrificial altar foretold Calvary. Origin

of sacrifice. Adam's sixty-three children. Cain, typify-

ing the Jews, killed Abel, type of Christ. What is a sacri-

fice? The Passover developed into tabernacle worship.

How the sacrifices were offered with a cross in Temple.

Jews did not understand the reason of sacrifice. Names

of Persons of the Trinity in Old Testament. How God

spoke through the Shekina to the prophets. Remarkable

evidence from Jewish writers. Meanings of Elohim, Jeho-

vah, Jesus Christ, Shekina, Yaqara, Eloi, etc...... .15-46.

II. HOW THE MYSTERIES OF THE MASS WERE UNVEILED IN THE

TEMPLE.

How the ceremonial of Day of Atonement foretold Christ
entering heaven. The Talmuds, their history, divisions
and contents. A Papal decree saved the Talmuds from
destruction. Jewish traditions and peculiar ideas. The
high priest seven days separated from his wife foretold an
unmarried clergy. Three arks, three crowns. How the
high priest prepared. Origin of holy water. How
"lots "were drawn to choose the priests. Candles lighted,
incense offered. Temple chambers. The Supreme Court