June 22, 2024

In both the Gospel accounts of St. Matthew (26.30) and St. Mark (14.26) it is mentioned that after our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ instituted the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, both He and His disciples sang a hymn of praise and thanksgiving to God. Later, we see this practice continuing after our Lord's Resurrection, during the early days of Christianity when Saint Paul advises the faithful saints of Ephesus to:

”be filled with Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart." (Ephesians 5. 18b - 19)

For centuries, before the appearance of the Messiah, Israel had declared the praises of our Lord with hymns found in the Book of Psalms. After the Resurrection and establishment of the New Covenant therefore, it was only natural that these first Christians and members of the New Israel, should pray with the same voice.

@Brother_Nathanael ☦️