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I’m posting this thread under Liturgy and Sacraments Forum and not the Scripture Forum because I am more interested in how this biblical quote is applied to the liturgy. At the point in the mass when we say, “Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed,” we are referencing Matthew 8:8 (NAB – The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.”)
My first question is why was the centurion unworthy to have Jesus in his house? Was there some Jewish law which would have prohibited Jesus as a Jew to be in the house of this Roman? (Of course, being who he was, Jesus wouldn’t have actually been restricted by such laws.) And secondly, how should we relate to this biblical reference to our own unworthiness when we speak the words at mass, and then receive Jesus in the Eucharist? Thanks in advance for any comments or ideas.
My first question is why was the centurion unworthy to have Jesus in his house? Was there some Jewish law which would have prohibited Jesus as a Jew to be in the house of this Roman? (Of course, being who he was, Jesus wouldn’t have actually been restricted by such laws.) And secondly, how should we relate to this biblical reference to our own unworthiness when we speak the words at mass, and then receive Jesus in the Eucharist? Thanks in advance for any comments or ideas.