What scriptural evidence is there that we should celebrate the Eucharist each day

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I am having an discussion with a non-Catholic Christian. I said that we are to celebrate the Eucharist continually as
  1. the passover was celebrated repetitively and the Samaritans continue to celebrate it just like it was done in Jesus’ time where they kill and eat the lambs
  2. Jesus said “do this in memory of me.”
I am going to mention that we are to keep the sabath Holy, and what better way is there to do this than doing what He told us to do in memory of him.

But I think my argument is week, or I am not connecting the dots - can someone help me?

TIA

Hilary
 
Look at Malachi 1:11:
For from the rising of the sun, even to its setting, my name is great among the nations; And everywhere they bring sacrifice to my name, and a pure offering; For great is my name among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.

There is only one pure offering that we can make the goes on 24 hours a day, every day of the week. That pure offering is the Eucharist. And a mass is being said somewhere across the world every moment of every day.
 
Matt. 6:11; Luke 11:3 In the Lord’s prayer we say give us this day our daily bread.

John 6:4,11-14 - on the eve of the Passover, Jesus performs the miracle of multiplying the loaves. This was prophesied in the Old Testament (e.g., 2 Kings4:43), and foreshadows the infinite heavenly bread which is Him.

John 6:35,41,48,51 - Jesus says four times “I AM the bread from heaven.” It is He, Himself, the eternal bread from heaven.

John 6:27,31,49 - there is a parallel between the manna in the desert which was physically consumed (daily), and this “new” bread which must be consumed.

Matt. 26:26-28; Mark. 14:22,24; Luke 22;19-20; 1 Cor. 11:24-25 - Jesus says, this IS my body and blood.
 
42And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44And all who believed were together and had all things in common; 45and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need. 46And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with glad and generous hearts, 47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. (Acts 2:42-47)
 
But how do you reconcile it with the fact that the Church, for a time, told people to take Communion once a year (or at least once a year)…?

Or Justin Martyr’s testimony on the Christian’s weekly worship: it was weekly and not daily (I guess one could argue that it was so because of persecution…?)

Pax Christi,
Juan J.
 
J1Priest said:
But how do you reconcile it with the fact that the Church, for a time, told people to take Communion once a year (or at least once a year)…?

Or Justin Martyr’s testimony on the Christian’s weekly worship: it was weekly and not daily (I guess one could argue that it was so because of persecution…?)

Pax Christi,
Juan J.
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The Church still says you need to take communion at least once a year. She strongly encourages weekly communion, although she demands weekly Mass, at the risk of sinning, provided we are able to attend.

She also encourages daily communion, although there is no sin in missing daily mass and communion. In my case, it may not be sinful to miss, but it is disheartening.
 
But what about in the times before when it wasn’t so common.
I haven’t looked much into the history of the Mass, just enough to defend it (and believe in it).

Pax Christi
 
hilarycotter said:
I am having an discussion with a non-Catholic Christian. I said that we are to celebrate the Eucharist continually as
  1. the passover was celebrated repetitively and the Samaritans continue to celebrate it just like it was done in Jesus’ time where they kill and eat the lambs
  2. Jesus said “do this in memory of me.”
I am going to mention that we are to keep the sabath Holy, and what better way is there to do this than doing what He told us to do in memory of him.

But I think my argument is week, or I am not connecting the dots - can someone help me?

TIA

Hilary
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  1. There are few if any scriptures to site regarding daily Eucharist. The early church seems to have celebrated it once a week.
  2. the annual celebration of passover is not a good defense for celebrating the Eucharist daily.
  3. "do this in memory of me is not a reason to do it daily. The passover was also a anamnesis and it was only annual.
  4. why mention “keep holy the Sabbath” ? We do not celebrate the Sabbath - we celebrate the Lord’s Day, the Eighth day aka “Sunday” in English speaking countries…
  5. The early church kept the Lord’s Day with a Eucharistic celebration - clearly demonstrated by Early Christian records and Scripture.
  6. We celebrate Eucharist daily because the Church says we can and “ought” - not “must.” That’s good enough for me.
 
Great answers everyone! Thanks - Quasimodo, I guess I am trying to say Keep the Sabath Holy still applies to us to Keep the Lord’s Day Holy, and my argument was how better to keep it holy than by following the command to “Do this in memory of Me!”

My argument about Passover was that it was meant to protect the Jews from the 10th plague, but they continued to celebrate it. The Eucharist is the new passover and we likewise, continue to celebrate it.

But I concede my arguments are week.
 
Here’s something you may find interesting:

**The Daily Burnt Sacrifice: **The Standing or Perpetual Sacrifice

Heb= Tamid or *Tamyid, * pro. Tah-meed [a holocaust offering but the first & most important of all sacrifices known as the **“Perpetual sacrifice”]

Ex. 29:38-42, Num. 28:3-8 (bayin ha ereb literal translation = between the twilight = noon

**Daily sin offering for the people. **

This is the first liturgical sacrifice of the Sinai Covenant and so important that the whole day was structured around this sacrifice.

2 yearling male lambs. The first was tied to the altar at dawn (1st hr) & sacrificed 9am (3rd hr). The second lamb was tied to the altar at noon (6th hr) & sacrificed at 3pm (9th hr Hebrew time) Both lambs included libation of 4.5 ltrs. fine flour mixed w/ 1.87 ltrs. wine poured inside the sanctuary. This sacrifice was doubled on the Sabbath.
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This whole burnt offering was to be offered perpetually**. The Hebrew word Tamyid means “Standing” as in perpetual.

Christ is the Standing (Tamyid)) Sacrifice. His passion occurred in the same time frame as the Daily Sacrifice: At dawn He was condemned (Mat 26:66-75), at 9am He was crucified (Mk 5:25-6), at 12 the sun turned dark (mat 27:45), at 3pm He died (Mat 27:46-5

I was always puzzled by the wording of Revelation, 5:6
*** Then I saw standing* in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and the elders, a Lamb that seemed to have been slain. **The Lamb was standing, as though slain.
 
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