On the Bread of the New Covenant

Saturday, August 10, 2013 by

St. Ephrem the Syrian ca. 306-373

The Church gave us the living Bread, in place of the unleavened bread that Egypt had given. Mary gave us the refreshing Bread, in place of the fatiguing bread that Eve procured for us. (Hymns for the Unleavened Bread 6, 6-7)

Filed Under: All, Eucharist, Holy Fathers, Sacrament, St. Ephrem the Syrian ca. 306-373, The Church, Theotokos (Mary)