Santa ceia
A Santa Ceia é uma das ordenanças mais sagradas da igreja cristã. Instituída por Jesus na última noite antes da crucificação, ela celebra seu sacrifício e proclama sua morte até que Ele volte.
A instituição por Jesus
Na noite em que foi traído, Jesus tomou o pão e o cálice, deu graças e os compartilhou com os discípulos, dizendo: 'Fazei isto em memória de mim.'
And at the Seudah, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having taken matzah, having made HaMotzi, he broke the matzah, giving the afikoman to the talmidim, and said, Take and eat, this is my basar. And having taken the Cup of Redemption and having made the bracha, he gave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you. For this is my Dahm HaBrit HaChadasha, which is poured out LARABBIM (for many) for the selicha (forgiveness) of chattaim (sins).
And at Seudah, while they were eating, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having taken the matzah, having made the HaMotzi, broke the middle matzah, giving the afikoman to Moshiachʼs talmidim, and said, Take and eat, this is my BASAR. And having taken the Cup of Redemption [and] having made the bracha, he gave it to Moshiachʼs talmidim, and everyone drank of it. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, HINEI DAHM HABRIT, the dahm of me, which is being poured out lama’an RABBIM (for the sake of MANY). Omein, I say to you, that no longer will I by any means drink of the p’ri hagefen (fruit of the vine) until Yom HaHu when I drink it chadash (new) in the Malchut Hashem.
And having taken the Afikoman and having made the hamotzi, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach broke the matzah and gave it to them, saying, This is my BASAR being given for you: this do in zikaron (remembrance) of me. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach took the kos (cup) similarly after they ate, saying, This kos (cup) is HaBrit HaChadasha in my dahm, being shed for you.
O significado espiritual
A Ceia é participação no corpo e no sangue de Cristo. Jesus ensinou que quem come de sua carne e bebe de seu sangue tem a vida eterna.
Ani hu the lechem haChai (the living bread) having come down out of Shomayim. If anyone eats of this lechem he will live l’olam v’ed. And, indeed, the lechem which I will give on behalf of the Chayyim (life) of HaOlam is the basar of me.
Therefore, he said to them, Omein, omein, I say to you, unless you eat the basar of the Bar Enosh and drink his dahm, you do not have Chayyim (Life) in yourselves. The one feeding on my basar and drinking dahmi has Chayyei Olam and I will raise him up on the Yom HaAcharon. For my basar is okhel emes (true food) and dahmi is shikuy emes (true drink). The one feeding on my basar and drinking dahmi abides in, dwells in me and I in him. As HaAv HaChai sent me and I live because of HaAv, so also whoever is feeding on me even that one will live because of me. This is the lechem out of Shomayim having come down, not as the Avot ate and died; the one feeding on this lechem will live l’olam v’ed.
And, having made the HaMotzi, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach offered the betzi’at halechem (breaking of the bread) and said, ZEH HU VESARI HANNIVTZA BA’ADCHEM; ZOT ASU L’ZIKRONI. (This is my flesh, which is broken on your behalf. Do this in memory of me.) In like manner, after eating the [Pesach] seudah, also [after the bracha over] the [Kiddush] Cup, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, This Kos (Cup) is the BRIT CHADASHA in my DAHM (blood). This do, as often as you drink, in ZIKARON (remembrance) of me. For as often as you eat this Pesach matzoh and drink from this Pesach Kiddush Cup, you do proclaim the mavet of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu until the Bias HaMoshiach.
Therefore, whoever eats the Pesach matzoh or drinks the Kiddush Cup of Adoneinu unworthily will be guilty and answerable for the basar and the dahm of Adoneinu. But let a ben Adam apply cheshbon hanefesh to himself and in that manner let him eat of the Pesach matzoh and let him drink of the Pesach Kiddush Cup.
For as often as you eat this Pesach matzoh and drink from this Pesach Kiddush Cup, you do proclaim the mavet of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu until the Bias HaMoshiach.
A prática da Igreja
Desde os primeiros cristãos, a Ceia do Senhor é parte fundamental da vida comunitária da Igreja, celebrada com reverência e exame de consciência.
And they were keseder (constantly) shtark (steadfastly) devoting themselves to the Moshiachʼs pnimiyus (innermost) Torah as handed on by Moshiachʼs Shlichim (emmisaries of the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach) and to being mishtatef (involved, joining) in the Messianic Chavurah (fellowship, company, group), and to the tishen (shared meals) with Betzi’at HaLechem (Breaking Bread) at the Seudos Moshiach and to the Tefillos.
And on Yom Rishon, when we met for tish, Rav Sha’ul was saying a shiur to them, since he would have to depart early the next day and was having to extend the message until chatzot halailah.
And it came about, while he was reclining at tish with them, having taken the matzot, he made the hamotzi, and, with the betziat halechem (the breaking of the bread) he handed it to them.
Therefore, whoever eats the Pesach matzoh or drinks the Kiddush Cup of Adoneinu unworthily will be guilty and answerable for the basar and the dahm of Adoneinu. But let a ben Adam apply cheshbon hanefesh to himself and in that manner let him eat of the Pesach matzoh and let him drink of the Pesach Kiddush Cup. For the one eating and drinking is the one eating and drinking mishpat to himself when not discerning the basar (body).