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Just had to share with you this amazing post about the allegorical meaning of Psalm 23. It's by the astute and interesting Stacy Trasancos. Here's a sample:
Liturgical historians say that the psalm was sung by the newly-baptized as they processed in the Paschal night, what we now call the Easter Vigil, into the church where they were about to receive their first communion. It is a summary of Christian initiation, the process they used then, the process we use now. This psalm of the Old Testament is a typological interpretation of the progression of the Sacraments of Initiation.
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Just had to share with you this amazing post about the allegorical meaning of Psalm 23. It's by the astute and interesting Stacy Trasancos. Here's a sample:
Liturgical historians say that the psalm was sung by the newly-baptized as they processed in the Paschal night, what we now call the Easter Vigil, into the church where they were about to receive their first communion. It is a summary of Christian initiation, the process they used then, the process we use now. This psalm of the Old Testament is a typological interpretation of the progression of the Sacraments of Initiation.
Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Communion are all represented in it. It is a catechesis...
The shepherd is of course a reference to Christ. The pasture is the fresh and green words of scripture that nourishes the hearts of believers and gives them spiritual strength, a place of repose. The cool, still water is the water of Baptism where sin is destroyed and a new creature is born. The sacraments, being protective, lead on a sure path safe from fear or harm from demons.
