Protestants who believe the Bible is the only reliable source of the True Faith are SEVERELY misled!
Catholic parishes which do no offer the Blood every Sunday, are SEVERELY mishandling the Faith!
St. Paul, one of the main evangelists in the Bible, who Luther relies on in his formation of sola fide theology writes about the new 'testament.' Testament is one of the translations of the Greek word ''diatheke.'' The other is covenant : http://www.keyway.ca/htm2004/20040715.htm
So when St. Paul would refer to the covenant / testament, he meant the CHALICE. As the chalice was very crucial to the ritual in the celebration of the Passover where the Jews slaughtered and ATE a lamb.
These covenants are reflections of one another, it is why Latin, Spanish, French, and Italian languages have very slight differences in the words Passover and Easter.
This video explains what we read when we read the Bible: It is liturgy for the MEAL, a common practice in the old world to have readings at mealtime.
