The Perpetual Passover Feast, by Sheryl Collmer

By Sheryl Collmer, Crisis Magazine, April 11, 2025

Sheryl Collmer is an independent consultant for several non-profit organizations. She holds a Master’s in Theological Studies from the University of Dallas, as well as an MBA. From her home in the diocese of Tyler, Texas, she studies homesteading, history, and the currents in the Church.

The perpetual Passover feast only makes sense to Catholics. The Passover sacrifice of the Lamb has continued unbroken on the altar since Jesus sealed the new covenant on the Cross.

Passover this year begins at sundown on April 12, the eve of Palm Sunday. In preparation, I’ve been purging the leaven from my life (Lent), perusing Passover recipes, and carrying out the spring cleaning commanded in the Book of Exodus. My Jewish side comes out this time of year.

In truth, I am Jewish all year long since Christ grafted me onto the root stock of His chosen people at my baptism; but Passover is special. The longest-continuously-celebrated feast in human history, it began some 3,300 years ago, on the eve of the Hebrew’s flight from slavery to freedom, and its celebration continues to the present day….

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