Time flies! On the 25th of March, three months had passed since Christmas 2022. Also, this marked the celebration of the Annunciation of the Angel to Mary precisely nine months before Christmas 2023. Lent is now almost over as we enter the Last Supper, followed by the sorrow of Good Friday and end with the joy of Easter Sunday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. Scuola Grande di San Rocco Museum, Venice Lent prepares us to recall where the Mass began and not something a random Catholic thought up for dramatic effect. Let's go back about 1990 years ago to the year 33. It was in a large upper room filled with twelve apostles with all their eyes fixed on Jesus at the centre of the table. There he sat and taught his apostles their final lesson before he prepared for His death. The room was probably prepared with light and filled with the aroma of wild herbs, salt water, unleavened bread, wine, and the meat of the sacrificial lamb. Why this special occasion? The Jews were celebratin...