The Eucharist and Scripture
The parallel veneration of the Eucharist and Sacred Scripture in the liturgical tradition, with twin shrines in churches for both. Jews store the Torah in a tabernacle just as Christians store the Eucharist.
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Section One
— Two shrines in ancient churches: one for the Eucharist, one for the sacred volumes of Scripture, placed on right and left of the apse.
"there used to be two shrines in churches, placed on the right and left side of the apse: in one of which the sacred Eucharist was kept, and in the other the sacred volumes of divine Scripture"
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Section One
— Jews store the Torah in a tabernacle just as Christians store the Eucharist.
"the Jews in their synagogues store the law of Moses, as an oracle, magnificently in a tabernacle, just as we do the Sacred Eucharist"