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Why Does The Eucharistic Prayer Say Disciples Instead of Apostles at the Last Supper?

Published: April 29, 2024, 9:45 p.m.

A listener named Jim asks Father Dave about the Last Supper and the Eucharistic Prayer. Jim says, \u201cIn the Eucharistic prayer it says, \u2018He took bread and gave thanks, broke it and gave it to his disciples.\u2019 Why doesn\u2019t it say apostles? I always envisioned the last supper the way Leonardo da Vinci painted it. Were there more disciples there than the apostles?\u201d