The second prefiguration mentioned by Aquinas is that of the Old Testament sacrifices, especially that on the Day of Atonement. Other theologians too see these as foreshadowing the Eucharist.Nash, Tom. Worthy Is the Lamb (Ignatius Press 2004 ), 105 They point out that Jesus "himself said, as he committed to the Apostles the Divine Eucharist during the Last Supper, 'This is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins'."Tyneh, Carl S., Orthodox Christianity (Nova Science 2002 ), p. 74, quoting
