Chapter 4 Eucharist Test Flashcards
What is the source and summit of our Christian life
Eucharist
How is Jesus a sacrament
He is a living symbol of God
What is Jesus’ Mystical Body
The Church
What did God intend the Eucharist to be
A fulfillment of our love union with him
What does the Eucharist do to our faith
It tests it. Do we believe God’s words or our human senses
How is Jesus present in the Eucharist
True, real and substantial manner. Body and blood with soul and his divinity
Are Catholic Cannibals
No, although Christ is substantially present: body, blood, soul, and divinity in the Eucharist, the accidents of bread and wine still remain
3 ways Christ is present in the Eucharist
He is present in the Eucharist not absent
Present, not past but happening now
Presented as a gift is “present”, really given, offered, not withheld.
6 titles of the Eucharist
Eucharist, Lord’s Supper, Breaking of Bread, Eucharistic assembly, Memorial, Holy Sacrifice
When did Jesus institute the Eucharist
Last Supper
Who celebrates the Eucharist
God the Father
Who sacrifices himself for our salvation in the Eucharist
Jesus
What does the Holy Spirit do in the Eucharist
The Holy Spirit energizes the celebration
Eucharist as a sacrifice
Christ offered himself on the cross
Eucharist as a meal
Our spiritual food, meal we partake in