Eucharist vocab Flashcards
Holy Communion
a mutual exchange of love between God and his people, much like the covenantal love celebrated between a husband and wife in marriage; a name given to reception of the Eucharist
New Covenant
the new and everlasting covenant won for us by Christ’s Paschal Mystery.
Fidelity
faithfulness, loyalty, and continuing support
Communion
intimate and mutual exchange in friendship
Consummation
the point at which something is finalized or completed
Atone
to make an offering of Penance as an expression of sorrow for an offense; to make amends or reparations
Memorial
something that has the purpose of keeping a memory alive. The Eucharist is the memorial of Christ’s Passover, but, unlike ordinary memorials, the Mass makes truly present the once and for all sacrifice of Christ
Manna
a miraculous food, “bread from Heaven,” that God provided Israel under the harsh conditions of desert life and that would come with the morning dew
Bread of Life Discourse
Jesus’ teaching in John 6 that He is the Bread of Life, which He gives us for the life of the world. He firmly teaches that we must eat His Body and drink His Blood or we do not have life within us
Anamnesis
a prayer recited by the priest during the Eucharistic prayers of the Mass, following the words of institution, that calls to mind the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus to make these mysteries present to us
Mystical
having a spiritual quality of significance because of a connection with God that goes beyond our understanding
Last Supper
the last meal, at Passover, Jesus ate with His Apostles on the night before he died, during which He instituted the Eucharist (It was at the Last Supper that Christ instituted the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Holy Orders and that He washed the Apostles’ feet, giving them a New Commandments to love one another)
Eternal
without beginning or end; not constrained by time
Real Presence
the unique, true presence of Christ in the Eucharist under the appearances of bread and wine
Transubstantiation
the word used to describe the changing of the bread and wine during Mass into the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ
Substance
the essential nature of something
Transcendent
beyond the limits of ordinary experience
Liturgy of the Word
first part of the Mass, in which we receive the written word of God
Liturgy of the Eucharist
the second part of the Mass, in which we receive the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist
Apostolic Succession
the handing on of apostolic preaching and authority from the Apostles to their successors, the bishops, throughout the laying on of hands, as a permanent office in the church
Ministerial Priesthood
the ordained Priesthood who share in the priesthood of Christ by acting “in personal Christi capitis” or “in the person of Christ, the head”
these men do not preach, sanctify, and govern by their own authority, instead govern by the authority given to them by Christ
Epiousios
mysterious Greek word for “daily bread” in the Lord’s Prayer.
Sacramentals
objects or actions that are sacred signs of God’s grace and that prepare us to receive His grace and cooperate with it
Schism
a division caused by differences in belief. Among sins against the First Commandment, schism is the refusal of submission to the Pope or of Communion with the members of the Church subject to him
Ecumenical
relating to the work of restoring unity among all Christians by bringing them back into the Catholic Church, which alone offers the fullness of the means of salvation
Holy Week
name for the last week of Lent, leading up to and including Triduum and Easter Sunday
Beatific Vision
the immediate knowledge of God which the angels and saints enjoy in Heaven
