Holy Eucharist Flashcards
It is the heart of the Church and the heart of our lives as Christians, also a sacrament of memory.
The Eucharist
The sacrificial meaning of the sacrament
Jesus made sacramentally present his sacrifice which would soon be offered on the Cross for the salvation of all
What is the sacrificial memorial
The mass in which the sacrifice of the Cross is perpetuated and the sacred banquet of communion with the Lord’s body and blood
The Eucharist is a true _________
banquet
Why is the Eucharist considered a banquet?
Christ offers himself as our nourishment; he gives his body and sheds his blood for us
Why is the Eucharist also called the Communion?
It inaugurates a new state of communion between God and humanity. To those who receive him, he gives the power of becoming children of the Father
bread [must be made only from wheat, must be recently baked, and, according to the ancient tradition of the Latin Church, must be unleavened] and wine [must be from the fruit of the grapevine (cf. Lk 22:18), natural, and unadulterated, that is, without admixture of extraneous substances]
Institution Narrative and Consecration
The process of conversion of the bread into His body and of the whole substance of the wine into His blood
Transubstantiation
Events in the Celebration of the Eucharist
Introductory Rites,
Liturgy of the Word,
Liturgy of the Eucharist,
Concluding Rites
What part of the Eucharist…
is made up of readings from Scripture
Liturgy of the Word
What part of the Eucharist…
begins with the entrance chant/song, greeting, followed by the Penitential Act, and ends with the collect.
Introductory Rites
What part of the Eucharist…
begins with the preparation of the gifts and the altar, then the Eucharistic Prayer, and Communion Rite
Liturgy of the Eucharist
What part of the Eucharist…
has the celebrant bless the people assembled after a few announcements. After the blessing, the deacon dismisses the people
Concluding Rites
Derived from the Latin word “Missa”
Mass
“Ite, missa est”
“Go, the Church has been sent”
