Sacrament of the Eucharist: Flashcards
came from the Latin word “EUCHARISTIEN”
Eucharist
It came from the Latin word which means “thanksgiving” Centerpiece of the seven
EUCHARISTIEN
the Latin word “EUCHARISTIEN” which means
“thanksgiving”
Centerpiece of the seven
Sacraments
Eucharist:
BIBLICAL and HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
in Old Testament:
Jewish Passover Meal (Exodus Great Events)
BIBLICAL and HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
in New Testament
Last Supper
t as the “breaking of the bread”
Sunday
Christianity
was recognized as a religion in
334 AD
Christianity
was recognized as a religion in 334 AD the mass language was
LATIN
Christianity
was recognized as a religion in 334 AD the mass language was LATIN through the mandate of
Pope Gregory the
Great
Theologians debated on the real presence of Christ in the consecrated Bread and Wine,
thus the term “t
“transubstantiation
4 EXTERNAL SIGNS OF THE SACRAMENT
Water, Wine, Host, Bible
Ministers ordinary mass
: Bishop and Priest
(EXTRAORDINARY)
Deacons and Lay Ministers
5 EFFECTS OF THE SACRAMENT
Unites us with Christ
Building up of the Christian community
Separates us from our sins
Takes away social or racial differences
To reconcile and be reconciled to and with the Church
5 STRUCTURE OF THE HOLY MASS
INTRODUCTORY RITE
LITURGY OF THE WORD
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
COMMUNION RITE
CONCLUDING RITE
s a major fast taken by the Church to prepare for Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at the beginning of the Easter Vigil, a
Lent
The final week of Lent is known as
Holy Week,
the evening worship service or Mass of
The Lord’s Supper some churches who celebrate this day as Maundy Thursday engage in the ritual of ceremonial foot washing.
Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday
celebration of Christ’s passion
Good Friday
commemoration of the day Christ lay in the Tomb
Holy Saturday
“the source and summit of the whole Christian life,”
It is the memorial of Christ’s sacrifice, the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, and the center of his sacramental presence, uniting the “People of God,” the Church.
Eucharist
7 The Essentials of the Catholic Faith in the Eucharist
I. BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE EUCHARIST
II. THANKSGIVING WORSHIP
III. SACRIFICE-SACRAMENT
IV. COMMUNION-SACRAMENT
V. PRESENCE-SACRAMENT
VI. THE EUCHARIST AS PLEDGE OF FUTURE GLORY
VII. ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
- a Memorial of his death and resurrection:
- a Sacrament of love, a sign of unity and bond of charity,
- a Paschal banquet in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and
- a Pledge of future glory is given to us.
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE EUCHARIST
3 THANKSGIVING WORSHIP
A. Trinitarian
B. Christ the Center
C. Our Spiritual Worship
4 SACRIFICE-SACRAMENT
A. Sacrifice
B. Christ the Key
C. The Church Offers
D. Memorial
In the biblical tradition, “remembrance” is not primarily a looking backward to recall a past event, but rather a making present the great acts of the past in which God had worked
Biblical Sense of Remembrance
COMMUNION-SACRAMENT
A. Paschal Banquet
B. Human Hungers
C. Liturgy of the Eucharist
D. Fruits of Receiving Communion
E. The Eucharist Builds up the Church.
3 PRESENCE-SACRAMENT
A. Christ’s Multiple Presences.
Transformation of Bread and Wine
C. Cosmic Redemption
2 THE EUCHARIST AS PLEDGE OF FUTURE GLORY
A. Eschatological Meal.
B. By the Power of the Holy Spirit.
