Theology III Test 2 Flashcards
Be able to identify the accidents and the substance of a thing (For Example a chair - for the study guide, share what the substance of a chair is and what the accidents of a chair)
The accidents (characteristics) of a chair would be the the wood or material, and the color.
The substance of the chair would be the chair itself. Its back, its seat, and its legs.
Fill in the blank on the quote from St. Augustine:
(The answer can be found on the Church Fathers handout.)
“That bread which you see on the altar, having been ________________ by the word of God, is the body of Christ. That ___________ or rather, what is in that chalice, having been sanctified by the word of God, is the blood of Christ”
sanctified, chalice
Why are the Church Fathers important in the conversation about the Eucharist?
If there are disagreements in the meaning of Scripture, looking to the early Church can be helpful in understanding how they )who lived close to the time of Christ) interpreted Scripture
In the Gospel of John chapter 6, the source in scripture for Catholic belief on the Eucharist, we read part of the text in the original language, greek. We talked about one particular word,trogo. From the greek, what is the definition of the word, trogo?
to gnaw
In John 6:66, what do we find Jesus’ disciples do after he shares with them the teaching on the Eucharist?
many of them leave him and go back to their former ways of living
What is it called when the Priest calls down the Holy Spirit on the gifts of Bread and Wine?
epiclesis
Jesus is the _____________ during the Passover meal at the last supper.
lamb
What is a Eucharistic Miracle?
where the accidents of the Eucharist are transformed, as well as the substance, to where the physical human eye can notice a change.
The Jewish Passover meal provides the background for the Christian celebration of the Eucharist at Mass.
true
The Eucharistic sacrifice we consume at Mass is the true Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ.
(T or F)
true
Christian Tradition refers to the Eucharist as both sacramentum and mysterion
true
God communicates His grace to us through ordinary, natural things.
(T or F)
true
God experiences time in the same way we do—as past, present, and future.
false
It is by faith that we know Jesus is present in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
true
The presence of Christ in the Eucharist is symbolic.
false
