Unit 3 Religion exam Study Guide Flashcards
What are the 3 Sacraments of Initiation?
Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist
Eucharist
- From Greek
- Eucharestia, or “thanksgiving”
- The sign and cause of our union with Christ
Liturgy
- From Greek
- leiturgia, or “service”, “worship”
Mass
- From Latin
- Missa, from “Ite, missa est”
- Which means Go, it/he is sent
Passover
- Initially commemorates the deliverance of Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
- During Jesus’ Passover meal with the Apostle, he took on the role of the Paschal Lamb, sacrificing his life for us
Jesus’ “instituting” the Eucharist:
At the Last Supper, with his apostles, on the night before he died
What kind of meal is the Last Supper?
The Last Supper is a Passover meal
What was the “first Mass”?
The “first Mass” was called The Last Supper
At what moment in the Passover meal did Jesus institute the Eucharist?
The sharing of the food and the cup of blessing
When did the “cup of consummation” happen in the Passover?
It happens at the end of the Passover meal
What was the meaning of the “cup of consummation?
- It meant that the Passover meal was finished/completed
- In the Jewish tradition,
When did the cup of consummation happen for Jesus?
When Jesus was crucified on the cross and said it was finished
Why does Jesus skip the cup of consummation at the Last Supper and what is the meaning of this?
He wanted to say that his sacrifice on the cross was the real cup of consummation, and he was the sacrificial lamb
In which ways is Jesus’ sacrifice like the Old Testament sacrifices in the Temple?
Offered by Priest = Christ, the Eternal High Priest, through priest, offers
sacrifice
Sacrifice is pure lamb = Sacrifice is himself, the pure “Lamb of God”
Offered to forgive sins = “…who takes away the sins of the world”
Sacrifice is destroyed = Jesus’ body “broken” on cross, but b/c of resurrection, he is alive & able to be present in Eucharist
Transubstantiation
- The change from one substance to another
Real Presence
- The mystery of faith
- Only the appearance of bread and wine remain
Who first used the term transubstantiation?
- It was first used by the priest Thomas Aquinas
Aristotle’s teaching of substance and accidents, used by St. Thomas Aquinas
Accident: exterior/visible quality
Substance: unchanging/ invisible quality
Consecration
- To bless or make sacred
- The word the priest says at Mass that changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus
What are Jesus’ words?
- Jesus’ words are the words of consecration
-These words of Jesus are what changes the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ
Who can validly consecrate the bread and wine?
The priest
Didache
An early Christian document that showed the Eucharist being thought of as a ‘pure’ sacrifice.
Why did Christians do both Synagogue/Sabbath Service and Eucharist?
Being Jews who believed Christ was the promised Messiah, they went to the Temple or local synagogue on the Sabbath (Saturday) and then met privately on the first day of the week (Sunday) for the “breaking of the bread,” or Eucharist.
Why did they (Synagogue/Sabbath Service and Eucharist) become one service?
- Synagogue persecution
- More gentile converts
Liturgy of the Word
- We open our minds/hearts to listen
- God speaks and moves/challenges/encourages…
Liturgy of the Eucharist
- We give ourselves in love to God
- God gives Himself to us
How many Scripture passages are read at Mass and where are they from?
- 3 scripture passage
- Old Testament, New Testament, and Gospel
Homily
The overall teaching or message of the Mass
- It is the Priest teaching
