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
