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Eucharist

            
             On the night of Holy Thursday the meal was different from the other times because it was the Jewish Passover. This act was also known as renewing God's covenant. When Jesus shared the meal with his friends, it showed them how much he loved them. One of the greatest symbols of the Passover Meal is bread because it sustains life. Jesus believes that when you think of him you take part in the Paschal Mystery. In the Infant Church the people would worship in the temple and then go to private homes to celebrate the Messiah.
             During the First Century the meal was recognized as an agape. This means a love feats or common supper. It was told that at these common suppers people abused the bread and wine. Since some people drank too much of the wine, the celebration was set aside from the common meal.
             In the Third and Fourth Centuries priests started to say their own prayers during the mass. According to some people the prayers were so meaningful that they were recorded in books. Today, most of ours prayers date back to the very early church.
             During the Fourth through Seventh Centuries many things changed throughout the mass. For instance, in 384 the mass was to be said in Latin. The theory of an Eucharistic Meal began to fade out.
             The actual presence of Christ in the bread and wine was being debated during the Middle Ages. By this point in time mass was being celebrated in a huge church because of the extensive number of Christians.
             The 20th century was known as the reform century. The Council of Trent gathered in order to correct some abuses in the church.
             Today the mass is said in several languages, and people are allowed to take communion by hand. The church is very concerned about how well the people participate and understand the mass.
            


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1. Pre-Reformation and Theology of the Eucharist

... of Charlemagne. To use a copy of the Roman Sacramentary in Gaul.3 This was a very important event or symbol in medieval Europe.Firstly, "the Eucharist was destined to become a focal point for faith and piety in a new way"4 The writers of the Patristic Era thought that it was a ... for as to the Father so that the sin of all humankind could be forgiven. The sacrifice of Christ is always made present in the Eucharist by the bread and wine, that represents His body and blood; this is one of the most difficult teachings in the Christian tradition.8 That ... elements that caused much discussio...

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2. Eucharist of the Lord

... don't really feel that it is a challenge for me, but rather, a wakeup call for me. After listening to the lectures and reading all the material for Eucharist, I have a better understanding of the true meaning of what it really is the church is responsible to follow what the Scriptures are stating on the subject of the ... to realize that the way that we have been practicing the Lord's Supper has only been done because of tradition. Dr. Claudio Carvalhaes in his lecture on Eucharist asked why do some churches only have communion once a month or every quarter or some once a year? They hav...

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3. The Presence of Christ in Eucharistic Miracles  

... , the Real Presence can still be proven since God has also "revealed it in His Sacred Word and confirmed it through history" (Chacon 25). Christians disregard the value of the Eucharist when Christ is "[truly] present in His flesh and blood, soul and divinity" (Chacon 6). The Church teaches that even though the accidents of the bread and wine remain the same ... , the Eucharist really is the body of Christ and that the presence of Christ is sacramental. As historically recorded, God has executed miracles in order to endorse His Real Presence in the ... and always come down to the same co...

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4. The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Chruch

... whatever you did to harm another with your sins. After receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation, you may now receive the sacrament of the Eucharist. The sacrament of the Eucharist is the receiving of the Body and Blood of Christ. This process reminds us of the Last Supper in which Jesus gave himself ... to his disciples. The mass is the consecration and thanksgiving of the Eucharist. After receiving the Body and Blood of Christ you pray in thanksgiving for what God has provided you with. Catholic's believe that the bread ... this sacrament become priests, which can later lead to higher...

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5. Sacraments

... according to the Catholic Church, which are designed to strengthen an individual's relationship with God. The seven sacraments are as follows: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage and Holy Orders. The definitions of a Sacrament, according to the Catholic ... followers would at one time or another be sinners and would need to be forgiven. The Sacrament of the Eucharist is something that is clearly different from the Sacrifice of the Mass. The Eucharist performs two functions: that of a sacrament and that ...

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6. Christiantiy

... purity. It is a very important ceremony to those who believe in this religion. Another important ceremony is Communion. This is the ceremony where Catholics receive the holy Eucharist. The Eucharist is only received for Roman Catholics. This has been practiced for a long time. In the Eucharist, Jesus gives himself to us in the bread and wine. Jesus sacrificed himself on the cross. The ... Eucharist represents his body and the wine represents his blood. Another very important ceremony is Confirmation. In this ceremony people are turned in "adults" and confirms their beliefs in the ... h...

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7. Seven Sacraments

... God. It takes away my guilty conscience. One of the most important sacraments in the Christian Church is Eucharist. It symbolizes that to share food is to share life. The idea of the Eucharist is derived from the Last Supper where Jesus turned his body into bread and his blood into wine. ... To offer a meal to someone is to offer peace, that is why it is so significant. I receive Eucharist every week and believe that it is important to reassure God that you do believe in him. Confirmation is the sacrament in which we become disciples of ... good Christian life. The Eastern part of the ch...

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8. Pieter Bruegel and Raphael

... the era that their respective artist lived in. In the case of Raphael, there was an ongoing debate in regards to the ceremony of the Eucharist, in which believers of Christ partake in the reenactment of the Last Supper by eating a piece of bread and taking a sip of wine. ... Jesus Christ. In response, Raphael paints the Disputation of the Holy Sacrament, where he attempts to end the debate of the Eucharist by conveying an image in which the Eucharist is being blessed by the divinity above it. Raphael achieves this sense of divinity through the use of three successive circles (a ... th...

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9. A Comparison of the Methodist and Catholic Sacraments

... recorded in the New Testament and that confer sanctifying grace." (dictionary.com). The seven rites, or church rituals are: "baptism, penance, Eucharist, confirmation, matrimony, anointing of the sick, and holy orders." (Farah, Page 303) When looked at by Methodists and other Protestant denominations it ... means "The two rites, Baptism and the Eucharist, that were instituted by Jesus to confer sanctifying grace." (dictionary.com) The two that the denominations have in common are from their interpretations ... person's body after baptism and it is the Holy Spirit that lives within us wh...

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10. Catholicism vs. Christianity

... only for Jesus Christ (II Cor. 5:21; Heb. 4:15). The Mass Catholic Teaching Each time it is performed, the Mass, or celebration of the Eucharist, is the literal offering of the real body and blood of Christ in sacrifice under the signs of bread and wine. "Because it is the memorial of ... is my body which is given for you' and 'This cup which is poured out for you is the New Covenant in my blood.' In the Eucharist Christ gives us the very body which he gave up for us on the cross, the very blood which he 'poured out for many for the ... forgiveness of sins.'" (1365). "The sacrifice of ...

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