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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. Eucharist of the Lord

I also the reason we celebrate Eucharist is to thank God for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Q1: What is your understanding of the meaning and practice of Eucharist? ... Just as baptism is an act of commitment, so is the act of Eucharist. ... We have made the Eucharist as not an inclusive event5 (October 13, 2015). ... Duck also states, the Eucharist is important for the life of the church and as we partake in the celebration of Eucharist it is important for us also7. ...

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2. The Presence of Christ in Eucharistic Miracles  

As a sign of His covenant, He instituted the Eucharist. ... The Holy Eucharist, also known as one of the fascinating mysteries of the Catholic faith, "is the sum and summary of our faith" for the Eucharist is composed of the Church and Christ himself" (CCC 1327). ... We should all believe and take under consideration the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. ... By the time she was 22 her body refused any sort of food except the Eucharist. ... Priest Lanciano had doubts concerning the Real presence in the Eucharist. ...

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3. Pre-Reformation and Theology of the Eucharist

The devotional and liturgical lives of the people were a response to this interpretation of the Eucharist. In the early medieval Eucharist, two points in particular arose the leadership of Pope Hadrian I, when he acceded to the request of Charlemagne. ... "5 The Western liturgy has preserved the "open" character of the Eucharist as a celebration in which the whole the community is able to participate.6 They take part in the story of the Eucharist, the importance of which Ignatius of Antioch makes clear when he says that "The Eucharist is the flesh of our Saviour, Jesus Ch...

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4. Significance of the 1932 Eucharistic Congress

To understand the historical significance of the 1932 Eucharistic Congress. ... The Eucharistic Congress took place every 3 years in different countries across the world. ... They held prayer meetings, discussions on the Eucharist and collected money for flags and bunting to decorate their communities (M.E Collins 2012). ... This all created a sense of crisis in Ireland, the Eucharistic came as welcome relief to the Irish people. ... The success of the Eucharistic Congress in Dublin was clearly appreciated by the Vatican (M.E Collins 2012). ...

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5. Seven Sacraments

One of the most important sacraments in the Christian Church is Eucharist. ... I receive Eucharist every week and believe that it is important to reassure God that you do believe in him. ... This could be anything from joining the priesthood to becoming a special minister of the Eucharist. I plan to become a special minister of the Eucharist when I am older. ... Then the sick person receives their last Eucharist called Viaticum. ...

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6. Christiantiy

This is the ceremony where Catholics receive the holy Eucharist. The Eucharist is only received for Roman Catholics. ... In the Eucharist, Jesus gives himself to us in the bread and wine. ... The Eucharist represents his body and the wine represents his blood. ... Catholics use the Eucharist at every mass. ...

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7. The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Chruch

The sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist are the next tow sacraments a Catholic receives. Reconciliation is a sacrament that is received just prior to receiving Eucharist for the first time. ... The sacrament of the Eucharist is the receiving of the Body and Blood of Christ. ... The mass is the consecration and thanksgiving of the Eucharist. ... If you miss a Sunday you must attend Reconciliation before receiving the Eucharist again. ...

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8. A Comparison of the Methodist and Catholic Sacraments

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." ... Other than baptism, the Eucharist is the only sacrament shared by both the Methodist and Catholic churches. ... However interpretation still differs on this ritual, to the Catholics "The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. ... When observing the rite of E...

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9. Pieter Bruegel and Raphael

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. ... 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 solidifies this idea of the Eucharist literally being the body and blood of Christ with the golden dust particles falling onto the Eucharist from the h...

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