e. at the mass or communion, the bread and wine merely symbolize the Last Supper.…
In liturgy, God interacts with people in the various situations of their lives. Christians come to know God through Jesus. In liturgy Jesus is evoked through such symbols as bread and wine, water, oil, laying of hands, light, rings an embrace.…
Catholic authorities began affirming the beliefs of Catholicism. Authorities stated faith and good works were necessary in order to achieve salvation. They had also stated they believed in transubstantiation, where the bread and wine would turn into the body and blood of Christ during consecration. Catholic authorities had acknowledged the 7 sacraments and Ideas such as monasticism, celibacy of the clergy, and purgatory. The Pope’s teachings were infallible and the Pope continued to interpret scripture for the people. Reaffirming Catholic beliefs was an important process because it allowed people to see the…
The Holy Eucharist is the manifestation of the Orthodox Church as the new life in Jesus Christ, the new life of grace. In the Mystery (Sacrament) of the Holy Eucharist, we have the real and true presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and not any symbolic or imaginary appearance. The change of the elements of bread and wine takes place by supernatural means that surpasses all human understanding and which can only be understood through pure and undefiled faith. Although, the Holy Eucharist as a Mystery (Sacrament) and as a Sacrifice is simultaneously perfected by the same sanctification, it keeps the two inseparable features of the Mystery (Sacrament) and the Sacrifice that differ according to their nature. Because the Holy Eucharist…
In Mark McWatt's anthology "The Journey to Le Repentir" McWatt examine various aspects of beginnings. McWatt skillfully uses a poetic device called imagery to emphasize the beginning of new life and sublime genesis. McWatt also makes use of a particular structure which is patterned by poets who dominated the early modern English period of poetry, called blank verses. However, by gracefully imbed images to illustrated diverse aspects of birth and creation of infinite potential.…
In this piece the author, Louis Pizzitola, dives into the history of the film and newspaper industry and, specifically, how William Randolph Hearst used his works to advocate his political propaganda. The author describes Hearst’s use of exaggeration and heightening of reality, otherwise known as sensationalism, in his reporting as well as in his films to evoke feelings of patriotism in the mass public and promote our engagement in various wars. The book begins by talking about Hearst’s childhood and how his father, George Hearst, delegated ownership of the San Francisco Examiner to him. Hearst used his executive position to advocate his style of sensationalized journalism, or “new journalism”, in order to evoke emotion in the reader and therefore…
I am writing you today as a concerned member of your congregation. Recently, I found myself on the doorstep of an old, breath-takingly beautiful cathedral, but I stumbled in only to realize that I, a devout Lutheran, am not allowed to receive communion. My lack of knowledge on the Eucharist and the guidelines the Catholic church has placed on this sacrament lead to a response of hostility and hurt on this particular guideline. I am writing to tell you that my response of hostility and hurt was wrong, and dangerous for me and my faith. To come to this conclusion, you must first understand the history behind Catholic communion, the Catholic view on transubstantiation, acceptance in relation to the Eucharist, the…
Sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church celebrate something, and that something is to do with God’s love and grace, experienced and related to one’s own story. (CCRS notes). Vatican II’s desire was to restore the sacraments back to the centre of Church life.…
There are three things that spread the Christ-life to us; baptism, belief, and the Lord’s Supper (Lewis 61). This statement, by C.S. Lewis, is his example of three ordinary methods in which one can “find new life after we have died and in it become perfect” (Lewis 60). It was the belief of Lewis that because Jesus sacrificed himself, yet he was perfect, humans can be saved from death. Two of Lewis’s three methods, Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, are sacraments in Christianity. The act of baptizing is known as the Sacrament of Baptism. The Lord’s Supper is also known as Holy Communion and Eucharist. There are several different sacraments which are practiced within the many denominations of Christianity.…
A sacrament is a tangible connection between Heaven and Earth along with how God's love and essence is physically here on Earth. Jesus Christ is the essence of God on Earth in human form. He preaches the ideas and serves as the son of God to his kingdom. When people preach, serve, and worship, God's power is present and the people remember what Jesus was all about when he was on Earth and therefore what God was all about. The concept of God is spread through ideas like the Pentecost, Paul and his conversion, and even in the catacombs of Rome.…
sacramental grace : participation in the life and love of the Trinity that comes to us through the sacraments…
MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS is a film by director Stephen Herek, written by Patrick Sheane Duncan, and produced by Ted Field, Michael Nolin, and Robert W. Cort. This emotional drama is a classic fictional story about Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss), a man with a deep love of music, who has a desire to write at least one symphony of lasting significance.…
Kathleen Hughes article she reflects upon Pope Paul VI’s powerful metaphor with relation to the Rite of Penance – Walking on the edge of two great abysses – sin and love, sin and grace and death and resurrection. Reconciliation is an invitation to plunge into God’s mercy, love and forgiveness and deepen our friendship with Christ. Sin represents everything that destroys our friendship with God. Reconciliation repairs our relationship with God. Reconciliation begins when a person is incorporated into the body of Christ at baptism. We maintain and strengthen this relationship through the eucharist and reconciliation. Eucharist is the regular sacrament that renews and strengthens our baptismal reconciliation. We have the sacrament of ‘reconciliation’ when we do something to damage our union with Christ, to restore the relationship. This is how the sacrament of reconciliation is a ‘sacrament of conversion’.…
The idea that the sacrament is literally the body and blood of Christ is a little extreme. It would make more sense to think of the bread and wine as a symbol instead.…
Participating in Holy Communion to me means believing Jesus is present. At the beginning of it, the pastor says to come up if you believe Jesus is present, but that is only a small reason why I believe. Jesus was present in the wine and bread at the last supper, so if we remember that he will stay present during communion. Also, since Jesus died for us, participating in Holy Communion is a way to say thank you to…