In the Sacrament of Eucharist‚ the bread and wine are the matter and symbolize the body and blood of Jesus Christ. By eating the body of Jesus and drinking his blood‚ our bodies are being nourished. This is sacred to the Christian community because through the communion‚ we are able to receive eternal life with Jesus. When we leave this earth‚ we can go on to have eternal life with Jesus in heaven. If we choose to fully accept him‚ he transforms us and we become more like him. During the mass we
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Religious Site Visit For my Religious Site Visit I went to a Roman Catholic Mass‚ at St. Annes church in Hagerstown. I attended the Mass with my Girlfriend as my guide. When we walked in we blessed ourselves with holy water that they had at the entrance to the main chamber of the room. After that we took our seats. The first portion of the service was something my girlfriend said was called “Pray the Rosary”. This was a process were you say a prayer called a Rosary using the aid of a physical Rosary
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A Reflection of Faith As I reflect upon my faith journey‚ I realize that like so many other “cradle Catholics‚” I had become complacent. I was raised in a predominantly Catholic nation‚ by an Anglican mother and Catholic father. After being dutifully baptized into the church‚ I was set upon my path as any ‘good Catholic” should. Even though I attended Catholic girls’ school‚ my early days of catechesis consisted of Mass and Sunday school more as a ritual than an integral part of living my
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I Saw A Chapel All Of Gold‚ written by William Blake‚ describes how a church has become corrupted by the serpent‚ how the serpent destroyed the purity of the church. Blake uses imagery to get some of his points across‚ and he also talks about bread and wine‚ referring to the church. The poem at first seems to be referring to the churches struggle against its enemy‚ but as it continues‚ it seems to look like a rape‚ but it could mean that the church is being raped by the devil. In the first stanza
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Orthodox Catholics are the most devout of the four categories. This is the group that identifies most strongly with the institution of the Catholic Church. They follow church teachings rigorously‚ take part in church activities‚ rituals and practices‚ and strive to live by it’s rules. Such individuals are incredibly proud of their faith‚ and wear it like a badge. They tend to be deeply involved with the church. Their entire social structure is based first and foremost (although not entirely) around
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Theological foundation 100 February 13‚ 2013 Reflection Paper #1 The content of the worship is very different from the way I am used to in Islamic mosques. The priests started by saying “We bless ourselves for prayer in the name of the Father‚ the Son and the Holy Spirit” and the crowd responded with an Amen‚ and then a person started to read from the bible. Every time the priest or the person finished the reading‚ people said “The word of the Lord.” People kept repeating what the priest was
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The role of Rites of Passage in Modern Day Life By Teeya Blatt Before reflecting on the role of rites of passage in our modern day lives‚ lets first remember what they did for our ancestors‚ when we lived closer to the Earth and to the natural cycles. There were the rites that marked the cycles‚ the winter solstice‚ the summer solstice in northern Europe‚ the rites that marked the time of fruiting trees‚ the run of salmon upriver. There were also the rites that marked thresholds in life‚ menarche
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The Importance of Service to the Church and Community By: Alex Gaffney Service to the Church is an important aspect of our Church life. We should all do this‚ as God calls us to do so. However‚ we shouldn’t limit ourselves to the Church. We should also serve the community‚ to be a good citizen of our country. Serving the community is also serving the Church because Jesus states we must treat others as we want to be treated. Serving the Church and community teaches moral values that
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1.) According to the edicts of February 380 and May 391‚ what is the status of heretical Christians- those who do not accept the orthodox (correctly taught) form of christianity? According to the edicts the status of heretical christians is low‚ seeing that they are punished. You can tell this because in the reading it says “Those who have betrayed the holy faith and shall have profaned holy baptism should be segregated from all person’s association‚ should be debarred from testifying... to be
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Confirmation Parent Information Booklet Welcome! As you may already know‚ your child will be preparing for the sacrament of Confirmation in the upcoming months. We hope that you as parents will be able to support your child through their spiritual journey. The preparation for Confirmation is a time of spiritual growth‚ learning‚ sharing‚ fellowship and serving. Your child will learn what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ‚ in preparation to receive this special sacrament. The sacrament
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