Mystagogia-Sacraments-Eucharist-RCIA-2012
Session Title
Opening Prayer
references/sources
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Topic 1
Closing Prayer
Terms
Cultural Applications
Homework for next session
The Holy Eucharist
Sources Office of Readings – II Week of Easter Wuerl, Donald Card., The Mass, NY: Doubleday, 2011. Hahn, Scott, The Lamb’s Supper, NY: Doubleday, 1999. Hahn, Scott, Letter and Spirit, NY: Doubleday, 2005.
Content
The Eucharist as understood by the Fathers Theodore the Studite (759-826) – II Friday of Easter p. 677 The Cross is the tree of new life… the fruit we eat of it is Christ’s Body and Blood Leo the Great (d.461) Lead in fro baptism to Eucharist Justin Martyr (100-165) – O of R, III Sunday of Easter p. 694 No ordinary food and drink Fulgentius of Ruspe (462-533), II Tuesday of Easter p. 652 The Church is the Body of Christ, offering his sacrifice Gaudentius of Brescia (d.410) p.669 Nourishment for the journey of life Christ did not leave us alone The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Basis in the Book of Revelation Development from agape meal to the mass today The Constantinian revolution Expressions within the one church (Greek, Latin, Mozarabic etc.) Q&A on the various sections of the mass