Eucharist and Thanksgiving
What does the word Eucharist mean?
Thanksgiving
What is the Eucharist a memorial of?
Christ's Passover
When does Christ become present in the sacrament of eucharist?
When bread and wine is converted to body and blood
What does the Council of Trent summarize?
The Catholic Faith
Why has the Eucharist not changed in the Church, though many other things have?
Because of the command, "Do this in remembrance of me"
Where is the Anamnesis prayer usually found?
In the Eucharistic prayers
The offering of Christ is united to not only members of the church, but also?
The people already in the glory of heaven
What is transubstantiation?
The bread and body turn into the body and blood of Christ
What do we consider the Eucharist as?
Praise and Thanksgiving to Our Father
Why is the Eucharist a sacrifice, and what is it a sacrifice of?
The Eucharist is a sacrifice because it is a memorial, and it is a sacrifice of the Church
Why is the presence of the Eucharist called real?
Because of its substantial presence where Christ, God makes himself fully present
What is the Tabernacle?
A sacred place where the Eucharist is kept.
Why does Christ unite the faithful to his person, to his praise, and to his intercession?
So that the sacrifice of praise to the Father is offered through Christ and with him, to be accepted in him.
Is the sacrifice of Christ and the sacrifice of the Eucharist 2 separate sacrifices?
No, together they are one single sacrifice for the good of everyone
When the priest presides over the mass, why is the bishop mentioned?
To signify his presidency over the particular church.
The body and blood of Christ are only sacred if...
We truly believe that they are the body and blood of Christ.