1. The Eucharist

2. Sign—Symbol—Reality Sign of Baptism Symbol of Baptism
Reality of Holy Baptism

3. As Applied to the Eucharist
Sign of the Eucharist
Symbol of the Eucharist
Reality of the Eucharist

4. Origins What is needed to make bread What is needed to make wine
Preparation for the first Mass
How long that preparation took

5. Reality of the Eucharist
Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity
Real Sacrifice of the Lamb of God
God’s way of saving humanity
Food for the journey home

6. Biblical Witness Genesis 14:18-20 Exodus 12:1-14 Malachi 2:11
Matthew 26:26-29
Mark 14:22-25
Luke 22:14-20
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
John 6:25-69

7. Christian History
St. Ignatius of Antioch—one diocese+one bishop+one altar+one Eucharist+one community=one communion
St. Ambrose—Corpus Christi, Sanguis Christi, Amen
St. Cyril of Jerusalem—emphasis on the reality of the Eucharist, throne with the hands

8. Patristic to Middle Ages
Patristic Era ( A.D.)—The Eucharist as the Mystical Body of Christ and the People of God as the Body of Christ
Later Middle Ages ( A.D.)—The Eucharist is the Real Presence (Real Body of Christ) and the People as the Mystical Body of Christ

9. Council of Trent ( )
Reformers invented new ways of looking at the Eucharist
The Church responded by asserting what it already believed
Eucharist as Real Body and Blood of Christ, Holy Sacrifice,

10. Vatican II
Emphasis shifted to the meaning of the word “Eucharist”—thanksgiving
Celebration, Sacred Meal which follows the Sacrifice, Source of unity, Belonging to all of the People of God

11. Four Presences of Christ at Mass
The Assembled People of God
The Priest who acts In Persona Christi
The Scriptures—the Word of God
The Eucharist as the Real Body and Blood of Christ

12. Transubstantiation
Trans
Sub
Stance
Substance

13. Other Theories
Consubstantiation
Transfiguration
Transignification

14. Wheat Bread and Wine Catholics use unleavened wheat bread
Eastern Catholics and Orthodox use leavened wheat bread
Wine (fermented grape juice) must be used
Any deviation from these elements will make the Mass invalid and illicit

15. Mass: The Celebration of the Eucharist
Liturgy of the Word
Readings, Homily, Prayers of the Faithful
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Offering, Institution Narrative, Completion of the Sacrifice, Distribution of Holy Communion

16. Words of Institution
You are holy indeed, O Lord, the fount of all holiness. Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray by sending your Spirit upon them like the dewfall, so that they may become for us the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his Passion, he took bread and, giving thank, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT, FOR THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

17. In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice and , once more giving thanks, he gave it to his disciples, saying: TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT, FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT, WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS. DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

18. Timelessness of the Mass
The Mass looks back to the death and resurrection of Jesus
The Mass looks forward to the Heavenly Banquet with the Lamb of God
The Mass is eternal, without time, and is a participation in the Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross

19. GAME TIME DON’T SPEAK OUT ANSWERS! GET INTO YOUR GROUPS!
WRITE DOWN EVERYONE’S NAME ON A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER.
DON’T SPEAK OUT ANSWERS!

20. The four presences of Christ at Mass are:
Assembled People of God, Priest, Scriptures, Eucharist
Assembled People of God, Crucifix, Scriptures, Altar
Crucifix, Eucharist, Altar, Music
Statues, Bread and Wine, Altar

21. In the Words of Institution, the priest quotes:
Moses
King David
The Prophet Jeremiah
Jesus

22. Catholics believe that the Eucharist is:
The Body, Bones, Breath and Teeth of Jesus
The Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus
The Blood, Soul, Thought and Words of Jesus
The Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Moses

23. Catholics describe how the elements of the Eucharist change with the following word:
Consubstantiation
Transfiguration
Transignification
Transubstantiation

24. Some Old Testament prophecies are about the Eucharist:
It doesn’t talk about anything else.
Only in the Book of Philemon.
Catholics do believe that.
Catholics don’t believe in the Old Testament.

25. A Mass said with rice cakes and sake would be:
Valid and licit.
Valid but illicit.
Invalid but licit.
Invalid and illicit.

26. The Mass was instituted by:
Abraham
Saint Paul
Jesus
Saint Peter

27. The Eucharist is mentioned in which Gospels:
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Matthew, Mark and John
Matthew, Thomas, John and Mary
Mark, Luke, Thomas and Q

28. The Mass is a: Holy Sacrifice Celebration of the Eucharist
Gathering of Catholics
All of the above

29. The Eucharist has: Signs, symbols, but no reality.
Signs, symbols and reality.
Reality, but it has no signs or symbols.
Symbols, but it has no signs or reality.

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