The deeper meaning of what Eucharist is all about. That eucharist is the Real Presence of God.

1. SACROSANCTUM CONCILLIUM
NO.10, VATICAN II COUNCIL DOCUMENTS
“Nevertheless the liturgy is the summit toward
which the activity of the Church is directed; it is
also the fount from which all her power flows.”

2. While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said
the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his
disciples said, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’
Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to
them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you, for this is
my blood of the covenant, which will be shed
on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.’
(Matthew 26:26-28)

3. UNDERSTANDING THE REAL
PRESENCE OF JESUS CHRIST IN
THE HOLY EUCHARIST

4. Christ is always present in His Church,
especially in her liturgical celebrations.
SACROSANCTUM CONCILLIUM NO.07,
VATICAN II COUNCIL DOCUMENTS

5. He is present in the sacrifice of the Mass,
not only in the person of His minister,
"the same now offering, through the
ministry of priests, who formerly offered
himself on the cross", but especially
under the Eucharistic species.

6. By His power He is present in the
sacraments, so that when a man
baptizes it is really Christ Himself who
baptizes.

7. He is present in His word, since it is He
Himself who speaks when the holy
scriptures are read in the Church. He is
present, lastly, when the Church prays
and sings, for He promised: "Where two
or three are gathered together in my
name, there am I in the midst of them"
(Matt. 18:20).

8. WHAT IS THIS SACRAMENT
CALLED?
1. EUCHARIST
2.LAST SUPPER
3.BREAKING OF BREAD
4.EUCHARISTIC ASSEMBLY
5.MEMORIAL 6.HOLY SACRIFICE
7.HOLY and DIVINE LITURGY
8.HOLY COMMUNION
9.HOLY MASS

9. EUCHARIST
It is an action of thanksgiving to God. The
Greek words eucharistein and eulogein
recall the Jewish blessings that proclaim –
especially during the meal – God’s works:
creation, redemption and sanctification.

10. LORD’S SUPPER
It is connection with the supper
which the Lord took his disciples on
the eve of his Passion, and because it
anticipates the wedding feast of the
lamb in the heavenly Jerusalem.

11. BREAKING OF BREAD
Jesus used this rite, part of a Jewish
meal, when as master of the table he
blessed and distributed the bread.
It is by action also of Jesus recognize
by his Disciples during the day of his
resurrection.

12. EUCHARISTIC ASSEMBLY
It is celebrated amid the assembly
of the faithful, the visible
expression of the Church.

13. MEMORIAL
It is a memorial of the Lord’s
Passion and Resurrection.

14. HOLY SACRIFICE
It makes present the one sacrifice
of Christ the Savior and includes
the Church’s Offering:
Sacrificial of praise, Spiritual sacrifice,
pure and holy sacrifice.

15. HOLY SACRIFICE
Sacrifice comes from two Latin
words “sacrum” means “holy”, and
“facere” means “to make”
SACRIFICE is “TO MAKE HOLY”

16. HOLY AND DIVINE LITURGY
The Church’s whole liturgy finds its
center and most intense expression
in the celebration of this sacrament;
Sacred Mysteries.

17. We speak of the MOST BLESSED
SACRAMENT because it is the SACRAMENT
OF SACRAMENTS.
The Eucharistic species reserved in the
tabernacle are designate by this same name.

18. HOLY COMMUNION
By this sacrament we unite ourselves
to Christ who makes us sharers in
his BODY and BLOOD to form a
single BODY.

19. We also call it as holy things (ta hagia;
sancta) - the first meaning of the
phrase “communion of saints” in the
Apostles’ Creed – the BREAD OF
ANGELS, BREAD FROM HEAVEN,
MEDICINE OF IMMORTALITY,
VIATICUM…..

20. HOLY MASS
The liturgy in which the mystery of
salvation is accomplished concludes
with the sending forth (mission) of the
faithful, so tat they may fulfill God’s will
in their daily lives.

21. WHAT IS THE SACRAMENT OF THE
EUCHARIST? WHAT DID THE VATICAN
COUNCIL II SAY ABOUT THE
CENTRALITY OF THE EUCHARIST?
The sacrament of the Eucharist is the sharing of
the bread and wine, consecrated as Jesus' own
body and blood and offered by Jesus out of love
for the whole world. In the words of Vatican
Council II, the Eucharist is "the source and
summit of the Christian life."

22. WHY WAS A SACRED MEAL OR BANQUET
SIGNIFICANT AS A SETTING FOR THE
EUCHARIST IN JESUS' DAY?
In the stories Jesus told that are
recounted in the Gospels, Jesus often
used the symbol of a banquet to
describe sharing in the Kingdom of
God.

23. IN TERMS OF JESUS' SACRIFICE, WHAT
ARE CHRISTIANS WHO GATHER AT THE
EUCHARIST INVITED TO DO?
Those who gather at the Eucharist are
called not only to remember and be
grateful for Jesus' sacrifice; they are
invited to bring their everyday life to the
table of the Lord and unite that life with
Jesus' sacrifice.

24. HOW IS THE EUCHARIST A
CELEBRATION OF THE PAST, THE
PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE?
The Eucharist is the sacraments that recall Jesus' sacrifice,
his pouring out of the life in love for all humankind, and
to bring life to all persons. The Eucharist also brings
about a present reality that Jesus gives of himself to us in
the here and now, bringing new life to us in the process.
The Eucharist, too, looks forward to the future beyond
time when all God's people will be united in love through
Jesus in the "heavenly banquet" of God's Kingdom.

25. IN WHAT FOUR WAYS IS JESUS CHRIST
PRESENT IN THE EUCHARIST?
Catholic belief is that Jesus Christ is present
in the Eucharist in four ways:
(1) In the person of the minister of the
Eucharist, the presiding priest, through
whom Jesus offers himself.
(2) In the word of God, the Scriptures being
proclaimed and preached

26. (3) in the people gathered to
celebrate by praying and singing.
(4) and especially in the Eucharistic
species, the bread and wine that are
consecrated as Jesus' body and
blood.

27. WHAT DOES
TRANSUBSTANTIATION MEAN?
Transubstantiation is the change
of Jesus' body and blood in a
way that surpasses human
understanding.

28. WHAT IS THE CRUCIAL CHALLENGE THAT
THE EUCHARIST POSES TO CHRISTIANS?
We are challenged in every Eucharistic
celebration not only to receive the body of
Christ, under the forms of bread and wine,
but to be the Body of Christ in our everyday
life. This transformation is possible only
because of the grace of being nourished and
strengthened by Jesus in the sacrament of the
Eucharist.

29. WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN PARTS
OF THE MASS?
The Eucharist comprises two main
parts: the liturgy of the word—that
is, the proclaiming of the word of
God in the Scriptures.

30. WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN PARTS
OF THE MASS?
and the liturgy of the Eucharist—that is, the
outpouring of thanks to God, presentation of
bread and wine and that includes the
consecration and sharing of the bread and
wine in which Christ is present.

31. WHAT FOUR ACTIONS TO EVERY
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION? WHY IS A
COMMUNION SERVICE ESSENTIALLY
DIFFERENT FROM A MASS?

32. 1. WORD - the proclamation of the word of
God in the Scriptures,
First Reading, Psalms, Second Reading,
Gospel Reading, Homily and General
Intercessions

33. 2. THANKSGIVING — the offering of
thanks to God for all the blessings of creation
and God's saving acts in history, above all for
the gifts of Jesus Christ, his son.
The presentation of the offerings/gifts

34. (3) CONSECRATION —the action of Christ,
through the priest's saying the words to change the
bread and wine into Christ's body and blood, by the
power of the Holy Spirit, and
Anaphora
 preface
Epiclesis
Institution narrative
Anamnesis
intercessions

35. Anaphora
with the Eucharistic Prayer – the
prayer of thanksgiving and
consecration – we come to the heart
and summit of the celebration.

36.  PREFACE
the Church gives thanks to the Father,
through Christ, in the Holy Spirit, for all his
works: creation, redemption, and sanctification.
the whole community thus joins in the
praise that the Church in heaven, the angels
all the saints, sing to the thrice-holy God.

37.  EPICLESIS
the Church asks the Father to send his Holy Spirit (or the power
his blessing on the bread and wine, so that by his power they
become the body and blood of Jesus Christ and so that those
take part in the Eucharist may be one body and one spirit (some
liturgical traditions put the epiclesis after the anamnesis).
In the institution narrative, the power of the words and the action
of Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit, make sacramentally
present under the species of bread and wine Christ's body and
blood, his sacrifice offered on the cross once for all.

38.  In the institution narrative
the power of the words and the action
of Christ, and the power of the Holy
Spirit, make sacramentally present under
the species of bread and wine Christ's
body and blood, his sacrifice offered on
the cross once for all.

39.  In the anamnesis
that follows, the Church calls to mind
the Passion, resurrection, and glorious
return of Christ Jesus; she presents to
the Father the offering of his Son which
reconciles us with him.

40. In the intercessions
the Church indicates that the Eucharist is
celebrated in communion with the whole
in heaven and on earth, the living and the
and in communion with the pastors of the
Church, the Pope, the diocesan bishop, his
presbyterium and his deacons, and all the
bishops of the whole world together with their
Churches.

41. (4) COMMUNION
the participation in the sacred
meal by receiving Jesus Christ in
the consecrated bread and wine.

42. WHY IS BREAD AND APPROPRIATE
SYMBOL FOR THE EUCHARIST?
In the context of the Exodus: the unleavened
bread that Israel eats every year at Passover
commemorates the haste of the departure that
liberated them from Egypt; the remembrance of
the manna in the desert will always recall to Israel
that it lives by the bread of the Word of God; their
daily bread is the fruit of the promised land, the
pledge of God's faithfulness to his promises.

43. WHY IS WINE AND
APPROPRIATE SYMBOL FOR THE
EUCHARIST?
The sign of the water turned into wine at
Cana already announces the Hour of Jesus’
glorification. It makes manifest the fulfillment
of the wedding feast in the Father’s Kingdom,
where the faithful will drink the new wine that
has become the Blood of Christ.

44. WHAT ARE THE JEWISH ROOTS OF THE LITURGY OF
THE EUCHARIST AND THE LITURGY OF THE WORD?
At the Last Supper, Jesus celebrated a Jewish
community meal, very likely the Passover
Seder Plate, with his friends. This shared ritual
meal was the origin of the liturgy of the
Eucharist as we know it today. A Jewish
synagogue service traditionally centers
around hearing the word of God in the
Hebrew Scriptures (liturgy of the Word).

45. NAME FIVE CHANGES IN THE MASS
THAT CAME ABOUT FROM THE
REFORM OF VATICAN COUNCIL II.

46. (1) the altar facing the wall became once
again a table set in the midst of or close to
congregation, with the priest facing the
people,
(2) the Latin language was replaced by the
common spoken languages of the cultures in
which the Mass was being celebrated.

47. (3) prayers and responses were spoken by
the entire assembly, not just the altar
servers,
(4) singing by the whole congregation was
encouraged, and
(5) the altar rail that separated the
congregation from the sanctuary was
removed.

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