As Catholics, Mass is the source and most important sacrament of our faith. Pope Francis stated back in 2014 that “every authentic journey of faith, communion and witness springs from this sacrament of love”. Claiming that the Mass is “so boring” or that “I just don’t get anything out of Mass” indicates the pure ignorance of that person. Dr. Scott Hahn’s book The Lamb’s Supper manifests that the Mass is truly heaven on earth by recognizing that to comprehend Mass we must know more. Dr. Scott Hahn breaks this down to the very basics of earthly Mass by relating it back to the Book of Revelation- something that I personally was unaware of before reading The Lamb’s Supper.
The first part of Dr. Hahn’s 3 part book focuses on the gift of the Mass …show more content…
With this being said, the liturgy is something worth exploring; something worth knowing the true meaning and plan for our salvation. Hahn then proceeds to make an “outlandish” claim; “I propose that the key to understanding the Mass is the biblical Book of Revelation- and, further, the Mass is the only way a Christian can truly make sense of the Book of Revelation” (4). For the average person, like myself, I perceived that the frightening imagery described in the Book of Revelation, directly contradicts the way we are taught to view Mass (peaceful,glorious,etc). Hahn recalls his experience at Mass as perplexing. He states that during the consecration of the eucharist, when the congregation recited “Lamb of God”, that he was transported to the Book of Revelation where “Jesus is called the Lamb no less than 28 times in 22 chapters” (9) . Although this conclusion seems radical and pristine, it is actually was originally discovered by the Fathers of the Church; but more recently brought to the general public's attention through the Second Vatican Council (10). Hahn then quotes the Council and how what is being said could be
The first part of Dr. Hahn’s 3 part book focuses on the gift of the Mass …show more content…
With this being said, the liturgy is something worth exploring; something worth knowing the true meaning and plan for our salvation. Hahn then proceeds to make an “outlandish” claim; “I propose that the key to understanding the Mass is the biblical Book of Revelation- and, further, the Mass is the only way a Christian can truly make sense of the Book of Revelation” (4). For the average person, like myself, I perceived that the frightening imagery described in the Book of Revelation, directly contradicts the way we are taught to view Mass (peaceful,glorious,etc). Hahn recalls his experience at Mass as perplexing. He states that during the consecration of the eucharist, when the congregation recited “Lamb of God”, that he was transported to the Book of Revelation where “Jesus is called the Lamb no less than 28 times in 22 chapters” (9) . Although this conclusion seems radical and pristine, it is actually was originally discovered by the Fathers of the Church; but more recently brought to the general public's attention through the Second Vatican Council (10). Hahn then quotes the Council and how what is being said could be