Eucharist

Legitimation has two parts, first is justification designed to get one comply to a certain practice. Second manufacturing the consent of those listening by giving such response as “you’ll get to hell if you don’t”. There are eight types of legitimation that are introduced in this chapter they are: a legitimation, obvious legitimation, religious legitimation, non-religious legitimation, supernatural legitimation, oppressive legitimation and intentional legitimation. In chapter five of A Critical…

service of Catholicism, is the most important and sacred act of worship in the Catholic Church. Going to Mass is the only way a Catholic can fulfil the Third Commandment to keep holy the Sabbath day and the only regular opportunity to receive the Holy Eucharist.” The Mass incorporates the Bible (Sacred Scripture), prayer, sacrifice, hymns, symbols, gestures, sacred food for the soul, and directions on how to live a Catholic life — all in one ceremony. An individual experience Haley Barton…

According to the Council of Florence in 1439, there are seven sacraments: baptism, confirmation into Church, penance, Eucharist (holy communion), marriage, holy orders, and anointing the sick. Baptism can occur when a baby is born, in the early teens, or when converting to Christianity. This ritual is done by a pastor in which he blesses the soul with God’s grace; holy water…

The Last Supper (((((Paradies in art))))) The Last Supper tells the story of when Jesus announced his betrayal to the 12 apostles. There are numerous variations of this famous biblical story which date back to the early Christian period. By the 14th and 15th century ‘The Last Supper’ became a popular subject amongst Renaissance painters and continued to be so throughout the years. Today many artists continue to reproduce the painting in their own interpretive way and in recent years it has…

4.2. The role in Religious ritual. Water plays an important role in the practices and beliefs of many religions since ancient times. Water is mainly used for cleansing and purifying in many of the religious rituals. The significance of it may differ from one religion to another. Its two qualities are being the source of life, and instrumentality of washing and cleaning. These underlie its place in every culture and faith. According to Eliade, water has more or less the same function in the…

The transition from high school to college, and college to society, is arguably one of the most important transitions made in life. College represents an important step in a person’s life; it represents the fact that the student is now entering the adult world. All the liberties which are thirsted for by every teenager, the responsibilities detested by adults, and everything in between are thrust upon the student. How well the students make the transition depends on how well they were prepared…

established small Christian groups along the way. Soon, private homes became social spaces where families shared meals, as part of their Christian practice. Spielvogel says that these were early Christian groups that met to celebrate the sacrament of the Eucharist, which signifies the celebration of Jesus’ Last Supper (169). Usually the woman or man of the house were in charge of these houses. However, it was very common for the authority to be a woman.…

very clear. He assumed that the person reading it would understand the meaning of the terms. I am somewhat dissatisfied with his theology of the Church and world. He seems to combine the distinction between them too much at times, the logic of the Eucharist are almost stopping an individual to have the need to grief about something. I can’t always tell if his concept of the Supper actually merges grace and nature or simply brings them into a particular and narrow minded relationship for our…

The movie Agora depicts the escalating conflict between Christians and pagans in Roman Alexandria in the late fourth century under the emperor Theodosius I. Agora’s attempt to describe the dynamic of the conflict between Christianity and pagan Neoplatonism, especially the violence employed and shifting power, falls short of the true historical complexity by simplifying and distorting the historical narrative. Agora’s portrayal of the Christian faction known as the parabalani and their…

Both books show evidence of a commitment to a discipline of spirituality in terms of individual and corporate prayer and worship; with a commitment to a developing pattern of prayer, bible study and the Eucharist. However, Herbert seems to be more explicit on his emphasis on the spirituality of the priest than Oden. Herbert reminds the reader that the role of a priest needs to be an outworking of a relationship with God. Both books emphasise the need of identifying a vocation for all people and…