Eucharist

Michele Gelaude Friday, June 26, 2015 THEO 60250: Intro to Early Church Themes within the Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp Martyrdom, having its prominence during the third and fourth centuries, lasted for approximately 300 years under many different rulers. Emperors were intolerant toward Christianity and responded by putting Christians on trial, asking them to deny their faith or lose their life. The Christian martyrs who clung to their Christian faith showed the Spirit at work with…

he did not know that in the first christians community they knew many concept of their form of life, we can said that to explain the Eucharist they don’t need to specified every little detail of it, also the analogy of the scripture where emerge the others sacraments. For this he is only staying with two sacraments of initiation that are baptism and the eucharist because they are implicated in…

located in St Peters Church, Louvain. The central panel represents The Last Supper and it is surrounded by 4 smaller panels depicting scenes from the Old Testament. In his Last Supper, Bouts breaks with convention by depicting Christ giving the Eucharist, rather than announcing the betrayal of Judus, as had hitherto been the tradition. Scholars believe this may in fact be the first Flemish panel painting to depict the Last Supper and to use a single vanishing point of linear perspective. All…

participated in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. On May 1, 2011, I had my First Communion at the Our Lady of Mercy Parish. Relatives from both sides of the family, friends, and my godparents attended. I went to mass with my classmates and received the eucharist for the first time. After, my family and I had dinner at a nearby restaurant where we celebrated. OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH Since kindergarten, I have attended masses at the Our Lady of Mercy Parish. Over the nine years I have been…

I was raised to be catholic which as you may know is a strict, and structured type of mass. Their practices in mass is exactly the same way each Sunday you attend, the only thing that usually differs is the subject of which the mass has been planned around. That is why I chose to go to a non denominational church for my church visit reflection. This is because these two religions are extremely different, and a couple of my friends on the soccer team go there for church each Sunday. The church I…

A building that I commonly pass on my walks to school or work is my neighborhood church. This church is named Resurrection Coptic Catholic Church located in Park Slope, Brooklyn New York. Upon passing this church, I couldn't help but notice the divine detail it holds and compare it to the Medieval Period. Specially, this church decorated in an architectural style that originated in the Byzantine era. The Resurrection Coptic Catholic Church is one of the very few churches left in New York that…

become a member of the Catholic Church, they can request a Baptism. Then comes the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday when all of the Catechumens are brought together and they receive the Sacraments of Initiation; Baptism, Confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist (USCCB…

The Significance of The Rosary The Rosary is one of the most important parts of a Roman Catholic’s daily life. The Rosary is said to have been given to Saint Dominic by the Virgin Mary in 1214. Saint Dominic grew up in a well-off family in Castile, Spain as his father was the the lord of the manor in his village. His uncle was an archbishop and also an important figure in his life. He knew from an early age that he wanted be involved in the church. As a young man, Dominic studied theology and…

The Eucharist as a Sacrifice On the night before Jesus suffered on the cross, He shared one last meal with his disciples. It is during this meal that the sacrament of His Body and Blood was instituted. It is now commonly known as the sacrament of the Eucharist. He did this in order to preserve it throughout the ages and to entrust to the church a memorial of his sacrifice for us through death. It is a memorial in the sense that it makes present the sacrifice which Christ offered to God, on the…

After graduating from church school and receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation, I decided to volunteer as a teacher’s assistant at my church school to help the older generation teach the youth about the Catholic faith. This volunteer experience helps me realized that my purpose in the Catholic Church was to help the people in my community, to give them positive influence allowing me to gain personal growth and reach my potential of a selfless person learning to take the role as a leader. That…