Early Church Beliefs In the Eucharist

Q. Did the Christians in the first three centuries believe in the Real Presence in the Eucharist? A. Yes. They certainly did! 110 AD–St. Ignatius of Antioch, a disciple of the Apostle John wrote: “They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the Flesh of our [...]

Miracle of Yom Kippur/Miracle of Eucharist

Several years ago I read Roy Schoeman’s book Salvation is from the Jews. He tells the story of his conversion to the Catholic Faith. He was formerly a devout Jew. I was struck with his story about the Jewish Day of Atonement/Yom Kippur. I had never heard of this before and I was skeptical. So [...]

Killing Jesus Over and Over

Q. Is the Mass a communal meal or a sacrifice? A. It is both. First, it is a re-presentation of Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross. At the mass, the scrim of time is pulled away and we communally leave “Now” and enter the precincts of the Eternal. Everything looks normal. But, the spiritual reality [...]

Why Do Catholic Priests Sacrifice Jesus Again & Again & Again…?

Q. Is the Mass a communal meal or a sacrifice? A. It is both. First, it is a re-presentation of Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross. At the mass, the scrim of time is pulled away and we communally leave “Now” and enter the precincts of the Eternal. Everything looks normal. But, the spiritual reality [...]

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Mass as a memorial

Q. I’d like to comment on your “anamnesis” article, if I may. The word may indeed always be used in a “sacrificial” context, but this in no way makes communion / the Lord’s Supper –a SACRIFICE. The reason for the “sacrificial” context is simply because Jesus wanted us to “remember” Him by looking BACK to [...]

ANAMNESIS

Q. Jesus said, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” How does our Catholic Church get from remembrance to the idea of calling the mass a sacrifice? A. The Greek word ANAMNESIS is the Greek word that translates into English as REMEMBER. It would seem to the casual reader [...]

What Sacrifice do the Prayers Refer to?

Q. A protestant friend once asked me to explain the Eucharistic Prayers with all these references to SACRIFICE. SUCH AS: What does. Pray my sisters and brothers that OUR SACRIFICE may be acceptable to God the almighty father. A. This is the sacrifice of Christ which we offer to God through the priest. As always [...]

Why is the Mass a Sacrifice?

Q. Why do all the Protestant Churches have NO reference to Sacrifice in their Eucharistic Liturgies? A. Protestants have no reference to “sacrifice” in their services (most are not liturgical) because of the NEW way they began to interpret communion. They rejected the Catholic theology of Eucharistic Communion. Some like Anglicans and Lutherans retained most [...]

Sacrifice of the Mass

Q. Scripture clearly says that “Christ was sacrificed once”. And yet the Catholic Church says their mass is a sacrifice. We know this is done over and over at their masses all over the world, every day. Thousands of sacrifices a day. Why do Catholics call the mass a sacrifice when this so obviously contradicts [...]