Eucharist Flashcards
(13 cards)
what is the purpose of eucharist?
-reminds people of christs saving actions on the cross
-looks forward to a future union with christ
-deepens the faith and trust felt by the individual
-binds the community of christians together in God’s presence
what is eucharistic prayer?
the most solemn part of the service, during which the bread and wine are consecrated as the body and blood of christ
transubstantiation
- thomas aquinas
-change in substance
-happens after consecration
-the bread and wine miraculously transform in substance but not appearance into the blood and body of christ
-after consecration the eucharist contains the real presence of christ
what is the churches position on transubstantiation?
-adopted by the fourth lateran council in 1215
-confirmed as catholic dogma by the council of trent in 1551
-reaffirmed at the second vatican council in 1965
transignification
-edward schillebeeckx
-means change in significance
-happens after consecration
- the bread and wine do not chemically transform but their significance changes
-after consecration christ is personally present but not locally present
what is the position of the church on transignification and transfinalisation?
both were rejected in the papal encyclical Mysterium Fidei in 1965
transfinalisation
-karl rahner
-means change in purpose
-happens after consecration
-the final purpose of the bread and wine changes from physical nourishment to spiritual nourishment
- after consecration it contains the spiritual nourishment of christ’s redemptive love
what happens in consubstantiation?
- the bread and wine do not miraculously transform in substance after consecration
-after consecration,the real presence of christ exists alongside the bread and the wine - the eucharist is not just a symbol it is a mystical event in which there is the real presence of christ
what example did luther give to illustrate the sacramental union?
-when an iron poker is put into a fire, it becomes red hot. Both the fire and iron are united in the poker yet remain unchanged
what is the catholic churches view of this view?
- it is a heresy
-condemned at the council of trent in 1551
memorialism
-attributed to zwingli
-salvation cannot be conferred throught the eating of the eucharist, only God can confer slavation
-they testify to the grace God has given
- zwingli denies the real presence of christ in the eucharist either through con or transubstantiation
-the bread and wine are symbolic representaions of christs body and blood
- the eucharist it a commemorative ceremont that allows people to remeber his sacrifice
what quote backs up memorialism?
luke 22:19 - this is my body which is given for you. do this in rememberance of me
what are the similarities between denominations regarding the eucharist?
-central part of worship for almost all christians
-participation in the eucharist deepens relationship with God
-communal activity
-physical reenactment of last supper
-reminder of the promise of the kingdom of God to come