- In these two chapters, what did you find most helpful or enlightening?
- What did you find most challenging about the role that the Eucharist plays in unifying the Church? Why?
- What does the celebration (as defined in this document) of Christ’s sacrifice mean? And how can this deepen your experience of the Eucharist during Mass?
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December 20th, 2006 at 7:09 am
This is my second lesson of e-courseand I have been bless with so much knowledge of what I consider as the Gift of Life. God gave us His only Son to suffer and die for us and it is so important for me to receive that Gift of Life on Sunday and anyother time God Blesses me to be able to go to Mass.
In question #1
How real that the Eucharist really is and how much has been given for each and every person of all times. To know that we can be a part of such a gift is overwhelming to me and to realise that each and every person can have that gift.
Question #2
Unification of the peoples of God in peoples lives is of the up most importance why people do not participate in the Eucharist is beyond understanding to me, I worked so hard to return to the sacraments, the time, the cost which is if you can, and the knowing that a marriage would be forever be declared as not having ever been. And then to know that people just do not want to or take it as just another thing you do at Sunday Mass. It is so sad to me, I pray that more will understand what a Gift it is.
Lesson #3
To answer from my heart is this, That we are Blessed to be in the presence of the Living Christ.
When interning the Church I have always felt the Presence of God and Tartaking of the Eucharist makes me fully and totally part of Christ in my heart and Soul.
God has Blessed us all with this class and the understanding we can gather from the pages of Pope John Paul ll words.
August 2nd, 2007 at 2:13 pm
lesson 2
August 20th, 2008 at 9:12 am
1. All that I have read reaffirms for me the wonderful graces and blesings I receive through Eucharist, also….it is not for me alone….it is for all around me…for me to share. This is the primary call to evangelization, to share Christ through my receipt of Him in Eucharist. When Christ comes to me in Eucharist I ask Him to fill every cell of my being, through reading these chapters I was once again reminded it does not end here with me, I must share Him will all He puts before me. 2. I have many family members and friends who are not Roman Catholic and are challenged by my belief in Christ’s true presence in the Eucharist - at Mass and at Eucharistic Adoration. I understand my belief is a tremendous grace I have been given, why can’t everyone be a recipient of this same grace…..this gift of faith? Oh in my mind and in prayer I have reviewed several concepts - once again I give this over to God, trying to live my life allowing God to work through me in accordance with His Will. 3. This celebration not only connects me to the Last Supper but mainly to Christ’s passion and death for me - He loved me so much (and all beings past and future) that He gave His life for us. This is so difficult to comprehend - someone can actually love me (us) that much - this is the ultimate experience and blessing to become one with The Blessed Trinity.
November 14th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
I enjoyed reading these two chapters tremendously. I will highlight some things that I found most helpful in the two chapters read:”We cannot say not only that each of us receives Christ, but that also Christ receives each of us”….That is so true! Christ is already in our hearts, but that is magnified as we partake in communion/Eucharist. It is such an intimate experience and it should be entered into reverently. Also, that “the Church is built up through” the communion….taking part in communion together with others who believe that Jesus is the great High Priest unifies us and reminds us of our ultimate calling here on earth….to tell others what He has done in our lives.
I believe that ‘full unity’ will always be a challenge that the believers of Jesus Christ face. We are, after all sinful since birth (Psalms constantly reminds us of our poverty and dependance on a Saviour). I’m not sure if God meant us to be all exact replicas of each other. He created us unique and wonderful in His eyes. But I do know He did mean for us to be unified in reaching and telling others the good news of our faith….that is where we get stuck (I think), both Protestant and Catholic…focusing on our differences rather than what should unify us: our love and reverance for Jesus Christ.
Celebration of Christ’s sacrifice for me means that I approach communion/Eucharist with awe and take serious contemplation of my life in Him…how can I improve? Be more like Him? It reminds me to take the focus off myself and worship the One who created me.