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prayer Jesus is really present in what was
Sacrament of Eucharist
The Passover is the most solemn feast in
the Jewish liturgical year It commemorates
the release of the Jews from Egypt when
they passed over from slavery to a new life
of freedom under God’s protection
Normally, the people eat two meals a day
only, one around 10 o’clock, and another,
later in the afternoon the paschal meal, was
eaten at night, just at the appearance of the
stars. Thus, everyone in Jerusalem begins
the meal at the same time and the meal is
celebrated as one family though it is
celebrated in different places.
At the Passover Meal of Jesus and his
Disciples, Jesus does the same ritual. He
takes bread into His hands, give thanks and
breaks it. But He adds something unusual.
After giving thanks and breaking the bread,
He says the words of Consecration (To
unite something with our Lord) – This is
my Body – thereby changing the
unleavened bread into His own Body. “…
take this all of you and eat of it, this is My
Body, which will be given up for you…”
The Eucharist calls us to share.
What does this mean? What are we
sharing?
● God’s love
● The Church and its community
● God’s message
● The body and blood
The Sacramental of the Holy Eucharist is
the “body” and “blood” of Jesus Christ (the
chalice and bread).
The Eucharist is “the source of Christian
life” All of the other sacraments are involved
with the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist
Transubstantiation - It is the sacramental
act by which the substance of the bread and
wine is changed into the substance of the
Body and Blood of Christ. This great
miracle, which happens in every Mass, can
not be rationally demonstrated but is
accepted by faith.
Real Presence through the Eucharistic
bread and wine.
Christ is present in many things truly and
really. Only in the Eucharist is he
substantially present
Substance (Essence) - what a thing is,
thingness
Accident (Appearance)- Size, color, shape
How does Transubstantiation happen?
The substance of the bread is changed into
the substance of the Body, Blood, Soul, and
Divinity of Christ, while the accidents can
not be seen with our eyes, but must be seen
with the eyes of faith.
Kenosis - The emptying of Christ
The Eucharistic Miracle of Buenos Aires
August 18, 1996 - Father Alejandro Pezet,
Saint Mary Catholic Church, at the center of
Buenos Aires. A woman came up to tell him
that she had found a discarded host at the
back of the church.
He placed the host in a container of water
and put it away in a tabernacle to sit so it
could dissolve. He knew that in several days
that it would dissolve and respectfully
dispose of it by watering it on a plant
(practice).
August 26, 1998 - The host had not
dissolve but rather it had turned into a
bloody substance (Christ's heart)
7 Sacraments
Baptism, Eucharist, Penance and
Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy
Orders, and Matrimony
Parable of the Prodigal Son
Prodigal - spending money freely and
recklessly, wastefully extravagant.
Summary
In the story, a father has two sons. The
younger son asks for his portion of
inheritance from his father, who grants his
son's request. This son, however, is
prodigal, thus squandering his fortune and
eventually becoming destitute.
As consequence, he must now return home
empty-handed and intends to beg his father
to accept him back as a servant. To the
son's surprise, he is not scorned by his
father but is welcomed back with celebration
and a welcoming party. Envious, the older
son refuses to participate in the festivities.
The father tells the older son: "you are ever
with me, and all that I have is yours, but thy
younger brother was lost and now he is
found."
Jesus tells us that we need to recapture the
love for the lost and celebrate the lost
being found.
The parables teach us that God does not
only welcome repentant sinners, but He
also goes and seeks them out. And when a
sinner is found again in God’s love, God
rejoices. God’s joy is the real point of these
parables. God is JOYFUL when a sinner
repents and invites the rest of us (friends
and neighbors) to join the celebration.
How does God search? God searches to
the very end: like the shepherd who
journeys into the darkness looking for his
lost sheep until he finds it or like the woman
who, when she loses her coin, lights a lamp,
sweeps the house, and seeks diligently until
she finds it.
The Church describes the Rite of Peace as
a sign of conversion and peace-making,
leading us to the Holy Communion of the
Body of Christ, the Church. Through the
Rite of Peace, we are one with Jesus in
giving a human touch the welcoming and
merciful joy of the Father who invites us to
celebrate the Eucharist.
The sign of peace is an important part of
the Mass; is part of the process of
preparation for receiving the Holy Eucharist,
preparing our hearts to receive the holy food
of salvation. Thus, we must fully be aware
of all that needs to take place to receive the
sacramental graces that accompany the
heavenly food.
Parable of the Lost Sheep
Summary
Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep to
show that the Kingdom of God is accessible
to all, even those who were sinners or
strayed from God’s path.
He uses the example of a shepherd
(God) who has 100 sheep and one goes
missing. The shepherd leaves the 99
others and searches high and low for the
lost sheep. Jesus stresses that when the
shepherd finds the lost sheep he rejoices
over it more than the 99 who did not go
astray. This is how God will rejoice when a
sinner returns to Him.
Parable of the Lost Coin
Summary
The parable of the lost coin is the story
of a woman who loses one of her ten
silver coins. She looks through her entire
house and rejoices when she finds the coin.
After finding this coin, the lady makes it
seem like one coin has become more
valuable than all of the other nine coins.
The significance of this story for me was
the recurring theme in these parables of
judgment. After the woman has found the
one coin she lost, it becomes more valuable
than all of the other nine coins even though
they are of equal value in terms of money.
The characters of the two parables have
a common trait:
they were dear and important to the owner
(shepherd and woman) and they all stand
for something or someone worth loving.
Both are meant to testify to the bankruptcy
of the religious leaders of their sense of
mission because their time and effort were
devoted to saving those who were already
saved, not the sinners and tax collectors.
On the other hand, Jesus came to seek and
save the lost (Luke 19:10).
Parable of the Dishonest Manager
Summary
This parable shows a character who has to
make a decision. He deals shrewdly with his
master’s wealth, and in a surprise twist, the
master commends him for his shrewdness.
Jesus compares this to how those in the
world deal with one another. Then Jesus
brings a twist by pointing out that the
manager was commended for valuing
relationships over money.
“Dishonest wealth” in this context equates
to the phrase “dirty money.” Not only does
Jesus’ commendation of the dishonest
steward in this parable catches us by
surprise but also His encouragement to
possibly use dishonest wealth to advance
ourselves in the kingdom of God. It does
seem that it is possible to use “dirty
money” in ways that are pleasing to God.
This teaching of Jesus was not negating
the Gospel’s condemnation of all forms of
dishonesty. He was teaching practical
wisdom on the use of money, even “dirty
money.” Indeed, it is possible to use money
in Christ-like ways, by sharing it with those
who need it to live, and giving it to those
who beg. Jesus was saying to make wise
use of our wealth that will be to our true
benefit and advantage.
Jesus too calls us to faithfulness in little
things because most of life is made up of
small things. Our financial resources are a
testing ground. Those who live by kingdom
values in this world gain access to true
riches in the next, but those who fail to do
so are denied access to those riches.
This faithfulness in little things is
demonstrated in our stewardship of money.
The “dishonest wealth” of verse 11 belongs
to God and is entrusted to our stewardship
while we are alive. If we prove to be bad
stewards of God’s riches in this life, how
can we expect God to give us riches in the
next life?
Healing of Lepers
St.John Bosco:
Born: August 16 1815 in Castelnuovo Don
Bosco, Italy
Full Name: John Melchior Bosco
Parents: Margherita Occhiena, Francesco
Bosco
Siblings: Antonio Bosco, Giuseppe Bosco
Ordination: June 5 1941
-Founder of Society of St. Francis De Sales
-Promoted to Preventive System
Died: January 31, 1888
Canonization: April 1, 1934 by Pope Pius
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Summary:
As Jesus continued his journey to
Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria
and Galilee. As He was entering a village,
ten lepers met him. They stood at a
distance from him and raised their voice,
saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”
And when he saw them, he said, “Go show
yourselves to the priests.” As they were
going, they were cleansed. And one of
them, realizing he had been
healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud
voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and
thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus
said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they
not? Where are the other nine? Has none
but this foreigner returned to give thanks to
God?” Then he said to him, “Stand up and
go; your faith has saved you.”