Dave Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 (edited) Is it just me, or do y'all also hate it when a parish refers to Mass as "Eucharist," as in "the 9am Eucharist," "the noon Eucharist," "the early Eucharist," "the evening Eucharist"? What's the point of that? I get the impression that those who refer to the Mass as the Eucharist rather than the Eucharist as the Eucharist are often not the most orthodox people. Edited December 17, 2003 by Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foundsheep Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Hey I never thought about that. I guess your right because one goes to mass to recieve the euchrist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappie Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 The Eucharist is one of the seven sacraments of the church. The Eucharistic celebration is the central celebration of the Church's life by which the sacrifice of Christ on the cross is made present. The word Mass is a popular name for thge Eucharistic Sacrifice, the memorial of the death and resurrection of the Lord, in which the sacrifice of the Lord is perpetuated. The word Mass comes from the latin dismissal at the end of the celebration and means to be sent out. I prefer to use the traditional word but I don't see the harm of using the word Eucharist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozencell Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Call me crazy, but sometimes I like to brainstorm and the like. How do I explain this.... Just a thought..... Protestants have a big problem with the Eucharist because they say that Jesus already died for us once and that was enough and accuse the Church of re-crucifing Him over and over again every Mass. Yes, everyone agrees that Jesus only died once and all, but who's saying that we are killing Him again? A dog could bite a chunk out of leg and it would heal. He could do it again and again, and every time it would heal. (This being a rudimentary way of explaining things. Obviously, Christ is immortal no matter what "part" we consume.) It seems that the Protestants dreamed this carp up some how. Why can't the Eucharist be another way of Christ living in us? Another form of cleansing sins? (Since Christ did say that His blood was shed to cleanse the sins of man and that we should drink of it...) Am I making any sense? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperdulia again Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 dave what really annoys me is roman rite parishes that call the Mass a liturgy, which it is---it just tends to irk me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muschi Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Hey all! Personally, I am not offended if the Mass is referred to as "the x hour Eucharist" because Eucharist is derived from Greek and means "thanksgiving". Orthodoxy though Dave, if someone is NOT orthodox in a given Church tends to get me "red-eyed mad!" I cannot stand that. Also, for those who have a problem with the idea of our RESURRECTED Christ making Himself present under the accidents of bread, WHY??? He was (is, and will be) GOD who took on HUMAN FLESH, turned water into wine, etc. It is not a difficult stretch that some Protestants make it out to be that He can be and inDouche IS present under the accidents of bread. Jesus came to us as a vulnerable baby. He could have just showed up one day as an adult and "wowed" everyone into believing in Him, but He didn't. He chose to arrive as a defensely baby under the poorest of circumstances. So He still shows us the way or rather example of humility "par excellence" in the Eucharist, where He is just as vulnerable if not more so to us poor pathetic mostly ungrateful, (sorry, thinking of me here...) creatures. THAT'S LOVE!!! - God bless!!! - Muschi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozencell Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Also, for those who have a problem with the idea of our RESURRECTED Christ making Himself present under the accidents of bread, WHY??? I hope you're not talking to me. I'm all for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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