Eucharist
The Story of the Love of God
for Man
LETS START AT THE VERY
BEGINNING.
On the first day
God created light and
darkness
On the second day
God created the sky and the
sea
On the third day
God created the land, the trees
and
the flowers
Genesis 1: 9-13
On the fourth day
God created the the sun, the
moon
and the stars
Genesis 1:14-19
On the fifth day
God created the the birds and
sea creatures Genesis 1:20-23
On the sixth day
God created the land animals,
Man (Adam) and Woman (Eve)
Genesis 1:24-26
When God created Man
Man was made from Gods image and
likeness.
Above all creatures in dignity. (Gen 1:26-27)
There was no illness.
There was no death.
Man became the caretaker or steward of
all creation. (Genesis 1:28)
Man and Woman were happy and they had
everything they needed which were provided
by God. (Genesis 1:29)
THERE WERE MANY TREES IN THE
GARDEN BUT THERE WERE TWO
SPECIAL ONES
The LORD God made all kinds
of trees grow out of the
ground--trees that were
pleasing to the eye and good
for food. In the middle of the
garden were the tree of life
and the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil.
The Tree of Life
The Tree of Knowledge
of Good and Evil
And the Lord God commanded the
man, You may freely eat of every tree
of the garden; but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you shall
not eat, for in the day that you eat of it
you shall die.
Genesis 2:16-17
But the serpent said to
the woman, You will not
die; for God knows that
when you eat of it your
eyes will be opened, and
you will be like God,[a]
knowing good and evil.
Genesis 3:4-5
Original Sin
He drove out the man; and at the
east of the garden of Eden he
placed the cherubim, and a sword
flaming and turning to guard the
way to the tree of life.
BUT GOD HAD A PLAN TO
SAVE MANKIND
For the wages of sin is death,
but the free gift of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Romans 6:23
Noah
and the
Ark
The Ark prefigures
the Church
Ecclesiam nulla salus means:
"outside the Church there is no
salvation".
This is because
"all salvation
comes from Christ
the Head through
the Church which
is his Body.
CCC
The Ark prefigures the
The Symbol of
the Year of
Faith is a boat.
Jesus taught
His disciples to
be fishers of
men (to bring
to them the
Gospel that the
people may be
saved.)
God puts Abraham
to the test. (Genesis
Abraham
The Father of Many
Nations
Jacob and
Joseph
Because of envy, his
brothers sold Joseph to
slavery in Egypt.
A famine brought
people from
different places to
Egypt, the only
place that had
food.
Jacob and his sons are
reunited with Joseph who
forgave his brothers.
THATS HOW THE ISRAELITES CAME TO LIVE IN EGYPT
MANY YEARS GO BY, THE ISRAELITES BECAME MANY IN NUMBER, THREATENING THE EGYPTIANS.
The Egyptians made them into slave
Pharaoh ordered the killing of the
Hebrews baby boys to lessen their
A Hebrew baby boy in a basket was
floated down the river to escape the
killing and found by the Princess who
named him Moses.
Moses pitied the people.
d appeared to Moses as a burning bu
d sent him to free His people, Israel.
Moses urges the
Pharaoh to set the
THE DESTROYER COMES
For when the LORD goes by to
strike down the Egyptians,
seeing the blood on the lintel
and the two doorposts, the
LORD will pass over that door
and not let the destroyer come
into your houses to strike you
down.
Exodus 12:13
It is the Passover SACRIFICE for the LORD, who
passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt;
when he struck down the Egyptians, he delivered
our houses. Exodus 12:27
Moses told the Hebrews to
SACRIFICE a LAMB to be
saved from the Destroyer.
Death of the
Firstborn
Finally, Pharaoh
set them free.
Moses parts
the sea.
God
guides His
people,
Israel, to
the
Promised
Land.
God gives the 10
Commandments
to Moses, a sign
of the Covenant
of God with His
People.
Sacrifice = Worship
Moses was the first Hebrew
PRIEST. A priest offers
SACRIFICE to God on
But the
people were
often
unfaithful to
God,
offering
sacrifice
and
worshipping
idols.
Time of the Judges
Leaders that God raised up in Israel
to defeat its enemies and bring about
Gods rule.
Like Kings but without hereditary rule
From the time of the death of Joshua
(Moses companion) to before the
first King of Israel (Saul)
Cycle of SIN, PUNISHMENT,
REPENTANCE, DELIVERANCE
Samson, one of the last
Judges
THEN THE AGE OF THE
KINGS BEGAN
David conquers
Goliath, a
mighty
Philistine
God made
David King.
He was a
faithful
servant with
whom
God made a
COVENANT.
When your days are
fulfilled and you rest with
your fathers, I will set up
your seed after you, who
will come from your body,
and I will establish his
kingdom. He shall build a
house for My name, and I
will establish the throne of
his kingdom forever.
2 Samuel 7: 12-13
MESSIAH
Hebrew word for Anointed One
Another word for Christ
Jews were waiting for a Savior to
bring about a period of righteousness
and who would conquer evil.
Jews expected the coming Messiah to
be a strong leader or mighty king
descended from King David.
But the coming Messiah was to be a
SUFFERING SERVANT
He was despised and rejected by others;
a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity;
and as one from whom others hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him of no account.
Surely he has borne our infirmities
and carried our diseases;
Yet we accounted him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions,
crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the punishment that made us whole,
and by his bruises we are healed.
ISAIAH 53:3-5
God asks Mary of
Nazareth to be part of
His plan of saving His
people
May it be
done to me
according
to your
word.
Birth of Jesus
Baptism of the
THEN THE HOLY SPIRIT LED JESUS TO THE DESERT
TO PRAY
AND THERE THE DEVIL TEMPTED JESUS.
Caling of the First
Jesus first miracle at the
wedding feast at Cana
Proclamation of the Kingdom of
God
The
Multiplicati
on
of Loaves
prefigures
Jesus healed the
sick and brought
the dead back to
life.
Jesus healed the blind, the deaf,
the mute, the possessed and
the leper.
Jesus forgave
sins.
Jesus called
sinners to
repentance.
And everywhere he went
people crowded around
him
Which made the Jewish
teachers envious
They plotted his fall
Entry into Jerusalem
This signaled the beginning of the
Lords passion.
Gods plan of saving mankind is now
going to be fulfilled.
We remember this day as Palm
Sunday, the beginning of the holiest
week of the year.
Palm Sunday this year is on March
20, 2016.
The Jews wanted to make Him
LAST SUPPER: The Passover
Remember the Passover
Lamb?
"Behold the
Lamb of God
who takes
away the sin
of the world.
John 1:29
The Jewish priests pay
Judas 30 silver coins to
betray Jesus.
Jesus is betrayed
by one of his
closest friends.
Jesus is
condemned by
Pontius Pilate
AFTER CHRISTS DEATH, THE
APOSTLES FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES
THEIR HOPES CRUMPLED ALL AROUND THEM
Through Christs
RESURRECTION, He
CONQUERED DEATH >>
Jesus disciples
found the tomb
empty
Jesus appeared to His
disciples at the Upper
Room
Go and make
disciples of all
nations, baptizing
them in the name of
the Father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit.
Mt. 28:19
JESUS ASCENSION
Jesus Last Words to His Disciples
Make disciples of all nations.
A DISCIPLE is a follower, a learner or student
An APOSTLE is someone who is sent on a mission
This means Jesus gave His disciples the right and
authority to teach all people in the world about
Jesus so that they will BELIEVE in Him.
Baptize them in the name of the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Jesus gave them the command to baptize people
into the Christian faith.
Baptism the First Sacrament of Initiation which
makes a person a CHILD OF GOD
Mary prayed for the Holy Spirit to
come upon the apostles to make
them brave for the mission Jesus
gave them, to teach and to baptize.
(teaching of Pope John Paul II), Acts
The apostles became courageous in the
work of evangelization. They told
people about Jesus.
EVANGELIZATION bringing the GOOD
NEWS TO ALL; teaching the people of
Why is it necessary to
believe and be baptized?
The one who
BELIEVES and is
BAPTIZED will be
SAVED; but the
one who does
not believe will
be condemned.
The Apostles elected Matthias to
replace Judas Iscariot.
St. Paul
taught
the
St. Peter
taught
the Jews
St. Peter was the leader of
the apostles and the first
APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION uninterrupted transmission of spiritual
authority from the Apostles through
successive popes and bishops
BISHOPS successors of the Apostles;
modern day apostles
CONCLAVE where bishops elect the
next Pope
POPE
FRANCIS
Elected to
be the 266th
POPE in an
unbroken
line to St.
Peter, the
What is the
Church?
The congregation of all baptized
persons
United in the same faith
The same sacrifice (Eucharist),
the same sacraments,
Under the Holy Father, the Pope.
Why did Jesus found the
Church?
Jesus founded the Church to bring all
men to eternal salvation.
Jesus gave His apostles and their
successors (the bishops) the
authority to teach, sanctify, and rule
all members of the Church.
Jesus made Peter the head of His
apostles.
The priests help bishops to care for
our souls to give us the TRUTH AND
GRACE: GODS DIVINE LIFE
We receive Gods grace, or divine
life, to prepare us and make us
holy so that one day, we can
enter heaven and be completely
happy with God.
God gives us His GRACE through
the Church.
SACRAMENTS signs used by
Jesus to give us grace (or the
What Are Sacraments?
Outward SIGN
instituted by Jesus
to give GRACE
Remember Adam
and Eve hiding
from God after
they committed
the ORIGINAL SIN?
Jesus gave us back the Robe of
Grace
Jesus allowed
Himself to be
stripped, whipped,
crucified on the
cross so that He
may give us back
the ROBE OF
GRACE (our dignity
as children of God)
When we receive the Sacraments, Jesus
clothes us with the Robe of Grace, the
dignity of the children of God. This grace
Sacraments: Robe of Grace
Through the Sacraments,
Jesus gives us a share in His
divine life to make us holy
and pleasing to God.
Sacraments give
SANCTIFYING GRACE
(making us holy)
There are 7 Sacraments
Jesus is the Bread of Life
from the Gospel of St. John
51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven.
Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the
bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.
52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying,
How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53 So Jesus said to them, Very truly, I tell you, unless
you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his
blood, you have no life in you. 54 Those who eat my
flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise
them up on the last day;
John 6:51-53
What is the Eucharist?
Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Jesus
In this Sacrament, Jesus feeds us His flesh and
lets us drink of His blood as He promised the
Jews. >>> Because Jesus said that if we do not
eat of this bread (which is His Body), and drink
the wine (which is His Blood), we shall have no
life in us.
Jesus Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity are
contained in the Holy Eucharist
Jesus is TRULY PRESENT IN THE EUCHARIST
Highest form of Worship
WHAT IS THE MASS?
THE MASS IS A SACRIFICE
Sacrifice =
Worship
A sacrifice is a gift to God
In the Old Testament, a priest offered
sacrifices to God on behalf of the people.
The priest is like a bridge between the
people and God.
The animal that is sacrificed is called
VICTIM
THE MASS IS A SACRIFICE
Jesus gives
Himself as a GIFT
to God and we
join Him in giving
ourselves as Gifts
to God, too.
In the Mass, Jesus
is the PRIEST and
He is also the
VICTIM that is
offered to God.
The Mass is a Reminder
It reminds us of the Sacrifice of Jesus on
the cross to conquer death and return
us to being children of God.
He did this out of His great love for us.
The Mass is a living reminder because it
actually IS the SAME ACT OF LOVE.
We are brought back to that event, and
we look up to Jesus on the Cross on the
Mount of Calvary.
The Mass is Like a Family
Meal
When you are invited to a party with your
big family, you go exchange stories with
your relatives, then the host invites all to eat
dinner. First he leads everyone in prayer to
bless the food. And then he signals the
beginning of the dinner so everyone lines up
at the buffet table and eats the food.
The Mass is Like a Family
Meal
In the Mass, we also listen to stories
about God and His people. This is
called the LITURGY OF THE WORD.
The Mass is a Ceremony
Jesus wanted His sacrifice on the Cross to
be continued so the night before He died,
He ate the Last Supper with His apostles.
There He gave them the ceremony we
now call the Mass.
The
Mass
is
a
Ceremony
The Mass is a Ceremony
Through the Mass, Jesus, by His power, turns
the bread into His Body and the wine into His
Blood. The priest is just a representative. It is
truly Jesus who changes the wine and bread.
Holy Eucharist, Holy Mass,
Holy Communion
Holy Eucharist is the Body and Blood of
Christ; the food and drink we eat/drink for
eternal life
Holy Mass is the family meal that God
invites us to come to, like the family party.
This dinner party is the ceremony where we
share in the Holy Eucharist as children of God.
Holy Communion When we receive the
Eucharist, Jesus unites Himself to us. He
enters our hearts and souls.
The ancient Hebrews shared
the Passover lamb that was
Then God fed them manna from
heaven when He led them out of
Jesus fed the apostles His Body and
Blood.
Today, we receive Jesus in the
Eucharist,, the Body and Blood of
Jesus, which is our food for eternal
life.
Nutritious food
makes our
bodies strong
and healthy. It
keeps from
getting sick.
Our baon
for the long
travel through
life going to
heaven.
Makes us
strong in love
so that we
can love God
above all and
others as
Jesus loves
When do the bread and wine turn
into the Body and Blood of Jesus?
At the moment of Consecration,
when the priest says the words
Jesus said during the Last Supper,
which was the First Mass.
TRANSUBSTANTIATION The
bread and wine substantially
become the Body and Blood of
Jesus.
When Bread Turns into
the Body of Jesus
Before he was given up
to death, a death he
freely accepted, he
took bread and gave
you thanks. He broke
the bread, gave it to
his disciples and said:
Take this, all of you,
and eat it: this is my
body which will be
given up for you.
With the eyes of our
hearts this is what we
When the priest lifts up the host,
we see in our hearts Jesus lifted
When the Wine Turns into
the Blood of Jesus
When supper was ended, he
took the cup. Again he gave
you thanks and praise, gave the
cup to his disciples, and said:
Take this, all of you, and drink
from it: this is the cup of my
blood, the blood of the new and
everlasting covenant.
It will be shed for you and for all
so that sins may be forgiven.
Do this in memory of me.
With the eyes of our
hearts this is what we
When the
priest lifts the
cup
we see in
our hearts
the blood
of Jesus
pouring out
of His Body.
The Body and Blood of Jesus
SACRED SPECIES
Wine
The sacred wine to be consecrated
into the blood of Jesus Christ must be
made only of grapes from the vine.
Bread
The sacred bread, or
hosts, to be consecrated
into the body of Christ
must be made only of
flour of wheat and water.
Chalice
Ciboriu
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Paten
Some Sacred Vessels
Parts of the Mass
There are 5 Parts to the
Mass
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Introductory Rites
Liturgy of the Word
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Communion Rite
Concluding Rite
INTRODUCTORY RITES
Introductory Rite
The Entrance Hymn is sung.
The Procession leads with the altar
cross followed by the candles, the
Book of the Gospels, and lastly the
priest
Greeting - with the crowd standing,
the priest and the faithful make the
sign of the cross. Then the priest
greets the crowd with The Lord be
The Penitential Rite- We reflect on our
sins and ask God to forgive them.
This is a general absolution and
cannot replace going to confession.
Introductory Rites
Kyrie - Lord Have Mercy, Christ
Have Mercy, Lord Have Mercy.
Gloria Glory in the Highest
This is a song of thanks and
praise.
Opening Prayer - The priest
invites us to pray in silence.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
Liturgy of the Word
The Lectionary- Specifies the
readings that are read on a
certain date.
First Reading - from the Old
Testament.
Responsorial Psalm- They
are read or sung during the
first and second reading.
Second Reading - from the
New Testament
The Gospel - from the writers
Matthew, Mark, Luke or John.
Liturgy of the Word
Homily- The priest explains the
readings to the people
Profession of Faith
I believe in God(Apostles Creed)
Together as one big family, we
speak out what we believe about
God and the Church.
This unites us with God and with
each other.
Liturgy of the Word
Prayer of the Faithful
We ask for the needs of the Church.
We pray for public authorities and the local
community.
We pray for the salvation of the world.
We pray for those suffering and oppressed.
We pray for the souls of those who died.
We pray for any special needs of the
community.
LITURGY OF THE
EUCHARIST
Eucharistic Prayer
Preface The lord be with
you. This gives us the reason for
our Thanksgiving.
Sanctus - We fall on our knees
in awe because we are in the
presence of the Eucharist.
Epclesis We ask God to send
the Holy Spirit to change the
bread and wine to the Body and
Eucharistic Prayer
The Consecration - When
the bread and wine is
changed to the Body and
Blood of Jesus.
The Transubstantiation When the priest shows the
congregation the
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Memorial Acclamation We
proclaim Christ has died, Christ
has risen, Christ will come again.
Remembrance - We remember
the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Offering- We call on God to offer
the sacrifice in union with all the
sacrifices in the past.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Intercessions - The priest prays to God
on behalf of the people. We pray for
those who have died for all of us.
Final Doxology - The priest lifts the
host and the chalice proclaiming the
doxology, the words of praise linking the
Father, Son and Holy Sprit.
Through Him, in Him, and with Him, in union
with the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is
Yours, Almighty Father, forever and ever
COMMUNION RITE
The Communion Rite
The Lords Prayer Together as
one family, we pray to our Our
Father in heaven, the prayer
Jesus taught us.
The Embolism - When we give
peace to our neighbors.
The Fraction - When the priest
breaks the bread. The purpose is
to symbolize Jesus breaking
The Communion Rite
The Commingling - When the
priest puts a piece of the host in
the wine.
Agnus Dei - When the priest
breaks the bread during the
singing of the lamb of God.
Lamb of God who takes
away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us
The Communion Rite
Silence After Communion
Take time to praise and thank
God. We mediate and say
prayers to ourselves.
Prayer After Communion When the priest invites the
congregation to pray and
prepare for the Concluding
CONCLUDING RITE
Concluding Rite
Announcements - When the
priest has anything to say about
events in the parish.
Greeting and Blessing - For
the last time the priest and the
people exchange greetings.
Dismissal - The mass ends with
the solemn blessing of the
congregation.
