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SPIRITUALITY OF THESPIRITUALITY OF THEEUCHARISTEUCHARIST

“Without Sunday, we cannot live.”

EUCHARIST ResurrectionResurrection Apparitions of ChristApparitions of Christ Gathering of the Gathering of the

disciplesdisciples Emmaus experienceEmmaus experience

Breaking of the WordBreaking of the Bread

SCSC 7 & 7 & GIRMGIRM 27: Christ is always 27: Christ is always present in his Church especially in present in his Church especially in the liturgical celebrationsthe liturgical celebrations

Eucharistic speciesEucharistic species In the person of the In the person of the

ministerminister Proclamation of the WordProclamation of the Word Gathered assemblyGathered assembly

Introductory RitesIntroductory Rites

1.1. The EntranceThe Entrance2.2. Veneration of the Altar & Veneration of the Altar &

Greeting of the PeopleGreeting of the People3.3. The Act of PenitenceThe Act of Penitence4.4. Kyrie EleisonKyrie Eleison5.5. The GloriaThe Gloria6.6. The Opening Prayer (Collect)The Opening Prayer (Collect)

LITURGY OF THE WORD

LITURGY OF THE WORDLITURGY OF THE WORD

SC, SC, 5151: The : The treasures of the treasures of the bible are to be opened up more bible are to be opened up more lavishlylavishly, so that richer fare may , so that richer fare may be provided for the faithful at be provided for the faithful at the table of God’s word. In this the table of God’s word. In this way way a more representative portion a more representative portion of the holy scriptures will be of the holy scriptures will be read to the peopleread to the people in the course in the course of a prescribed number of years.of a prescribed number of years.

Liturgy of the WordLiturgy of the Word

Presence of Christ in the Presence of Christ in the proclaimed wordproclaimed word

Dialogical structure: God Dialogical structure: God proclaims through the proclaims through the readings, the homily readings, the homily explains, assembly responds explains, assembly responds through the general through the general intercessionsintercessions

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

TakeTake

Give thanks Give thanks and praiseand praise

BreakBreak

GaveGave

Presentation Presentation of the Giftsof the Gifts

Eucharistic Eucharistic PrayerPrayer

Breaking of Breaking of the Breadthe Bread

CommunionCommunion

Presentation of the Gifts

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Presentation of the Gifts7th century, Roman Ordo2nd century, Justin the Martyr

3rd century, St. Cyprian of Carthage

poterion

Eucharistic Prayer



EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

Breaking of the BreadGIRM: “Christ’s faithful are made one body (1 Cor 10:7)…from the one Bread”

allegorical meaning: “signifies the unity of the Body and Blood of the Lord, namely, the living and glorious Body of Jesus Christ…”

fermentumLamb of God: accompanies the rite

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

Communion



SOCIAL DIMENSION OF THE EUCHARIST

>>The PHOTO is a “Pulitzer Prize” winning photo taken in 1994 during the Sudan famine. The picture depicts a famine stricken child crawling towards an UN food camp, located a kilometer away. >>The vulture is waiting for the child to die so that it can eat it. No one knows what happened to the child, including the photographer who left the place as soon as the photograph was taken.>>Three months later the photographer committed suicide due to depression.

• Nakikita mo ba ang sitwasyong ito sa iyong paligid? Saan?

• Nasaan ka sa larawang ito?

Nakakain na ba kayo ng ‘pagpag’?

Anu-ano ang Anu-ano ang mga mga

sinasabing sinasabing dahilan?dahilan?

Number 1Number 1

Dahil tayo Dahil tayo ay tamad, ay tamad, gastador, gastador, lasenggo, lasenggo, etcetc..

Number 2Number 2Dahil hindi Dahil hindi tayo tayo modernomoderno (modernization (modernization theory)theory)

Number 3Number 3

Dahil hindi Dahil hindi pantay ang pantay ang hatian ng hatian ng ‘tinapay’ ng ‘tinapay’ ng mundo…mundo…

Champagne Glass EffectChampagne Glass Effect

Ano ang tugon Ano ang tugon ng Kristiyano ng Kristiyano sa ganitong sa ganitong sitwasyon?sitwasyon?

Acts 2:42-45Acts 2:42-45

They remained faithful to the They remained faithful to the teaching of the apostles, to the teaching of the apostles, to the brotherhood, to the breaking of brotherhood, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers… And all bread and to the prayers… And all who shared the faith owed who shared the faith owed everything in common; they sold everything in common; they sold their goods and possessions and their goods and possessions and distributed the proceeds among distributed the proceeds among themselves according to what each themselves according to what each one needed.one needed.

Tapos na ang Misa,

ano ngayon?

Do you wish to honor the body of Do you wish to honor the body of Christ? Do not ignore him when he Christ? Do not ignore him when he is naked. Do not pay him homage is naked. Do not pay him homage in the temple clad in silk, only in the temple clad in silk, only then to neglect him outside where then to neglect him outside where he is cold and ill-clad. He who he is cold and ill-clad. He who said: ‘This is my body’ is the said: ‘This is my body’ is the same who said: ‘You saw me hungry same who said: ‘You saw me hungry and you gave me no food,’ and and you gave me no food,’ and ‘Whatever you did to the least of ‘Whatever you did to the least of my brothers you did also to me…’my brothers you did also to me…’

What good is it if What good is it if the Eucharistic the Eucharistic table is overloaded table is overloaded with golden chalices with golden chalices when your brother is when your brother is dying of hunger. dying of hunger. Start by satisfying Start by satisfying his hunger and then his hunger and then with what is left with what is left you may adorn the you may adorn the altar as well. altar as well. - - St. John ChrysostomSt. John Chrysostom

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