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EXPRESSIONS OF CHRISTIAN IDENTITY: BAPTISM, HOLY COMMUNION, MISSION -…
EXPRESSIONS OF CHRISTIAN IDENTITY: BAPTISM, HOLY COMMUNION, MISSION
Holy Communion
- Holy Communion means 'participation/sharing in something'
- Holy Communion refers to partaking in the sacrament of the Eucharist
- Eucharist = 'thanksgiving'
- It is about remembering - and expressing thanks for - Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross, when he gave up his body (bread) and blood (wine) for the forgiveness of human sin
- The practice was introduced by Jesus Christ himself at the Last Supper, which took place the night before he died (Maundy Thursday - Easter)
- He taught his disciples 'do this in memory of me'
Holy Communion - Form
- The ritual action + words used at the consecration
- This is where the bread + wine are 'made holy'
- This includes the Priest calling upon the presence of the Holy Spirit + repeating the account of the Last Supper from 1 Corinthians
Holy Communion - Matter
- The bread + wine that Catholic believe literally becomes the body + blood of Christ (transubmission)
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Mass
- The mass is a re-enactment of the sacrafic of Christ on the cross for human sin
- E.g. the Fraction (ritual breaking of the consecrated bread) is a symbol of the breaking of Jesus' body on the corss
- It also involves the 'sharing of the peace' (shaking hands with one another and wishing 'peace be with you'
St Paul - 1 Corinthians
- 'The cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me'
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Concecration
- Consecration means ' making holy'
- Catholics believe in transubstantiation - when the bread and wine are consecrated, although their appearance, taste + texture remain the same, their substance is changed + they become the body + blood of Christ - Christ is really present in the consecrated bread + wine
- Church of England: 'The Eucharist takes the form of a shared meal of bread + wine, recalling the fact that, at the Last Supper, Jesus associated the breaking of bread + sharing of wine with his own imminent death, giving them special significance
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