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From: morse@leadsv.UUCP (Terry Morse)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Mass and Eucharist
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Date: Thu, 23-Jan-86 22:00:39 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 23 22:00:39 1986
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In article <713@cylixd.UUCP>, dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) writes:
> 
> In article <2630@cal-asd.fluke.UUCP> ptl@fluke.UUCP (Mike Andrews) writes:
> 
> >The Roman Catholic church doesn't consider the Mass to be killing
> >Jesus again, only carrying out what Jesus said to do during the Last
> >Supper account in Luke 22:17-20: "... Do this as a remembrance of me ..."
> 
> I thought that would only refer to the Eucharist sacrament. Or does the
> Mass revolve around the Lord's Supper, and thus is considered to be a
> fulfillment of that command?

The most important part of the Mass is when the priest recites Jesus' words
at the Last Supper, "take this, all of you and eat it ... do this in
memory of me."

The Mass may be thought of figuratively as a Supper.  Many of the rituals
performed have symbolic meaning as part of a supper.  The holy water at the
entrance to the church may be thought of as a wash basin (one should wash
his hands before eating).  Fasting before Mass could be thought of as not
spoiling one's dinner.

In the primitive Church, food was actually passed around, making a meal out
of Mass.  In present day, we have limited it down to tiny wafers and a
chalice of wine.  Incidentally, the bread is often unleavened, suggesting a
holdover from Passover.
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Terry Morse  (408)743-1487
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