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Eucharist
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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Eucharist (Gk.,
eucharistia, ‘thanksgiving’). The principal service of Christian worship, at least in non-
Protestant churches. It is also variously called (Holy)
Communion, the
Lord's Supper, and the
Mass. The earliest account of the eucharist is
Paul's reference to the ‘Lord's supper’ in 1 Corinthians 11. 23–5, which attributes its institution to the words and actions of Jesus at the
Last Supper and identifies the bread and the ‘cup’ with his body and blood.
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Jeffrey VanderWilt, A Church without Borders: the Eucharist and the Church in Ecumenical Perspective.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Ecumenical Review; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...VanderWilt's basic thesis is that the nature of the eucharist and the nature of the church are inextricably linked...give birth to the other: "The church makes the eucharist and the eucharist makes the church" (p.35). The work of Jean...
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The Church of the Holy Eucharist a new encyclical. (News in Brief: Vatican).
Magazine article from: Catholic Insight; 7/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...complete that the Church without the Eucharist is simply unthinkable. Pope John Paul...The Church draws her life from the Eucharist." The Encyclical was signed by. the...explains the sacrificial nature of the Eucharist which, through the ministry of the priest...
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THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST: THE ORIGIN OF THE RITE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS INTERPRETATION.(Review)
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST: THE ORIGIN OF THE RITE AND THE DEVELOPMENT...charts the fortunes of interpreting the Eucharist through the Middle Ages up to the...basic thesis is as follows: "The Eucharist is an imitation of the Last Supper...
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Models of the Eucharist.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; MODELS OF THE EUCHARIST. By Kevin W. Irwin. New York: Paulist...Pp. 367. $22.95. Models of the Eucharist is an expansive liturgical, sacramental, and theological study of the Eucharist as it is celebrated each Sunday in its...
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POSTMODERNITY: EUCHARIST VS. CHAOS
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/20/2001; 700+ words
; ...International 04-20-2001 Postmodernity: Eucharist vs. chaos Apr 20, 2001 (United Press...the turning world"? Ultimately in the Eucharist, the flaming center of the world, the...the Roman Catholic celebration of the Eucharist, the priest exhorts the congregation...
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The year of the Eucharist: "Stay with us, Lord".
Magazine article from: Catholic Insight; 12/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...reported the beginning of the Year of the Eucharist (News in Brief, p, 26). We now provide...that of the beatitudes.... If the Eucharist has any meaning anywhere, it is precisely...of the Letter's Chapter two: "The Eucharist, mystery of light." The gospel scene...
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Eucharist creates a culture of unity, art and faith.(Culture, Et Cetera)(The Capital Pulpit)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 8/18/1997; 700+ words
; ...90 A.D., the seed of faith in the Eucharist - which Jesus' preaching planted - had...into a well-established belief in the Eucharist within the Christian community. This...different for us today as we approach the Eucharist on the verge of a new millennium. We...
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Encyclical reflects on Eucharist, warns of abuses. (World).
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 4/25/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...rekindle Catholic "amazement" over the Eucharist, as well as to "banish dark clouds of...14th encyclical of his pontificate to the Eucharist and its relationship to the church. "Eucharist," from a Greek word meaning "giving thanks...
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Eucharist is for all, priest tells Catholics at 1st W.Va. congress
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 6/22/2003; ; 646 words
; paulwilson@wvgazette.com The Eucharist is a rite for all people, including...in the Charleston Civic Center. "The Eucharist is ... perhaps above all, life...state's first Eucharistic Congress. "Eucharist is not a prayer wheel we can spin every...
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Reformed-Catholic Dialogue Presents Papers on Eucharist
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 3/4/2009; 675 words
; ...Catholic Dialogue continued its discussion on the Eucharist during its February 10-13 meeting at Fuller...Action of the Holy Spirit in relation to the Eucharist; Remembrance in the Eucharist; Presence of Christ in the Eucharist; Eucharist...
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Eucharist
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
Eucharist The Eucharist — also known variously as the Mass, Holy Communion, the...participating in this service; Paul emphasized participation in the Eucharist as a Christian duty because it signified the unity of Christians in...
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‘Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry’
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
‘Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry’ (BEM) . A major statement on these subjects was approved by the Faith and Order Commission of the World...
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Communion, First
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
...Communion, First For many Christians, the Eucharist (or Communion) is one of the three...others are baptism and confirmation. The Eucharist, which means "thanksgiving," is the...eternal life for faithful disciples. Eucharist was considered to be the culmination...
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Baptism
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
...13). The others are confirmation and Eucharist. Baptism takes place when an individual...administer baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist to infants immediately after birth...continued to associate confirmation and the Eucharist with baptism. By the time of Augustine...
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Confirmation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
...16). The other two are baptism and Eucharist. The purpose of confirmation is to confer...sacrament of baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist within a few minutes of each other...sacraments (confirmation, penance, and Eucharist) that was henceforth identified with...
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