The Eucharistic Liturgy: Fundamental Principles (Thcp105,Week 4)

1. What does the axiom "lex orandi, lex credendi" mean?

Church doctrine determines the structure and content of our liturgical celebrations

How we pray/worship expresses and shapes what we believe

Liturgical prayer always includes a Creed.

Option 4

This axiom is often attributed to Prosper of Aquitaine. The enacted liturgy is often called the primary source of theology. Here Christian beliefs are expressed in the context of sacrament.

Explanation

This axiom is often attributed to Prosper of Aquitaine. The enacted liturgy is often called the primary source of theology. Here Christian beliefs are expressed in the context of sacrament.

2. Those who do not pray in common with the rest of the body of Christ cannot rightly call themselves Christian

True

False

Keith Pecklers makes this assertion. Catholic Christians have always upheld the essentially communal nature of the Christian religion, and in particular the indispensability of worshiping together—especially in the Mass/Eucharistic Liturgy/Lord’s Supper.

Explanation

Keith Pecklers makes this assertion. Catholic Christians have always upheld the essentially communal nature of the Christian religion, and in particular the indispensability of worshiping together—especially in the Mass/Eucharistic Liturgy/Lord’s Supper.

3. "For the liturgy, making the work of our redemption a present actuality, most of all in the divine sacrifice of the Eucharist, is the outstanding means whereby the faithful may express in their lives and manifest to others, the mystery of Christ and the real nature of the Church." This quotation is from which document?

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Lutheran Book of Worship

Sacrosanctum Concilium

Roman Missal

Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council. It was issued in 1963 and was the first document issued by the Council.

Explanation

Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council. It was issued in 1963 and was the first document issued by the Council.

4. What is Eucharist?

Thanksgiving

Ritual meal

Table fellowship

Participation in the sacramental symbols of bread and wine

An expression of solidarity and community

Spiritual food for the journey

An entering into the Paschal Mystery through symbolically making memorial

The Eucharist is a ritual meal that serves as a form of thanksgiving, table fellowship, and an expression of solidarity and community. It involves the participation in the sacramental symbols of bread and wine, which are seen as spiritual food for the journey. Through the Eucharist, believers enter into the Paschal Mystery by symbolically making a memorial of Jesus' sacrifice.

Explanation

The Eucharist is a ritual meal that serves as a form of thanksgiving, table fellowship, and an expression of solidarity and community. It involves the participation in the sacramental symbols of bread and wine, which are seen as spiritual food for the journey. Through the Eucharist, believers enter into the Paschal Mystery by symbolically making a memorial of Jesus' sacrifice.

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5. In the celebration of the Eucharist, Christ is present in:

The blessed bread and wine

The presider (priest)

Other ministers

The assembly

The Word of God (scripture)

Other sacramental symbols

The entirety of the ritual/liturgical action

All of these are manifestations of the presence of Christ, though the blessed bread and wine are unique or intensified manifestations.

Explanation

All of these are manifestations of the presence of Christ, though the blessed bread and wine are unique or intensified manifestations.

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6. When writing about liturgical history in the early centuries, it's important not to ________ because of the scarcity of surviving/available evidence.

Give any credence to early liturgical practices

Try to justify current practice based on the historical record

Fill in the gaps based on our current practice

Option 4

Sources are scarce, but it is still a valuable and useful era to study as long as we avoid the temptations to fill in the gaps or project the present into the past.

Explanation

Sources are scarce, but it is still a valuable and useful era to study as long as we avoid the temptations to fill in the gaps or project the present into the past.

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7. The Eucharist is an act of _____ and _____.

Eucharist literally means "thanksgiving." We often call the Eucharist a sacrifice of praise.

Explanation

Eucharist literally means "thanksgiving." We often call the Eucharist a sacrifice of praise.

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