The Celebration of the Eucharist: The Origin of the Rite and the Development of Its InterpretationLiturgical Press, 1999 - 351 pages Eucharistic liturgy has differed through the centuries and in different Churches. Because of these differences, it is essential that eucharistic liturgy be studied from ahistorical perspective. In The Celebration of the Eucharist, Enrico Mazza offers a thorough account of the theology of the Eucharist and presents a historical analysis of the origin and variety of eucharistic liturgies and their development in the Church. Beginning with the Last Supper, Father Mazza weaves his way through interpretations elaborated by the Fathers of the Church and medieval writers to provide the rich tapestry of concepts and categories adopted by Vatican Council II. Complete with an appendix including Jewish texts and early Eucharistic Prayers, abbreviations, bibliography, and notes, The Celebration of the Eucharist is a comprehensive source for those who have an interest in the theology of the Eucharist in the course of history. Chapters are Old Testament Sacrifices and Ritual Meal," "The Origin of the Christian Eucharist," "From the Jewish Liturgy to the Christian Eucharist," "Primitive Anaphoras: From the Didache to the Mystical Eucharist," "Primitive Anaphoras: Developments of the Eucharistic Liturgy," "Thematic Developments in the Eucharistic Liturgy," "The Early Patristic Period," "Tertullian and Cyprian," "The Fourth Century," "The Early Middle Ages," "The Scholastic High Middle Ages," "The Eucharist and the Relics of the Saints," "The Reformation and the Council of Trent," "The Liturgical Reform of Vatican Council II," "The Implementation of the Liturgical Reform," "The Parts of the Eucharistic Prayer," and "The Last Supper and the Church's Eucharist." Enrico Mazza is professor of liturgical history at the Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. He is the author of Mystagogy: A Theology of Liturgy in the Patristic Ages, Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite, and The Origins of the Eucharistic Prayer published by The Liturgical Press. " |
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... . paper ) 1. Lord's Supper - Catholic Church - History . 2. Mass - History . 3. Eucharistic prayers - History . I. Title . BV823.M38613 1998 264'.02036'09 - dc21 98-37348 CIP Contents PREFACE xiii CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1. A Historical.
... CHAPTER 2. OLD TESTAMENT SACRIFICES AND RITUAL MEAL 9 1. The Slaughter of Animals in Deuteronomy 12:15 10 2. Jewish Meals as Ritual Meals 14 2.1 . Was a Ritual Meal a Sacrifice ? 14 2.2 . The Basic Prayer of the Jewish Meal 15 CHAPTER 3 ...
The Origin of the Rite and the Development of Its Interpretation Enrico Mazza. CHAPTER 5. PRIMITIVE ANAPHORAS : FROM THE DIDACHE TO THE MYSTICAL EUCHARIST 35 CHAPTER 6. PRIMITIVE ANAPHORAS : DEVELOPMENTS OF THE EUCHARISTIC LITURGY 39 1 ...
... CHAPTER 8. THE EARLY PATRISTIC PERIOD 93 1. Ignatius of Antioch 93 1.1 . " Leave me to imitate the Passion of my God " 94 1.2 . The Ministry of the Bishop 96 1.3 . A Sacramental Conception of This Ministry 97 1.4 . The Eucharist 99 1.4 ...
... CHAPTER 10. THE FOURTH CENTURY 139 1. Some Liturgical Testimonies 139 1.1 . The Alexandrian Anaphora 139 1.2 . The Anaphora of the Apostles Addai and Mari 140 1.3 . The Roman Canon 141 1.4 . The Byzantine Anaphora of Basil 143 1.5 ...