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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... come to be known as " mystery theology , " which was developed between the two World Wars by Odo Casel15 and was based on the practice and theology of the pa- tristic period . " Patristic period " is really too broad a description ...
... come down to us , a text that would serve as a general pattern for the Birkat ha - Mazon . Here is the text proposed by Finkelstein.12 “ ( a ) Blessed are you , Lord , our God , king of the universe , who feed the whole world in ...
... comes down from heaven is matched by an ascend- ing response from the heart of the devout Jew . It is in this way that God saves his people : by placing on their lips a response in the form of a blessing . The Origin of the Christian ...
... comes . ' Then he took a loaf of bread , and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them , say- ing , ' This is my body , which is given for you . Do this in remembrance of me . ' And he did the same with the cup after ...
... comes to our particular purpose here , which is to achieve a better knowledge of what oc- curred at the Last Supper , we must deny that because Mark repre- sents the earliest redaction , it is therefore to be given a privileged place ...