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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... entire history of the People of God . The Code approves new institutions that increase the power of the state at the expense of ancient local autonomies , the purpose being to strengthen the unity of the people and form a solidly ...
... entire subject see R. Cantalamessa , L'omelia “ In S. Pascha " dello Pseudo- Ippolyto di Roma . Ricerche sulla teologia dell'Asia minore nella seconda metà del II secolo ( Pubblicazioni dell'Università cattolica del S. Cuore ...
... entire rite ( the cup and the bread ) that begins the supper . The " fruit of the vine " will not be drunk again nor will the Passover be eaten again until the kingdom of God comes in its fullness . The present time with its imminent ...
... entire work of God . The method was based , on the one hand , on an allegorical reading of the texts and , on the other , on the Platonic interpretation of reality , using the category of participation , which was a metaphysical ...
... entire procedure which I have been describing is based on the typological method , and it was thanks to this method that the 22 As conceived according to the Alexandrian anaphora , the eucharistic celebra- tion is worship paid to God ...