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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... Thanksgiving , and the Theme of Unity 100 1.4.2 . The Thanksgiving 103 1.4.3 . The Bread and the Wine 105 1.4.4 . Medicine of Immortality 106 2. Justin 107 2.1 . The Eucharistic Rite 107 2.2 . Thanksgiving and Petition 109 2.3 . The ...
... Thanksgiving 282 1.3 . To Praise , Thank , and Give 283 1.4 . Useful for Salvation 284 2. The Sanctus 285 3. The Account of Institution 287 3.1 . Origin of the Account of Institution 287 3.2 . Definition of the Account of Institution ...
... Thanksgiving and Re- demption in the Central Prayers of the Eucharistic and Baptismal Liturgies . In Honor of A. H. Couratin ( Bibliotheca Ephemerides liturgicae , Subsidia 19 ; Rome , 1981 ) 65-69 . Other contributions of the same ...
... thanksgiving.4 The part given to the offerers is the one most consistently mentioned . 4 The communion sacrifice was the one most frequently practiced in the earliest period . It was the typical sacrifice offered by the clans at their ...
... thanksgiving with which it ended , and they asked what the source was of the obligation to recite such a prayer . They found their answer in Deuteronomy 8:10 , which came to them as a divine command establishing the Jewish meal . This ...