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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... take it and eat of it , because it was his body . In the same way , after they had eaten , he took the cup , gave thanks , and gave it to his disciples , telling them all to take it and drink of it , be- cause it was the cup of the ...
... Take ; this is my body . ' Then he took a cup , and after giving thanks he gave it to them , and all of them drank from it . He said to them , ' This is my blood of the covenant , which is poured out for many . ' " 6 Matthew 26 : 26-28 ...
... Take , this is my Body . ' Then he took a cup , and after giving thanks he gave it to them , and all of them drank from it . He said to them , ' This is my Blood of the covenant , which is poured out for many ' " ( Mark 14 : 22-24 ) ...
... takes on the value of a " type " and becomes a model for that future meal , that is , the eschato- logical banquet in the coming kingdom . By this I mean that there will be no further stages between the Last Supper and the coming of the ...
... takes the literary form of an embolism based on a key word.12 The Eucharist of Corinth corresponds to that in Didache 9 : rite of the cup , rite of the bread , embolism for unity.13 In 1 Corinthians 10 : 16-17 , however , there is a ...