Theological Foundations II

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Theological Foundations II

• Lecture 4
• Confirmation and the Mass

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Review

• Sacrament
• Sign
• Instituted by Christ
• To Communicate Grace
• Sacraments
• Make present the saving action of Christ in the
  past
• Causes a past event to be really present to us
  here and now.
• Exodus 17 and Numbers 20
• Matter and Form
• Matter something visible / tangible
• Form something spoken
• Efficacious
• Effects what it signifies
• Ex opere operato / Ex opere operantis
• Objective sacrament
• Subjective disposition of the recipient

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Efficacious Sign

• Confirmation
• Efficacious Sign
• Matter Oil
• The Bishop (or delegated priest) anoints the
  persons forehead with oil.
• Form Prayer
• Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Minister
• Bishop or delegated priest.

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Scriptural Foundations

• Old Testament prefiguring
• I Samuel 161-13
• David is anointed on the forehead to
• set him apart
• strengthen him for his mission
• Life of Christ
• Luke 321
• At the beginning of His mission Jesus was
  anointed with the Holy Spirit.
• Immediately after this, He goes to the desert to
  pray and struggle against the devil, then
  proceeds with the mission given Him by the Holy
  Spirit.
• Other New Testament examples
• Peter and the Apostles
• Fidelity to Christ
• Denial and Forsaking of Christ
• Jesus Rises from Dead
• Pentecost

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Effects of Confirmation

• Priest
• Sacrifice
• Our work
• Participating in the Liturgy
• Pray, brethren, that this our sacrifice may be
  acceptable to God
• Our lives
• Prophet
• Sharing the Gospel and our faith with others
• Living the fullness of the Catholic faith
• Witnesses in word (teaching) and deed (example)
• Passing on the fullness of the faith to our
  children
• King
• Heirs to the Kingdom
• We must gain self-mastery over our passions and
  urges.
• Indelible Mark

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The Mass

• Two parts which form a fundamental unity
• Liturgy of the Word
• Gathering, Penitential Rite, Readings from
  Scripture, Homily (teaching)
• The Creed is the doorway from 1st part to 2nd
  part.
• Liturgy of the Eucharist
• The first day of the week
• The breaking of the bread
• Christocentric
• Together the two form one single act of worship
• Word Christ
• Eucharist Christ

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The First Mass
Consisted of the events that transpired from the
Last Supper through the Passion, Death, and
Resurrection.

• Last Supper
• John 135
• Jesus washes apostles feet.
• John 1314-17
• Christ offers Himself in word to the apostles
• Luke 2219-20
• Christ offers Himself in sacrifice during the
  Passover meal.
• Christ gives the apostles His Body and Blood

• Mass
• Penitential Rite
• We confess our sins.
• Liturgy of the Word
• We hear the Word of God in the OT, Psalm, and NT.
• Liturgy of the Eucharist
• Consecration the Priest offers prayers to the
  Father in the same way Christ did.
• Reception of Holy Communion

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The Second Mass

• Luke 2417
• Liturgy of the Word
• Christ interpreted to them what referred to him
  in all the scriptures
• Liturgy of the Eucharist
• He takes the bread, breaks it, and gives it to
  them.
• He was made known to them in the breaking of the
  bread
• Why does He disappear?
• Breaking of the Bread
• Early Christians referred to as the Mass
• Didache
• Written between 60 and 70
• Considered the teaching of the Apostles

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The Mass Continues

• Acts 241-42
• They devoted themselves to the apostles
  teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of the
  bread and the prayers.
• Peters Homily
• Acts 207-12
• On the first day of the week Sunday, they were
  gathered together to break bread.
• Jewish Culture
• Sabbath was Saturday, the last day of the week.
• The following day was the first day, Sunday.
• Pauls Homily

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Mass for Early Christians

• Two Parts of the Mass
• Liturgy of the Word (Saturday)
• Liturgy of the Eucharist (Sunday)
• Liturgy of the Word
• Fashioned after the Jewish synagogue service held
  on Saturday
• Prayer
• Readings (from the Law or Prophets)
• Instruction or teaching based on these readings
• Christians were kicked out of synagogue for
  teaching about Jesus
• Liturgy of the Eucharist
• Was called the breaking of the bread and was
  held on Sunday
• CCC 1343 It was above all on the first day of
  the week, Sunday, the day of Jesus
  resurrection, that the Christians met to break
  bread.

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St. Justin Martyr (155)
On the day we call the day of the sun, all who
dwell in the city or country gather in the same
place. The memoirs of the apostles and the
writings of the prophets are read, as much as
time permits. When the reader has finished, he
who presides over those gathered admonishes and
challenges them to imitate these beautiful
things. Then we all rise together and offer
prayers for ourselves and for all others,
wherever they may be, so that we may be found
righteous by our life and actions, and faithful
to the commandments, so as to obtain eternal
salvation. When the prayers are concluded we
exchange the kiss. Then someone brings bread and
a cup of water and wine mixed together to him who
presides over the brethren. He takes them and
offers praise and glory to the Father of the
universe, through the name of the Son and the
Holy Spirit and for a considerable time he gives
thanks (Greek eucharistian) that we have been
judged worthy of these gifts. When he has
concluded the prayers and thanksgivings, all
present give voice to an acclamation by saying
Amen. When he who presides has given thanks
and the people have responded, those whom we call
deacons give to those present the eucharisted
bread, wine and water and take them to those who
are absent.
Gathering of the Assembly Readings OT, Psalm,
NT, Gospel Homily Petitions Sign of
peace Offering Eucharistic Prayer Great
Amen Distribution of the Eucharist
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