the holy eucharist 6. we cannot live without sunday
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The Holy Eucharist
6. We cannot live without Sunday
The first Christians clebrated the Mass on Sundays
The Acts of the Apsotles and St. Paul tell us that
the first Christians gathered
together on Sunday to
celebrate the Eucharist.
The Mass is a need
When authorities prohibit the
celebration of the Mass on Sunday,
then it is not celebrated in the
church but in private houses.
During the Roman persecution of 250 A.D.
The Roman soldiers arrested
a group of Christians for
having celebrated the
Holy Mass.
We cannot live without Sunday
The judge interrogated
Emeritus: Have you allowed it to take place in your
house?— Yes, I have.And the judge
said: You should not have allowed
it. Emeritus replied:
— I did not want to prevent it,
because we we cannot live without the
Sunday Eucharist.
Are we only spectators? No, we are also
actors.Only the priest consecrates, but all the faithful participating in
the Mass unite to him in order to
offer the Body and Blood of Jesus to
the Father.The priest speaks in the plural: We
thank you, Father, for countng us
worthy to stand in your presence and
serve You.
One day at Passover
After the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to the sepulchre. An angel appeared and said to them: I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He
is not here; for he has risen. (Matthew 28:1ff)
The word Sunday means thethe Lord’s Day
We use this term because
Jesus, the lord, resurrected on the first day of
the week.
We celebrate Passover on Sunday
Christians gather together in the Mass to celebrate the Mystery of our Faith: We
announce Your Death,. We proclaim Your Resurrection. Come, Lord Jesus.
Attending Mass is our duty
Every Sunday, the bells call us to go to Mass. Their
voice reach us at every great
feast.The End