Friday, December 16, 2016
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 216 - Part II.
(Youcat answer - repeated) Christ is
mysteriously but really present in the sacrament of the Eucharist. As often as the
Church fulfills Jesus’ command, “Do this in remembrance of me” (1 Cor 11:24),
breaks the bread and offers the chalice, the same thing takes place today that
happened then: Christ truly gives himself for us, and we truly gain a share in
him. The unique and unrepeatable sacrifice of Christ on the Cross is made
present on the altar; the work of our redemption is accomplished.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 1363)
In the sense of Sacred Scripture the memorial
is not merely the recollection of past events but the proclamation of the
mighty works wrought by God for men (Cf. Ex 13:3). In the liturgical
celebration of these events, they become in a certain way present and real.
This is how Israel understands its liberation from Egypt: every time Passover
is celebrated, the Exodus events are made present to the memory of believers so
that they may conform their lives to them.
Reflecting and meditating
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 1364)
In the New Testament, the memorial takes on new meaning. When the Church
celebrates the Eucharist, she commemorates Christ's Passover, and it is made
present: the sacrifice Christ offered once for all on the cross remains ever
present (Cf. Heb 7:25-27). "As often as the sacrifice of the Cross by
which 'Christ our Pasch has been sacrificed' is celebrated on the altar, the
work of our redemption is carried out" (LG 3; cf. 1 Cor 5:7).
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