Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 223 - Part I.
(Youcat answer) Jesus promised his
disciples, and us with them, that we will one day sit at table with him. Therefore
every Holy Mass is a “memorial of the blessed Passion” (Eucharistic Prayer I, called the Roman Canon), the fullness of
grace, and a pledge of future glory.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 1402)
In an ancient prayer the Church acclaims the mystery of the Eucharist: "O
sacred banquet in which Christ is received as food, the memory of his Passion
is renewed, the soul is filled with grace and a pledge of the life to come is
given to us." If the Eucharist is the memorial of the Passover of the Lord
Jesus, if by our communion at the altar we are filled "with every heavenly
blessing and grace" (Roman Missal,
EP I (Roman Canon) 96: Supplices te
rogamus), then the Eucharist is also an anticipation of the heavenly glory.
Reflecting and meditating
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 1403)
At the Last Supper the Lord himself directed his disciples' attention toward
the fulfillment of the Passover in the kingdom of God: "I tell you I shall
not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new
with you in my Father's kingdom" (Mt 26:29; cf. Lk 22:18; Mk 14 25).
Whenever the Church celebrates the Eucharist she remembers this promise and
turns her gaze "to him who is to come." In her prayer she calls for
his coming: "Marana tha!"
"Come, Lord Jesus!" (Rev 1:4; 22 20; 1 Cor 16 22). "May your
grace come and this world pass away!" (Didache
10, 6: SCh 248, 180).
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