THIS SESSION Eucharistic Prayer Cont o Memorial Acclamation

THIS SESSION • Eucharistic Prayer Cont. o Memorial Acclamation o Anamnesis o Intercessions o Final Doxology & Great Amen • Rite of Communion o The Lord’s Prayer o The Embolism o The Rite of Peace o The Fraction Rite o Holy Communion o Prayer After Communion • Concluding Rites: Greeting, Blessing, Dismissal

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER Cont. • “My blood…poured out for you & for many…” o 3 x in Isaiah 53: 11 -12 – Suffering Servant o 1 Tim 2: 6 “for all” o Suffering Servant has a universal mission o Contrast between one who dies & many who benefit from the atoning sacrifice • The Memorial Acclamation o The Mystery of Faith o 1 Cor 11: 26 & Jn 4: 42

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER Cont. • The Anamnesis o Memorial – faithfulness to Jesus’ command o Bread of Life (Jn 6) o Chalice of salvation (Ps 116: 13) • The Intercessions o For unity (1 Cor 10: 16 -18) o For the Universal Church o For those who have died o “Have mercy on us all” • Doxology & Great Amen

COMMUNION RITE • The Lord’s Prayer • The Embolism • The Rite of Peace • The Fraction Rite o The Breaking of Bread o The Commingling o The Lamb of God • Reception of Holy Communion • Prayer After Communion

THE LORD’S PRAYER • 7 Petitions o 3 focus on God: • Hallowed be thy name, • Thy kingdom come • Thy will be done o 4 focus on our needs • Give us this day our daily bread • Forgive us our trespasses • Lead us not into temptation • Deliver us from evil

THE EMBOLISM • Added on to the Lord’s Prayer • Expands last petition • Shalom – peace – biblical understanding • Free us from sin & distress • Expectation of Lord’s Coming (Titus 2: 13) • Response: cf. Rev 5: 12; 19: 1; 1 Chron 29: 11 -13) • Jewish Berakah

RITE OF PEACE • “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you…” (Jn 14: 27) • A peace the world does not give • “The peace of the Lord be with you always” (Rom 1: 7; 1 Cor 1: 3; Gal 1: 3) • Justin Martyr (155 CE) & Tertullian (c. 200 CE) • Links Our Father & Reception of Holy Communion

THE FRACTION RITE • 3 actions: o The breaking of the bread o The Commingling of the Body with the Blood of Christ o Recitation of the Lamb of God

THE BREAKING OF BREAD • Ancient Jewish custom at meals • Early Christian name for Eucharist • Jesus broke bread on 4 occasions: o 2 x multiplied loaves (Mt 14: 19; 15: 36; Mk 6: 41; 8: 6; Lk 9: 16) o Institution Narrative of Last Supper (Mt 26: 26; Mk 14: 22; Lk 22: 19; 1 Cor 11: 24) o Emmaus (Lk 24: 30) • Early Church: Acts 2: 42 -46; 20: 7, 11; 1 Cor 10: 1617

COMMINGLING • Placing small piece of host into the chalice • Used to express the unity of the Church o Fermentum in Papal Liturgy • 8 th cent. Syria: o Separate consecration of bread & wine – separation of Christ’s Body & Blood in death o Commingling – rejoining - resurrection

LAMB OF GOD • Johannine Title for Jesus (cf. also Rev 5: 11 -12) • John’s Passion Narrative – Passover Lamb o The hyssop branch (Ex 12: 22) o Jesus dies as lambs slaughtered for Passover o Legs not broken (Ex 12: 46; Jn 19: 33) • John the Baptist recognises Jesus as Suffering Servant prophesied by Isaiah (Jn 1: 29; Is 53)

HOLY COMMUNION • Silent Prayer of Celebrant • Invitation to Communion o Jn 1: 29; Rev 19: 9 o The Mass is a wedding feast o Our invitation • Our Response o Lord I am not worthy… Lk 7: 6 -7 • Prayer after Communion

CONCLUDING RITES • Closing Rites mirror Introductory Rites: o Greeting & blessing o Dismissal • Ite Missa est – 4 th cent. • Jn 20: 21 • Dismissal with a mission • Response: Thanks be to God o Mt 28: 19 -20

FURTHER READING • Jungmann, Josef. The Mass: An Historical, Theological and Pastoral Survey. Translated by Julian Fernandes. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1976. • Pitre, Brant, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: New York: Doubleday, 2011. • Sri, Edward. A Biblical walk Through the Mass. Understanding What We Say and Do in the Liturgy. West Chester, PA: Ascension Press, 2011.