Journal entry

This week’s journal entry. Answer the following questions based on chapter 5 of your textbook.

1. Why is the Eucharist called the source and the summit of Christian life? (p.120)

2. What are the two principal understandings  of the word Eucharist?
3. What are the other names of teh Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist?
4. Explain the “Real Presence”? (p.121)
5. Why is Jesus referred to as a “priest of the order of Melzchizedek”?
6. What are the four types of sacrifices or offerings described on page 122-123?
7. What is the Parousia?
8. What is the Mass of the Catechumens?
9 What is the Tridentine Mass?  Describe its parts.
10. Why is the Eucharist a sacrifice? (p.126)
11. Describe the parts of the mass as it is celebrated today (p.128-132).