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• 1st Reading


  This reading is always taken from the different books of the Old Testament or from the New Testament excepts the gospel
• The Creed


  A profession of faith, recited on Sundays and special occasions
• Passover


  A great feast of the Jews where they commemorate their freedom from slavery
• When Jesus was arrested he was brought to the high council for trial called Sanhedrin
• Gospel


  A reading where we listen to God's special message for the day
• Consecration


  The most important part of the eucharist, where the bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ
• Sanhedrin


  The highest council of the elders but has no power for capital punishment
• The disciples that Jesus brought up with him in Mt. Tabor

  • James, Peter, John
• Tabernacle


  The place where the consecrated body of Christ is kept for the distribution to the sick and dying
• Homily


  Part of the mass where the priest explains the words of God, he brings out the relevance of God's words
• Transubstantiation


  The bread and wine are changed into the holy body and blood of Christ
• Transfiguration


  The change of Jesus in Mt. Tabor is the confirmation of his divinity
• Judas was the disciple that betrayed Jesus by making an arrangement with the high priest
• Jesus was sold by his disciples for 30 silver coins
• Easter Proclamation


  It states the facts of the resurrection
• Easter Narratives


  It gives more details of the disciples' experience of the risen Lord
• Introductory rite


  The eucharist celebration starts with the priest greeting, then the penitential rite
• Bringing the holy communion to the sick


  Consecrated hosts are kept for the viaticum
• The Last Supper


  It had become very dangerous for Jesus to stay in Jerusalem. He could feel that some people were plotting against him. He even had an inkling that one of his disciples was involved
• Jesus was fully aware of the dangers, yet he went to the temple to preach. After all, the religious leaders would not dare take any action against him in the presence of many people
• Passover meal


  A very special celebration that Jesus would celebrate together with his disciples
• The washing of the feet


  1. Jesus surprised his disciples by washing their feet

  2. It was an action full of symbolic meaning, which summed up his whole life and which must be seen in the light of the sacrifice of his life on the cross
• Washing of the feet


  • It was a Jewish custom for the host to assign a servant to wash the feet of the guests
  • But the difference here is that Jesus did the washing, playing the role of a servant
• Jesus' action of washing the feet was much more than a ritual or customary act. For Jesus it was an example which they had to follow
• Jesus' teaching


  True leadership must be found in humble service
• The institution of the Eucharist


  1. Jesus took a cup of wine and said a blessing in thanksgiving

  2. The same he did with bread, saying "This is my body to be given for you" and "This cup is the new covenant in my blood"
• Covenant


  In the Old Testament, a covenant between God and his people was sealed in a sacrifice-meal. An animal was sacrificed to God, followed by a meal where God was said to participate with his people, sharing the same life
• Jesus' sacrifice


  Jesus would offer himself to God on the cross, but now he offered his whole self as food and drink for his disciples, so they could share in his sacrifice and life
• Eucharist


  We encounter Jesus under the visible sign of bread and wine, which become his own body and blood through the words of the consecration pronounced by the priest
• Eucharist


  • It is the most venerable sacrament in which Christ himself is contained, offered and received, and by which the church continually lives and grows
  • The eucharistic sacrifice commemorates the death and resurrection of Christ, and the sacrifice of the cross is perpetuated in it
• Eucharist as Sacrifice


  Jesus clearly sacrificed himself on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins. It was an act of total obedience to God
• Eucharist as Meal


  Jesus instituted the Eucharist during a meal, taking ordinary bread and wine to give himself totally to each one
• Parts of Eucharistic celebration


  1. Introductory rite

  2. Liturgy of the Word

  3. Liturgy of the Eucharist

  4. Concluding rite
• Liturgy of the Word


  • Includes first reading, responsorial psalm, gospel reading, homily, creed, and general intercessions
• Liturgy of the Eucharist


  • Includes offertory, consecration, and communion rite
• Effects of the Eucharist


  • Unity of the Church
  • Union with the risen Christ
  • Sign and cause of fraternal charity
• Eucharistic presence


  Christ is truly present in the consecrated bread and wine, and remains present as long as they are fit for human consumption
• Jesus gave his disciples an example of humble service in the washing of the feet, indicating his willingness to put his life at the service of all
• Jesus' arrest


  1. Agony in the Garden

  2. Jesus arrested

  3. Peter's denial
• Jesus surrendered quietly to those who came to arrest him, and stopped his apostles from defending him with violence