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The Sacrament of the Eucharist

Which of these statements regarding the Eucharist are true?
a). In the Eucharist we unite ourselves with the heavenly liturgy and anticipate eternal life.
b). The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life.
c). All of the ministries and sacraments of the Church are bound up with the Eucharist.
d). As the source of one's spiritual life, the Eucharist must be the first sacrament to be received.
e). a, b and c.

The Sacrament of the Eucharist is called the Lord's Supper because
a). of its connection with the supper which the Lord took with the disciples on the eve of the Passion.
b). it anticipates the wedding feast of the Lamb in the heavenly Jerusalem.
c). This was the Latin equivalent of the Jewish term, "Passover."
d). a, b and c.
e). a and b.

Which of these is not another name for the Eucharist?
a). The Heavenly Liturgy
b). The Breaking of the Bread
c). The Eucharistic Assembly
d). The Holy Sacrifice
e). Holy Communion

True or False: The Eucharist is also called Holy Mass because it concludes with the sending forth of the faithful to fulfill God's will in their lives.

True or False: Since the Catholic Church teaches that Christ is really present in the bread and wine, the sacrifice of the Eucharist is then a re-sacrifice of Christ on the altar.

True or False: In the celebration of the Eucharist with the apostles and his commandment to them to celebrate it until His return, Jesus constitutes the apostles as priests of the New Testament.

True or False: The gospel of John has no counterpart of any kind to the Last Supper accounts of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

True or False: There is no instance in the New Testament of a Eucharistic meal aside from the accounts of the Last Supper. If you answered true, explain why this is so. If your answer is false, give examples.

True or False: In the Eucharist we raise ourselves above concern with the material order of creation in order to maintain a spiritual union with the Father.

We speak of the Eucharist as a memorial of Christ's sacrifice. In the sense that Sacred Scripture uses the term 'memorial' we mean that
a). we promise to conform our lives to Christ's as the events of his life are made present to us.
b). Christ's unique sacrifice is made real, present and sacramentally offered.
c). we remember what Christ has done for us.
d). we are to recreate visually the historical event as food for meditation.
e). a and b.

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