The Holy Eucharist

6. We cannot live without Sunday

The first Christians clebrated the Mass on Sundays

The Acts of the Apsotles and St. Paul tell us that

the first Christians gathered

together on Sunday to

celebrate the Eucharist.

The Mass is a need

When authorities prohibit the

celebration of the Mass on Sunday,

then it is not celebrated in the

church but in private houses.

During the Roman persecution of 250 A.D.

The Roman soldiers arrested

a group of Christians for

having celebrated the

Holy Mass.

We cannot live without Sunday

The judge interrogated

Emeritus: Have you allowed it to take place in your

house?— Yes, I have.And the judge

said: You should not have allowed

it. Emeritus replied:

— I did not want to prevent it,

because we we cannot live without the

Sunday Eucharist.

Are we only spectators? No, we are also

actors.Only the priest consecrates, but all the faithful participating in

the Mass unite to him in order to

offer the Body and Blood of Jesus to

the Father.The priest speaks in the plural: We

thank you, Father, for countng us

worthy to stand in your presence and

serve You.

One day at Passover

After the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to the sepulchre. An angel appeared and said to them: I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He

is not here; for he has risen. (Matthew 28:1ff)

The word Sunday means thethe Lord’s Day

We use this term because

Jesus, the lord, resurrected on the first day of

the week.

We celebrate Passover on Sunday

Christians gather together in the Mass to celebrate the Mystery of our Faith: We

announce Your Death,. We proclaim Your Resurrection. Come, Lord Jesus.

Attending Mass is our duty

Every Sunday, the bells call us to go to Mass. Their

voice reach us at every great

feast.The End