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Theology of Eucharist
Bread
Bread is a core symbole of the sacramental Christian tradition. We use it in the liturgy, and its symbolic value is freqnently cited in Scripture. This is the same recipie we use for making prosphora (bread for the liturgy) – sans sugar (which is optional anyway). What does your community do? Tweet
Let Us Stand Aright, Let Us Scroll Down to the Holy Gospel . . .
Via Huw I saw this post this morning on Kirkepiscatoid (don’t even ask me to pronounce it!) about a . . . well. . . ecclesiastical “spat” over a Gospel book. While I actively avoid posting on anything but OC/IC issues this caught my eye because it does touch on a theme we’ve had going [...]
Lent Midweek III – I’m Too Busy! (Bullocks!)
Every week during the liturgy we sing the cherubikon: “Let us who mystically represent the cherubim . . . now lay aside all earthy care that we may welcome the king of all invisibly escorted by angelic hosts . . .” How often have we sat and reflected on what it is we are saying [...]
Unravelling the Meaning . . .
“. . . I will not reveal your mysteries to your enemies, nor give you a kiss as did Judas . . .” We had a rather interesting conversation about this line in the prayer before communion this morning at breakfast. It is a reminder that Christianity is a “mystery cult” and begs the question [...]
Communion & War – A Question For Reflection
There is an interesting post at The Anglican Scotist which while I confess I’ve not finished reading it, and it is (obviously) related to a point of Anglican thought; and not being an Anglican I feel it would be rude to intrude; but it started me thinking . . . . The basic question is [...]
Come Let Us Worship . . . .
This morning I stumbled upon an interesting post exchange at Rev. Thomas McKenzie’s place talking about worship . . . . it got me thinking about how we understand worship in our own OC/IC context. What do each of us bring to the experience; how is our unique brand of the Christian faith expressed in [...]
He took B-R-E-A-D! It was real BREAD!
Last week we were in Paris for a much needed get away. While there we visited the Cluny Museum which is dedicated to medieval (mostly ecclesiastical) art and artifacts. The museum is well planned and does have some fantastic pieces – ivories, the famous “lady & the unicorn” tapestries, and a great collection of medieval [...]
Models of the Eucharist
I was re-reading Chris Tessone’s post “Does the Eucharist Endanger Privilege” and its comments this morning and was struck by the idea of “models of the Eucharist”. Our perception of the meaning and efficacy of the Eucharist is a distinctive element of our OC/IC identity. During the Reformation this was a contentious issue between the [...]