can you explain this to me?

Question

The sacrament of the Eucharist is a sacrifice yet a thanksgiving why??

Answer 1

From my own point of view, it is a sacrifice as it reminds us of the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the ultimate sacrifice which no one can offer except Him. Each time we celebrate it, we are reminding ourselves of the miracle of God dying (remember it is impossible for God to die but he did this through His Son Jesus Christ) on our behalf to pay the debts of our sins.

However, it is a thanksgiving as well because we have to give thanks to God, each time we remember the sacrifice, for saving us from eternal damnation. There is no way we could have paid the debt ourselves and our best righteousness is like a filthy rag before God, so the only choice God had was to sacrifice Himself for us as the devil would not take anything less. So each time you sit on that pew, and you hear the priest/pastor reading the bible/catechism to prepare you to receive the body and blood of Christ, be sober, humbled but thankful, because without the action it symbolises, we are eternally damned.

Answer 2

The ancient church, including Judaism, always had a sacrifice. So to is the Eucharist, as sacrifice at the altar for the forgiveness of sin.

It is a thanksgiving in the same way to, that our sins our forgiven.

Answer 3

Great question. That question is on the Final Canonical Exam for our Diocese.

Eucharist means "thanksgiving" - that is the "corporate" or "horizontal" piece of the equation. It is the Body of Christ (Ekklesia, the Church), gathered together in worship...to give thanks for the full, perfect sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world. We do this because Jesus said "do this".

It is a sacrifice (the vertical part of the Mass) because Jesus said "remembrance" - which in the Greek is "anamnesis": more than just "remembering" - it is a calling forward through space and time to make Him "really present" in the here and now, on the "altar". It's called an altar, and the minister is called a Priest because:

1) Priests are people who "offer sacrifice"

2) Altars are where sacrifices are done.

It is not a NEW sacrifice, but our participation in that very same original Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross, that Jesus (God the Son) continues to offer before His Father in Heaven.

Answer 4

At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.'

Answer 5

Jesus was said to have sacrificed himself for the redemption of mankind. hence the sacrifice is enacted again at the Eucharist.
He is also said to have enjoined his followers to " do this in commemoration of me" Hence the Eucharist can be seen as a thanksgiving for the sacrifice Jesus made.

Answer 6

the sacrament of the eucharist is non BIBLE based it is a pagan ritual translated to look like a christian or MORE TO THE POINT catholic tradition.. ther is no BIBLICAL quote for this ritual.. there is a symbolic meaning in the LORD'S SUPPER. the bread is inleavened for a reason, and it symbolizes the BODY OF CHRIST that was offered as an offering for our sins. but he eucharist is alot different than that.

Answer 7

Hi, in the Catholic faith the Eucharist is the bloodless sacrifice of Calvary in that Jesus died once for our sins and cannot die again, so His sacrifice is eternal, when we gather for the Eucharist we are giving thanks to God for our salvation.

Answer 8

It represents Jesus's sacrifice, and we are thankful for recieving it.

Answer 9

the eucharist is not a sacrament...this is catholic dogma