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== Friday, Dec 6: the Eucharist ==

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Two things happened this past week that make the topic of the Eucharist relevant:

The first, is a Baptism and a first Communion. Hopefully our friend who just became a Christian and received Communion for the first time can join us and relate the experience and its meaning to and for him. He joined an Orthodox Church.

~~Two things happened this past week that make~~ the ~~topic~~ of the ~~Eucharist relevant: The first, most marvelous, is~~ the ~~Baptism and First Communion~~ of ~~one of our Fast Fridays friends (at an Orthodox Church)~~. ~~We’d love~~ to ~~hear about~~ it and ~~what~~ it ~~means~~ to ~~him~~.

The second regards a stolen host and misplaced worship. A woman came to our Mass Saturday morning and caused a commotion by asking for two hosts and then not consuming the one she was given. I spent the rest of the morning at a nearby fast food place discussing with her the meaning of the Eucharist. In short, she wanted to take it home and pray to it. She liked my explanations about the Sacrament of the Eucharist, but did not agree to return her uneaten portions. She came back the next day and did the same thing. While not understanding the Sacrament, she understands transubstantiation and treated the host as the Lord. There's something powerful going on there.

~~The other is both interesting and distressing, regarding a woman who came to Masses at my Church twice this past weekend and “took” hosts with her.~~

So it brings us to the topic of the Eucharist itself. We'll look at [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6:22 John 6:22-71], "The Bread of Life Discourse." and why Jesus told his disciples to eat, chew and gnaw his flesh and, if that wasn't enough, to drink his blood. To make sense of it, however, we need to look at the Mosaic sacrifice and make sense of God's instructions in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/leviticus/1 Leviticus Chapters 1-7] and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/numbers/28 Numbers Ch. 28-30]. What's up with all that blood and flesh?

First, a first Communion: Hopefully our friend who just became a Christian and received Communion for the first time can join us and relate the experience and its meaning to and for him. He joined an Orthodox Church.

Second, a stolen host and misplaced worship. A woman came to our Mass Saturday morning and caused a commotion by asking for two hosts and then not consuming the one she was given. I spent the rest of the morning at a nearby fast food place discussing the meaning of the Eucharist. In short, she wanted to take it home and pray to it. She liked my explanations about the Sacrament of the Eucharist, but did not agree to return her uneaten portions. She came back the next day and did the same thing. While not understanding the Sacrament, she understands transubstantiation and treated the host as the Lord.

So it brings us to the topic of the Eucharist itself. We'll look at [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6:22 John 6:22-71], "The Bread of Life Discourse." and why Jesus told his disciples to eat, chew and gnaw his flesh and, if that wasn't enough, to drink his blood. To ~~get there~~, however, we need to look at the Mosaic sacrifice and make sense of God's instructions in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/leviticus/1 Leviticus Chapters 1-7] and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/numbers/28 Numbers Ch. 28-30]. What's up with all that blood and flesh?

== Friday, Nov 29: the improbable story of Saint Joan of Arc (1412-1431 AD) ==

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 == Friday, Dec 6: the Eucharist ==
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+Two things happened this past week that make the topic of the Eucharist relevant:
+The first, is a Baptism and a first Communion. Hopefully our friend who just became a Christian and received Communion for the first time can join us and relate the experience and its meaning to and for him. He joined an Orthodox Church.
-Two things happened this past week that make the topic of the Eucharist relevant: The first, most marvelous, is the Baptism and First Communion of one of our Fast Fridays friends (at an Orthodox Church). We’d love to hear about it and what it means to him.
+The second regards a stolen host and misplaced worship. A woman came to our Mass Saturday morning and caused a commotion by asking for two hosts and then not consuming the one she was given. I spent the rest of the morning at a nearby fast food place discussing with her the meaning of the Eucharist. In short, she wanted to take it home and pray to it. She liked my explanations about the Sacrament of the Eucharist, but did not agree to return her uneaten portions. She came back the next day and did the same thing. While not understanding the Sacrament, she understands transubstantiation and treated the host as the Lord. There's something powerful going on there.
-The other is both interesting and distressing, regarding a woman who came to Masses at my Church twice this past weekend and “took” hosts with her.
+So it brings us to the topic of the Eucharist itself. We'll look at [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6:22 John 6:22-71], "The Bread of Life Discourse." and why Jesus told his disciples to eat, chew and gnaw his flesh and, if that wasn't enough, to drink his blood. To make sense of it, however, we need to look at the Mosaic sacrifice and make sense of God's instructions in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/leviticus/1 Leviticus Chapters 1-7] and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/numbers/28 Numbers Ch. 28-30].  What's up with all that blood and flesh?
-First, a first Communion: Hopefully our friend who just became a Christian and received Communion for the first time can join us and relate the experience and its meaning to and for him. He joined an Orthodox Church.
-Second, a stolen host and misplaced worship. A woman came to our Mass Saturday morning and caused a commotion by asking for two hosts and then not consuming the one she was given. I spent the rest of the morning at a nearby fast food place discussing the meaning of the Eucharist. In short, she wanted to take it home and pray to it. She liked my explanations about the Sacrament of the Eucharist, but did not agree to return her uneaten portions. She came back the next day and did the same thing. While not understanding the Sacrament, she understands transubstantiation and treated the host as the Lord.
-So it brings us to the topic of the Eucharist itself. We'll look at [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6:22 John 6:22-71], "The Bread of Life Discourse." and why Jesus told his disciples to eat, chew and gnaw his flesh and, if that wasn't enough, to drink his blood.  To get there, however, we need to look at the Mosaic sacrifice and make sense of God's instructions in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/leviticus/1 Leviticus Chapters 1-7] and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/numbers/28 Numbers Ch. 28-30].  What's up with all that blood and flesh?
 == Friday, Nov 29: the improbable story of Saint Joan of Arc (1412-1431 AD) ==