- Exodus 24: 3-8
- Psalms 116: 12-13, 15-16, 17-18
- Hebrews 9: 11-15
- Mark 14: 12-16, 22-26
- Blood bretheren
- How would you define sacrament, sign, sacramental?
- If we go with the Baltimore catechism and start with a sacrament is "an outward sign, instituted by Christ, to give grace", is that institution process over with, or is it ongoing?
- Are we, as faithful and faith-filled followers of Christ merely passive participants of the sacraments, or is there more that we are called to be?
- Is it possible for non-believers to receive the graces afforded by our celebration of the sacraments?
- Gift exchange
- Eucharist can be described as an exchange of gifts.
- What is it that we offer God?
- What/who is it that God offers us?
- When does that exchange really end?
- When does/did it begin?
- Imago Dei
- The Jewish temple, in all of its glory, was just a pointer to, a signpost to, the greater glory and mystery of Christ making His tabernacle with us in our midst.
- Jesus Himself told His disciples that he points to the Father.
- What of our worship, service, vocations, lives together are just pointers to even greater things?
- How effective are those pointers?
- How do we know when they have outlived their usefulness?
- Source and Summit
- In the RCIA rite book, it mentions that each rite within RCIA should be viewed as both a source and a summit for the candidates and catechumens.
- In any typical week, what does the Sunday liturgy bring together and put on the altar?
- How do we draw nourishment through the week from our liturgy together?
- How can our celebration of Liturgy bring us into a greater and broader unity?
- Preparation for Reconciliation:
- How am I a blessing to those around me?
- What lessons in God's grace would anyone learn by observing my life?
- Where is my life obscuring the image of God?
- What can I do today to be better prepared for my next sacramental celebration?
Shalom!
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