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brought out bread and wine, and being a priest of God Most High, he blessed Abram with these words: 19 "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth; 20 And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your foes into your hand." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
The focus is on the bread and wine.
Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and being a priest of God Most High, he blessed Abram with these words: 19 "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth; 20 And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your foes into your hand." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
Commentary The text comes after Abram overtakes the kings who kidnap Lot, his kinsman. Melchizedek comes out of the blue in the story. (v.18) In v.18, Melchizedek is introduced as king of Salem, bringing bread and wine
(ordinary food, but used for liturgical purposes).
priest of God. As a priest, he invokes blessing upon Abram (called Abraham in Gen 17,5). He desires that the God Most High bless him (to give him land and children) God is known as creator of heaven and earth. (v.19)
Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and being a priest of God Most High, he blessed Abram with these words: 19 "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth; 20 And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your foes into your hand." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
everything: origin of tithing (?) Let us not forget what Melchizedek brings: bread and wine (v.18), important to develop in our liturgy.
recognize God. We, humans, do this through rituals. We use bread and wine as important elements (symbols) in our Eucharistic celebrations. (Liturgists may
have better terms for these.)
Resp. Psalm110:1, 2, 3, 4
R.
1 The LORD said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool." 2 The scepter of your power the LORD will stretch forth from Zion: "Rule in the midst of your enemies." 3"Yours is princely power in the day of your birth, in holy splendor; before the daystar, like the dew, I have begotten you."
4 The LORD has sworn, and he will not repent: "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek."
R. (4b) You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek. 1 The LORD said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool." 2 The scepter of your power the LORD will stretch forth from Zion: "Rule in the midst of your enemies." 3 "Yours is princely power in the day of your birth, in holy splendor; before the daystar, like the dew, I have begotten you." 4 The LORD has sworn, and he will not repent: "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek."
Commentary The psalm is classified as the royal psalm of the king. The responsorial psalm addresses a priest, who is a priest for ever. In v.1, God (the Father) talks to his Son (David) addressed as my Lord by the author. God makes him sit at his right hand until his enemies are overcome. In v.2, God assures that his son will rule over his enemies from Zion (Jerusalem). In v.3, this son, who is a priest, is also a prince. He has been predestined to be a prince even before his birth. In v.4, God makes a vow and will not renege to make his son (Lord, David) a priest for ever.
few.
The ordained priests have authority and power over
the people in terms of rendering true and valid worship to the Lord. They are the presiders.
It is God himself who will fight against the enemies of
his priests.
you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, 24 and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." 25 In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
The focus is on the bread (body) and cup (blood of Christ.)
VI.
what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, 24 and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." 25 In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
synoptic account of the Last Supper. The formula of consecration is also found here in vv.23-25. Paul claims in v.23 that his formulation / understanding of the Last Supper comes from the Lord himself.
At this point, the gospels (Mt, Mk, Lk and Jn)
included by liturgists as a sequence to the consecration, known as the Acclamation. The purpose of the eating of the bread and the drinking of the wine is to remember Jesus.(vv.24 and 25)
of the community.
This is how Jesus wants to be remembered by us until the end
of times.
Do you participate in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist? Review the catechism on the Eucharist in this Year of Faith.
and he healed those who needed to be cured. 12 As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, "Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here." 13 He said to them, "Give them some food yourselves." They replied, "Five loaves and two fish are all we have, unless we ourselves go and buy food for all these people." 14 Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of (about) fifty." 15 They did so and made them all sit down. 16 Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 They all ate and were satisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets. The focus is on the distribution of the bread.
A simple outline!
Commentary The story of the multiplication of the bread is introduced in the context of the preaching of the kingdom of God and healing (V.11). In v.12, the apostles ask Jesus to dismiss the crowd because the day is almost over and they have no food. But Jesus asks them to provide food for the crowd. (V.13) The disciples react. They do not have enough food. Only five loaves and two fish. But they are willing to buy food for them. V.14 gives the number of people to be fed.
Commentary (cont)
The miracle of Jesus: multiplication of the loaves and fish Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of (about) fifty." 15 They did so and made them all sit down. 16 Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 They all ate and were satisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets. In v.14, Jesus commands his disciples
to make the people sit down (recline). The disciples obey. V.15 In v.16, Jesus performs a miracle. What Jesus does is a prefiguration of the Last Supper, when he institutes the eucharist. Takes the loaves (bread) Says the blessing Breaks them Gives them to the disciples to distribute V.17 reports: All ate and had their fill. There was even a left-over. What does this mean?
of the Lord. Like the people who sat down, we must condition ourselves to receive Jesus in the Eucharist by listening to his teachings. Like the apostles, we are here to facilitate in the feeding of the people. Jesus is here to feed not only our souls but also our bodies. He wants our total liberation. He needs us to distribute his gifts, not to keep them for ourselves.
using the Eucharistic formula at Last Supper. The 3 readings help us develop the themes of the Eucharist.
of food, usually different kinds but the same nutrients [all proteins], (pampa high blood). We get sick when we eat too much or when we eat the wrong food.
Now start talking about the body and blood of Christ, the
Eucharistic meal. (No side effect) We celebrate the solemnity (feast) of Corpus Christi this Sunday.
elements of the Eucharist, namely, the bread and wine and the priesthood. The priest, not just anyone, consecrates the bread and the wine into the body and blood of Christ. No Eucharist is possible without one or the other.
celebrate the Eucharist, we remember Jesus Christ. By joining in the Eucharistic celebrations, we conform to Jesus desire to be remembered in his way. We dont remember him in our own way, like wearing medals or decorating his images or organizing processions. The best way for the Christian to remember Jesus is through the participation in the Eucharist.
received by people who have heard the Word of God. Jesus fed the people who were first of all hungry for the Word of God and have heard it. Seemingly, that is not the case anymore. Many Catholics come late for mass and they dare receive holy communion. What a disrespect! What an ignorance! They do not try to understand their faith first.
leaders or church workers, also do not bother to receive Holy Communion. Perhaps, they realize they are not worthy, probably because of a grievous sin. Catholic faith demands that the impediment to Holy Communion must be removed, through the sacrament of confession and sincere conversion. We should refrain from being leaders of the church if we dont receive communion frequently. It is a bad example. It is first class hypocrisy.
our Christian lives. Our personal and public lives should be in order
(according to the teachings of Jesus and his Church, no to civil marriage, abortion, etc.). They should prepare us to
receive holy communion. All churchs activities like fiestas, bible studies, prayer meetings, community organizing, etc., must lead us to receive holy communion.
Those who do not keep Christs and the churchs
strength to those who worthily receive it. The Eucharist is a sacrament of remembrance. In the mass, we once more remember Jesus Christ in his passion, death and resurrection. He comes to us again in the forms of bread and wine. The Eucharist assures us of our salvation. Frequent reception of the Eucharist is an authentic sign of our deep relationship with Christ.
are strong on the Word and the eucharist (neo-catechumenate, religious congregations) BECs Deep respect for priests and the Eucharist Adoration Chapels Holy Hours Visits to the Blessed Sacrament
Suggested Songs
When We Eat by Joe Marcojos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qg_-wvSm7M Lord I Know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulqjOjYZOns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ij6D6EyeI