LITURGY AND JUSTICE

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LITURGY AND JUSTICE
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Early Christians
1. Gathered in each others homes
2. Shared a meal
3. Told Jesus Stories and stories of their lives
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LITURGY means The Peoples Work
It is not meant to be all personal/private
prayer. We gather as a COMMUNITY, drawing
strength from one another
COMMUNITY means to break bread together.
Among those who share the Word of God, who break
bread and share the cup, there can be no
divisions.
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Catacomb in Italy dates back to the time of
Christ. Christians buried their dead here
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Early Christian Church Ireland 800 AD
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First Christian Church in Scotland 5th century
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Second Oldest Christian Church in the World
Iraq (part of Saddam Husseins compound)
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FOUR THINGS WE DO AT MASS
As a community of faith, to give God thanks and
praise
GATHER
LISTEN
To Gods word(scriptures) they teach us how to
live and love
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RESPOND
Through the EUCHARIST
AMEN means YES, I BELIEVE!
EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION We are all one in
Christ regardless of our differences
Leftovers of Gods Feasting We eat it, become
it and take it out to share, by helping others,
giving strength to others.
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GO FORTH
In peace, working for justice To Love and Serve
the Lord!
Everything we do in mass, prepares us to leave
and go into the world.
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FIVE ELEMENTS NEEDED FOR LITURGY
1. PEOPLE
2. WORD/SCRIPTURES
3. BREAD AND WINE
4. COLLECTION FOR POOR
5. PRIEST
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Gifts for the Poor
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GO FORTH INTO THE WORLD
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does
in the world. - Mohammed
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What do our Liturgies say about who we are?
Should reflect the assembly
Environment, music
Homilies should lead us to go out and serve,
they should be challenging to us help us make a
change in our lives
All people should feel welcomed
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WE ARE THE CHURCH!
ChurchSacrament holy We are holy people
For American Catholics, emphasis has been on the
individual, because our society is more focused
on individual needs. The challenge is to become
more COMMUNAL, see our connectedness to everyone.
What is the Common Good?
Basic sin in Christianity rejecting others in
order to choose self
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Sunday liturgy is practice for what we do the
rest of the week. THE LITURGY OF THE WORLD
It is through us, that God is most present in the
world
Gestures of conformity do not make a person a
Christian