Liturgy of Saint Denis and Companions

The Eucharist is for people in modern times to commemorate Jesus' life. The earliest written gospel of the "Eucharista" meaning 'thanksgiving' in Greek is located in the First Epistle to the Corinthians around 55 AD in which Paul wrote to the apostles " eating the bread and drinking the cup of the lord by all and celebrating what is named the supper of the lord". This historical

St. Vincent de Paul is a great model of faith because he does the job of following in Jesus' footsteps. St. Vincent de Paul gave to the less fortunate in his community and taught others to follow his footsteps. St. Vincent de Paul is a model of faith, service, generosity, and good will. St. Vincent de Paul came from humble beginnings and was born in the town of Pouy, a small village in the Gascony province in France, in April 24 1580. His mother and father were both peasants farmers. When he was only 15 his father sent him to seminary to become a priest. He graduated from Le Université de Toulouse and studied theology. He was ordained into priesthood in 1600. During a voyage at sea in 1605, he was captured by African pirates and was sold into slavery.

Christians have been celebrating the Lord’s Supper for almost two thousand years. In this paper I will refer to the Lord’s Supper as an ordinance of the church. “An ordinance is an outward rite prescribed by Christ to be performed by His Church.” There are quite a few varying interpretations among the different churches on how the Lord’s Supper is to be practiced. I Corinthians 11:23-34 provides Christians with the scriptural meaning and reasons for observing the Lord’s Supper, also known as communion. Many consider the Lord’s Supper of little or no value and some consider the ordinance as more of a ritual. In some modern churches, preaching the Word is emphasized the most and communion is only observed once a month or

My experience at Saint Vincent de Paul has been humbling. I went in expecting to work the more glamorous duties such as kitchen duty, but what I’ve found is that the lowliest tasks are the most fulfilling. On a typical day, I do odd jobs to prepare the dining room. This includes filling water pitchers, moving boxes of food, etc. After, the volunteers are assigned specific jobs. I almost always raise my hand for trash duty, because when the attendees are finished with their food they aren’t in as much of a rush and have more time to interact. The people I serve are impoverished, and a large demographic is disabled. Though, the group is so diverse that these labels oversimplify the individuals. Many of them will stop to chat, which is by far the most rewarding part of my service. Others approach volunteers seemingly ashamed, eyes downcast, which pains me. Early on I took some of these interactions as a sign of ungratefulness. A story that sticks out

vv. 7-9: No matter the joy or troubles in life we need to exemplify Thanksgiving toward God.

As town lords and bishops (the same man often held both positions) stamped out the lawlessness that marked Europe in earlier centuries, members of the upper class felt safe enough to embark on pilgrimages” (59). Suger, with his unknown architect, had a daring plan to build upward and outward and incorporate existing architectural principles with new building theories. “It is the combination of all these qualities that is important in the stylistic evaluation of the interior of Saint-Denis as the first work of the Early Gothic style” (Frankl 67).

remembrance, and to feel close with the saint even if they are at a great distance to the

Colossians, 1:-2 "Giving thanks unto the Father which has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light."

Despite the fact that the rule of worship appear all inclusive, there is a few diverse styles of worship and ritual in light of the fact that Christian have an alternate understanding of who God is and the likewise have distinctive level of association with Him. Worship is a matter of the heart, it is an individual association with God. It is our specialty inside to join with our Maker. It is the inward cooperation, for example, discussion (talked, implicit or composed) with God, contemplation on scriptures and about integrity of God and His holly character. Worship comprise of our everyday stroll with God and all the exertion by our brain and soul to join with Him. Worship is an everyday walk with Jesus. As Christian, meet

Being an atheist, I don’t spend much time in places of worship. However, as my family will go on many tours on the history of Paris, I will have to see a lot of churches. My family will be the impetus for my experience in the churches, and the tour guides the ones bringing me into the churches. In preparation for this experience, I will try to keep an open mind, as the fact is that even if I don’t believe in any religion personally, there are many people who do, and I think that it would be very interesting to try to see what people see in it. This challenges my current point of view because I know that I associate (unfairly) religious people as being somewhat close-minded. I want to be able to be less close-minded myself,

The Corinthian Epistles- 2 Corinthians 5:14–15 The Apostle Paul tells us of the of the vicarious sacrifice of Christ: “And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.” (NIV)

The Easter Triduum takes place during Holy Week, which commemorates step by step the last events in the life of Jesus. It is a very symbolic ritual because it reenacts His passion, death and resurrection. The Easter Triduum, which lasts three days, includes the Easter Vigil, the most important of all Christian celebrations. The celebration, which takes place on the night of Holy Saturday, commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Although this is a very long service, I think that every year is a different and beautiful experience. I always attend the Holy Week services, but I especially enjoy participating in the Easter Vigil because I believe it is the most

The book of Romans chapter one, verse seven;To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

referred to it as his body and said, ' Do this in remembrance of me.'

Last Sunday, while attending my weekly Catholic Church service, I strived to analyze the ritualized service. I realized that a service itself is not just comprised of one ritual, but of multiple rituals that are guided by the purpose of ultimately salvaging one’s soul at any given moment by offering one’s time to God. Thus, I sought out to better understand one of the rituals present individually, which is the most important one (though they are all important) present in the service. Such ritual is the blessing of the bread and wine, and the reception of such blessed elements by the people in attendance. I chose to analyze this ritual, referred to as the miracle of Transubstantiation, for it indeed fulfills the goal of the Eucharist as a whole: