a. the
Eucharist
THE ANSWER IS……D…. Christians
called the celebration the “Eucharist,” the “Sacrifice” “the liturgy” and the
“Breaking of the Bread.”
One book that examines how
the early Christians celebrated Mass is “The Mass
of the Early Christians” by Mike Aquilina.
Web sites on the Mass
http://matt1618.freeyellow.com/eucharist.html
(The Eucharist Page)
http://www.cin.org/users/james/questions/q106.htm
(Protestants go
out on a limb in denying Mass as sacrifice, which is not denied by any other
Christians, from Eastern Orthodox to Armenians, and from Coptics to Assyrians)
http://www.catholic-defense.com/euchrst2.htm
(Early Church Fathers
on Eucharist)
http://www.catholic-defense.com/mass.htm
(Early Church Fathers on
Sunday Mass)
http://www.scripturecatholic.com/the_eucharist.html
(The Eucharist in the
Bible)
http://www.scripturecatholic.com/revelation_and_the_mass.html
(Mass
references in Bible)
http://home.nyc.rr.com/mysticalrose/hebr1010.html
(Does Jesus die
again at Mass?)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05584a.htm
(Catholic Encyclopedia on
the Eucharist)
http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/liturgy/masspower.htm
(Find out what famous popes and geniuses said about the Mass)
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