The Celebration of the Eucharist: The Origin of the Rite and the Development of Its Interpretation

by Mazza, Enrico

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• Copyright: 1999-07-01
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Summary

Enrico Mazza offers a thorough account of the theology of the Eucharist and presents a historical analysis of the origin and variety of eucharistic liturgies and their development in the Church.

Author Biography

Enrico Mazza is professor of liturgical history at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Introduction	1	(8)
A Historical Study of the Liturgy: Its Method	1	(2)
Structure and Method in Treatises on the Eucharist	3	(1)
The Two Parts of the Treatise	4	(1)
Recourse to the Category of ``Memorial''	5	(2)
The Sacrament of the Sacrifice	7	(2)
Old Testament Sacrifices and Ritual Meal	9	(10)
The Slaughter of Animals in Deuteronomy 12:15	10	(4)
Jewish Meals as Ritual Meals	14	(5)
Was a Ritual Meal a Sacrifice?	14	(1)
The Basic Prayer of the Jewish Meal	15	(4)
The Origin of the Christian Eucharist	19	(10)
The Last Supper	19	(1)
Importance of the Eucharistic Prayer	20	(1)
Conformity to the Last Supper	21	(1)
The Ritual of the Last Supper	22	(7)
The Two Traditions about the Last Supper	22	(2)
A Passover Meal?	24	(2)
The Course of the Last Supper	26	(3)
From the Jewish Liturgy to the Christian Eucharist	29	(6)
The Rite of the Jewish Festive Meal	29	(1)
The Rite in Didache 9--10	30	(1)
The Rite in 1 Corinthians 10:16-17	31	(1)
The Development of the Structure of the Eucharist	31	(2)
Conclusion	33	(2)
Primitive Anaphoras: From the Didache to the Mystical Eucharist	35	(4)
Primitive Anaphoras: Developments of the Eucharistic Liturgy	39	(36)
The Alexandrian Liturgy	39	(10)
The First Strophe of the Alexandrian Paleoanaphora	39	(1)
Connection with the Yotser	40	(1)
The Therapeutae	41	(3)
Was There a Connection between the Therapeutae and the Alexandrian Liturgy?	44	(1)
The Second Strophe of the Alexandrian Paleoanaphora	45	(2)
The Third Strophe, or the Petition	47	(2)
The Antiochene Anaphora	49	(13)
The Antiochene Structure	50	(1)
The Account of the Last Supper and the Anaphora of Hippolytus	50	(4)
The Section Containing the Anamnesis and Offering	54	(2)
The Origin of the Epiclesis and the Anaphora of Hippolytus	56	(4)
Conclusion	60	(1)
The Alexandrian Anaphora of St. Mark	61	(1)
The Roman Canon	62	(4)
The Syrian Anaphora	66	(9)
The Western Syrian Anaphora	67	(5)
The Eastern Syrian Anaphora	72	(1)
Jewish Origin of This Family of Anaphoras	73	(2)
Thematic Developments in the Eucharistic Liturgy	75	(18)
The Didache	75	(6)
The Vine of David	75	(2)
The Dwelling of God in Hearts	77	(1)
The Prayer of Petition	78	(3)
The Liturgy in 1 Corinthians 10-11	81	(5)
The Theme of Unity in the Old Testament	81	(2)
The Eucharist in 1 Corinthians	83	(2)
The Advance in Paul beyond the Didache	85	(1)
John	86	(2)
The Mystical Eucharist	88	(5)
The Petition	88	(1)
The Thanksgiving	89	(1)
The Importance of the Term ``Antitype''	90	(3)
The Early Patristic Period	93	(24)
Ignatius of Antioch	93	(14)
``Leave me to imitate the Passion of my God''	94	(2)
The Ministry of the Bishop	96	(1)
A Sacramental Conception of This Ministry	97	(2)
The Eucharist	99	(1)
The Eucharist, Thanksgiving, and the Theme of Unity	100	(3)
The Thanksgiving	103	(2)
The Bread and the Wine	105	(1)
Medicine of Immortality	106	(1)
Justin	107	(4)
The Eucharistic Rite	107	(2)
Thanksgiving and Petition	109	(1)
The ``Transmission'' of the Eucharist	110	(1)
The Eucharist in Irenaeus: Heavenly Element and Earthly Element	111	(3)
Conclusion	114	(3)
Tertullian and Cyprian	117	(22)
Tertullian	117	(7)
The Eucharist: Body and Blood of Christ	117	(1)
Figura corporis	118	(3)
The Representation of the Body and Blood of Christ	121	(1)
Sacrificiorum orationibus	121	(1)
The Eucharist and Life	122	(1)
The Presidency of the Eucharist	123	(1)
Cyprian of Carthage	124	(10)
The Presidency of the Eucharist	125	(1)
The Eucharist an Imitation of the Last Supper	126	(2)
The Eucharistic Prayer	128	(1)
Old Testament Prefigurations	129	(1)
Sacrifice and Fulfillment of Figures	130	(1)
Sacramental Value	131	(1)
Commemoration of Christ	132	(1)
Conclusions	133	(1)
Eucharist and Martyrdom	134	(5)
The Fourth Century	139	(22)
Some Liturgical Testimonies	139	(5)
The Alexandrian Anaphora	139	(1)
The Anaphora of the Apostles Addai and Mari	140	(1)
The Roman Canon	141	(2)
The Byzantine Anaphora of Basil	143	(1)
Conclusion	143	(1)
Eusebius of Caesarea	144	(3)
The Great Mystagogies of the Fourth Century	147	(8)
John Chrysostom	148	(1)
Theodore of Mopsuestia	149	(1)
Cyril of Jerusalem	150	(1)
Ambrose of Milan	151	(3)
Conclusion	154	(1)
Augustine	155	(6)
The Early Middle Ages	161	(38)
The Eucharist and the Sacrifice of Christ	162	(20)
Amalarius of Metz	162	(1)
Amalarius' Method	163	(1)
The Mass as Representation of the Passion	164	(3)
Scope of the Representation of the Passion	167	(2)
The Triform Body of Christ	169	(2)
Concluding Assessment	171	(1)
Commentaries on the Mass after Amalarius	172	(1)
Florus of Lyons	173	(1)
The Development in the Commentaries on the Mass	174	(2)
Sicard of Cremona	176	(3)
Innocent III	179	(1)
William Durandus	180	(2)
Eucharistic Realism	182	(10)
Paschasius Radbert and Ratramnus	183	(4)
After Paschasius Radbert	187	(3)
Berengarius	190	(2)
Eucharistic Devotion	192	(7)
In What Does Devotion to the Humanity of Christ Consist?	193	(2)
Devotion to the Body of Christ	195	(4)
The Scholastic High Middle Ages	199	(26)
Thomas Aquinas	199	(16)
The Use of Scripture	199	(1)
The Development of Thomas's Thought and the Office of Corpus Christi	200	(2)
Beyond Physicism	202	(2)
Philosophy and Theology	204	(3)
Thomas's Systematic Treatment of the Eucharist	207	(1)
Cause and Sign	208	(2)
The Consecration	210	(1)
The Eucharistic Rite as Figure of the Passion of Christ	210	(5)
St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio	215	(5)
Theology and Devotion	215	(2)
The Sacrament as Corpus verum	217	(1)
Is the Sacrament a Sign?	217	(3)
``What Does the Mouse Eat?'' (Quid mus sumit?)	220	(2)
Conclusions	222	(3)
The Eucharist and the Relics of the Saints	225	(12)
The Reformation and the Council of Trent	237	(14)
The Reformation	237	(7)
Luther	237	(4)
Calvin	241	(3)
The Council of Trent	244	(7)
A Note on the Theological Method of the Tridentine Decrees	245	(2)
The Council of Trent and the Council of Constance	247	(1)
Aristotelianism	247	(1)
The Connection with the Middle Ages	248	(3)
The Liturgical Reform of Vatican Council II	251	(12)
Two Points of Doctrine	253	(1)
A Change of Mentality	254	(2)
Some Decisions of Greater Moment	256	(7)
The Implementation of the Liturgical Reform	263	(18)
The Reform of the Order of Mass	263	(6)
The Structure of the Order of Mass	264	(5)
The Reform of the Eucharistic Prayer	269	(12)
The Roman Canon	269	(2)
Eucharistic Prayer II	271	(2)
Eucharistic Prayer III	273	(1)
Eucharistic Prayer IV	273	(2)
The Eucharistic Prayers for Masses with Children	275	(1)
The Eucharistic Prayers for Masses of Reconciliation	276	(1)
Eucharistic Prayers ``for Various Needs''	277	(4)
The Parts of the Eucharistic Prayer	281	(16)
The Preface	281	(4)
Importance of the Preface	281	(1)
Object of the Thanksgiving	282	(1)
To Praise, Thank, and Give	283	(1)
Useful for Salvation	284	(1)
The Sanctus	285	(2)
The Account of Institution	287	(3)
Origin of the Account of Institution	287	(1)
Definition of the Account of Institution	288	(1)
Consecration and Account of Institution	288	(2)
Anamnesis and Offering	290	(2)
Anamnesis	290	(1)
The Offering of the Sacrifice	291	(1)
The Epiclesis	292	(2)
The Intercessions	294	(1)
The Doxology	294	(3)
The Last Supper and the Church's Eucharist	297	(10)
The Method of Study	297	(1)
The Liturgy of the Church and the Last Supper	298	(1)
The Last Supper	298	(7)
The Prophetic Character of the Last Supper	298	(2)
A Supper of Communion	300	(1)
The Announcement of the Cross and the Announcement of Life	300	(2)
The Explanatory Words	302	(3)
Conclusion	305	(2)
APPENDIX: JEWISH TEXTS AND VERY EARLY EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS	307	(18)
Qiddush (Blessing before a Meal)	307	(1)
Blessing after a Meal (Birkat ha-mazon)	307	(1)
Didache	308	(1)
Apostolic Constitutions 7.25.1-26.6	309	(2)
Strasbourg Papyrus	311	(1)
Anaphora Attributed to Hippolytus	312	(1)
Martyrdom of Polycarp	312	(2)
Alexandrian Anaphora of Basil	314	(4)
Byzantine Anaphora of Basil	318	(7)
Abbreviations	325	(2)
Bibliography	327	(20)
Index	347