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Research paper thumbnail of A CATHOLIC-PENTECOSTAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE EUCHARIST: THE EUCHARIST AS SACRIFICE Ecumenical Studies Interest Group Presented at the 46 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies

Research paper thumbnail of A CATHOLIC-PENTECOSTAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE EUCHARIST: THE EUCHARIST AS OFFERING OF FIRSTFRUITS AND THE ZEBACH TÔDÂ Ecumenical Studies Interest Group Presented at the 45 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies

Research paper thumbnail of A CATHOLIC-PENTECOSTAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE EUCHARIST: THE EUCHARIST AS OFFERING OF FIRSTFRUITS Ecumenical Studies Interest Group Presented at the 44 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies

Research paper thumbnail of The Eucharist as the Offering of First Fruits: A Catholic-Pentecostal Perspective of the Eucharist

This work is on the Eucharist as the Offering of Firstfruits. In light of both the 500th year com... more This work is on the Eucharist as the Offering of Firstfruits. In light of both the 500th year commemoration of the Protestant Reformation in 1517, and the subsequent Catholic Reformation begun in the 16th century and which continued through the Second Vatican Council and continues today, this manuscript is a contribution to an understanding of the present ecumenical situation. The work will also coincide with the 100th year anniversary of the reported apparition, prophetic message, and miracle at Fatima. It is also the 50th year anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal that began among a group of college students from Duquesne University and La Roche College who were on retreat at The Ark and The Dove Retreat House outside of Pittsburgh. This renewal also had influence on other students attending the University of Notre Dame, Michigan State, and Franciscan University in Steubenville.
One of the difficulties for Protestant, Evangelical, Pentecostal, and other Christians is how to understand the Eucharist as sacrifice, offering, and oblation. A return to ancient Jewish and Christian sources has uncovered the category of the offering of firstfruits. This is found in a lesser degree among Second Temple Judaism and to a greater degree in early Christian literature beginning with the New Testament itself. This has brought renewed interest in understanding the Eucharist not only in the context of the Feast of Passover, but also in light of the Feast of Pentecost and the offering of firstfruits, and within the context of the Zebach tôdâ —that is, the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. This has strong implications for a theological, liturgical, spiritual, and practical awakening in understanding the Eucharist as Sacrifice. In the Eucharist, the Church offers the firsfruits of creation, Christ, and also herself to the Father in the Holy Spirit. Each member is called to actively participate in the Eucharistic sacrifice through which they themselves become a Holy and Living sacrifice for the life of the world. This has implications for a renewed Eucharistic spirituality and worship, the New Evangelization, and new works of mercy. The work is the result of having been able to live, study, work and teach in an Evangelical-Protestant-Pentecostal urban academic environment for over thirty years, while also being a faithful Catholic and an Oblate of Saint John’s Abbey.

Do all to the glory of God (1 Cor 10:31-32).

Research paper thumbnail of A CATHOLIC-PENTECOSTAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE EUCHARIST: THE EUCHARIST AS SACRIFICE Ecumenical Studies Interest Group Presented at the 46 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies

Research paper thumbnail of A CATHOLIC-PENTECOSTAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE EUCHARIST: THE EUCHARIST AS OFFERING OF FIRSTFRUITS AND THE ZEBACH TÔDÂ Ecumenical Studies Interest Group Presented at the 45 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies

Research paper thumbnail of A CATHOLIC-PENTECOSTAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE EUCHARIST: THE EUCHARIST AS OFFERING OF FIRSTFRUITS Ecumenical Studies Interest Group Presented at the 44 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies

Research paper thumbnail of The Eucharist as the Offering of First Fruits: A Catholic-Pentecostal Perspective of the Eucharist

This work is on the Eucharist as the Offering of Firstfruits. In light of both the 500th year com... more This work is on the Eucharist as the Offering of Firstfruits. In light of both the 500th year commemoration of the Protestant Reformation in 1517, and the subsequent Catholic Reformation begun in the 16th century and which continued through the Second Vatican Council and continues today, this manuscript is a contribution to an understanding of the present ecumenical situation. The work will also coincide with the 100th year anniversary of the reported apparition, prophetic message, and miracle at Fatima. It is also the 50th year anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal that began among a group of college students from Duquesne University and La Roche College who were on retreat at The Ark and The Dove Retreat House outside of Pittsburgh. This renewal also had influence on other students attending the University of Notre Dame, Michigan State, and Franciscan University in Steubenville.
One of the difficulties for Protestant, Evangelical, Pentecostal, and other Christians is how to understand the Eucharist as sacrifice, offering, and oblation. A return to ancient Jewish and Christian sources has uncovered the category of the offering of firstfruits. This is found in a lesser degree among Second Temple Judaism and to a greater degree in early Christian literature beginning with the New Testament itself. This has brought renewed interest in understanding the Eucharist not only in the context of the Feast of Passover, but also in light of the Feast of Pentecost and the offering of firstfruits, and within the context of the Zebach tôdâ —that is, the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. This has strong implications for a theological, liturgical, spiritual, and practical awakening in understanding the Eucharist as Sacrifice. In the Eucharist, the Church offers the firsfruits of creation, Christ, and also herself to the Father in the Holy Spirit. Each member is called to actively participate in the Eucharistic sacrifice through which they themselves become a Holy and Living sacrifice for the life of the world. This has implications for a renewed Eucharistic spirituality and worship, the New Evangelization, and new works of mercy. The work is the result of having been able to live, study, work and teach in an Evangelical-Protestant-Pentecostal urban academic environment for over thirty years, while also being a faithful Catholic and an Oblate of Saint John’s Abbey.

Do all to the glory of God (1 Cor 10:31-32).