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Question regarding Mass Readings, in particular this one:
The 2nd Reading for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper:
Reading 2 1 COR 11:23-26
Brothers and sisters:
I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you,
that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over,
took bread, and, after he had given thanks,
broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.”
In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying,
“This cup is the new covenant in my blood.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,
you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
I find it interesting that the next 5 verses which discuss receiving unworthily and eating and drinking judgment upon oneself are omitted. One would think this would be a rather important sentiment to impress upon the people, especially in today’s Church where reception of Communion is sadly taken so flippantly by many. There are other readings for Mass where St. Paul’s words are cut off the verse before he speaks against homosexuality, impurity, and other vices and sins.
I’m interested in those with thoughts or knowledge as to how and why these decisions were made when the Missal was put together.
Why has the Church censored its own Holy Scripture? It seems not taking the opportunity to reiterate these highly important, yet often forgotten teachings, purposefully or not, is abdicating its own responsibility to catechize the faithful. In an era where we face massive catechetical shortfalls…does the Church hurt its own cause by making these omissions?
God bless!
The 2nd Reading for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper:
Reading 2 1 COR 11:23-26
Brothers and sisters:
I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you,
that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over,
took bread, and, after he had given thanks,
broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.”
In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying,
“This cup is the new covenant in my blood.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,
you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
I find it interesting that the next 5 verses which discuss receiving unworthily and eating and drinking judgment upon oneself are omitted. One would think this would be a rather important sentiment to impress upon the people, especially in today’s Church where reception of Communion is sadly taken so flippantly by many. There are other readings for Mass where St. Paul’s words are cut off the verse before he speaks against homosexuality, impurity, and other vices and sins.
I’m interested in those with thoughts or knowledge as to how and why these decisions were made when the Missal was put together.
Why has the Church censored its own Holy Scripture? It seems not taking the opportunity to reiterate these highly important, yet often forgotten teachings, purposefully or not, is abdicating its own responsibility to catechize the faithful. In an era where we face massive catechetical shortfalls…does the Church hurt its own cause by making these omissions?
God bless!
- Paul
