Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite

The references to 'blessing' and 'thanking' in the context of the community meal, the Eucharist, are found in the Synoptic Gospels as referring to Jesus' prayer to God; however, they are interpreted in contemporary Catholic practice as referring to the food items of the meal...

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Main Author: O'Loughlin, Thomas
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Published: The Society for Liturgical Study 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30364/
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description The references to 'blessing' and 'thanking' in the context of the community meal, the Eucharist, are found in the Synoptic Gospels as referring to Jesus' prayer to God; however, they are interpreted in contemporary Catholic practice as referring to the food items of the meal. This sets up a dissonance between the words used in the liturgy and the liturgical actions that accompany those words.
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spelling nottingham-303642020-05-04T20:20:45Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30364/ Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite O'Loughlin, Thomas The references to 'blessing' and 'thanking' in the context of the community meal, the Eucharist, are found in the Synoptic Gospels as referring to Jesus' prayer to God; however, they are interpreted in contemporary Catholic practice as referring to the food items of the meal. This sets up a dissonance between the words used in the liturgy and the liturgical actions that accompany those words. The Society for Liturgical Study 2013 Article PeerReviewed O'Loughlin, Thomas (2013) Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite. Anaphora, 7 (2). pp. 53-66. ISSN 1755-9790
spellingShingle O'Loughlin, Thomas
Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite
title Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite
title_full Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite
title_fullStr Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite
title_full_unstemmed Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite
title_short Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite
title_sort blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the eucharistic prayers of the roman rite
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