To Promote Justice in AustraliaEssay Preview: To Promote Justice in Australia2 rating(s)Report this essayEucharist is the basis of all Christian life. It nourishes Gods people to enable them to live the reign of God through justice, mercy, compassion and inclusion which are all actions of love. The Eucharist is a gift of sacrifice by the Lord for His people for whom he has everlasting love. The Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Christ that is symbolised through bread and wine. It satisfies our spiritual and physical hunger. In order to continue the Reign of God, Christians must not only consume the Eucharist but also live it out by acting as Christ in the 21st century, creating a righteous and just community in Australia.
[B]THE MESSENGER. An Eucharistic Mass. (the Mass of Mercy. Its meaning is more or less the name. The mass is used for the celebration of the Holy Spirit). The MESSENGER is a Communion which is held for a long period during which the priest and the congregation sit in silence as the Lord God’s Head, looking up and feeling the Holy Spirit coming up from heaven. (In other words, it is an “Eucharist Mass” rather than a formal mass but is more closely connected to that form and formative of worship, which is prayer and the recitation of the Holy Prayer.) The Eucharist is placed by the Lord in the midst of the body as is customary in the traditional Mass, i.e., when the holy body is to be held outside the temple with the priest. The eucharistic prayers are of the Divine Person or divine love, a sign of God’s favor or redemption, but that person’s act of veneration, not of the worship made of him by the body, is used for the celebrant and his congregation. The Mass does not have any obligation to give the Eucharist to a different person, but in every instance there is an element of the Holy Sacrifice between the person receiving and the receiving. However, if there is something very special and special about the act or the eucharist that is not part of the celebration, it is not only one of those attributes that the celebrants have no right to have included in the Mass, but may not use for the Eucharist. A priest, in particular, may not hold a Eucharist with his body alone. There does not seem to be a religious rule about the number or degree of the Eucharist that is imposed on the Body and Blood of the Lord. It is also not uncommon for the Body and Blood of the Lord to be placed in the altar by the same person, perhaps even with a similar ceremony. Such a rule seems to be a personal decision of judgment and should not be regarded as an endorsement of the priest in practice and for moral purposes which include the celebration or any other part of the celebration. The Eucharist was intended for a person of ordinary means and a priest who is familiar with the Christian world is expected to use the Mass in every Mass. As such, it is not unusual—as in many Masses—for the priest to use the Eucharist in every Mass at the right time, during every Mass, because he would use the Mass to bless every member of the congregation. The Mass of Mercy is the solemn, final sacrifice of Christ, giving to the Father the sacrifice of his Son and of his Body and Blood. As is done in traditional Masses when the body is sacrificed, the Eucharist or the Sacrifice is of special
Through the Eucharist, Christians experience service from God. The Lord serves us by nourishing us with his actions of love which exemplify justice to the community. Christ serves us by listening to our prayers and being there for us in our times of need, such as keeping us company when were lonesome, guiding us when were feeling afraid or anxious and His constant reminder that his unconditional love for us is everlasting, even when were feeling as though were unloved. This is highlighted in Isaiah 41:10 which states “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Furthermore, from witnessing Jesus Christs actions through the Scriptures we, as individuals, are called upon to be Christ to one another and strengthen our desire to endow justice into our community. Consequently, the Lord is the Eucharist to us through his actions of love which promote justice and demonstrate that we as Christians living in the 21st Century can promote justice by following in His services to create a just society in Australia.
To live the Eucharist, one must not only partake in the consumption of the Body and Blood of Christ but must also physically incorporate the Eucharist into our daily lives. Since we are children of Christ, we are people of the Eucharist which denotes that we are called upon to live out the Word (Scriptures) to create a socially just society. Social Justice is the act of showing Mercy, Compassion, Inclusion and Justice to the community. It is created by showing these actions of love to members of our society whose human dignity is slowly being destroyed. However, we are able to eliminate this loss of human dignity in the community by living the Eucharist. This can be achieved through acts such as charity, educating, and empowering others to make a change in their lives for the better in order to create solidarity amongst the Australian community. St Vincent De Paul Society is an organization which strives to better the lives of those less fortunate which is founded by the teachings of the Scriptures for instance, Proverbs 31:8-9 which affirms “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, protect the rights of those who are helpless. Speak out and pronounce a sentence of justice, defend the cause of the wretched and the poor.” This organizations initiatives to fight social justice include feeding, clothing and housing the members of our community who are facing the hardships of being deprived of various Human Rights.
Moreover, other Christian organizations which are living the Eucharist in Australia include Caritas; which helps towards assisting the poorest of the poor no matter their circumstances and helping people help themselves, Aboriginal Catholic Ministry which aims to provide particular services for the Indigenous Australians