Education in Faith
“Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
The Bread of Life
We are so proud of our Year Four students as they have completed their program on the Sacrament of First Eucharist this term!
Our students completed this program with reverence, but also demonstrated a high level of understanding of the Sacrament itself.
The Last Supper
We understand the genesis of the Eucharist at Mass comes from the events of the Last Supper. As the students comment, this was at the time not called the Last Supper, which would have been a bit of a weird title for a meal!
Instead this was believed to be a Jewish Passover celebration that Jesus and his disciples sat down to share.
At this meal Jesus shocked his disciples with both his actions and words.
Before the meal, Jesus washed his disciples feet, an act that may have been perceived as beneath him! The Disciples at first pushed back and told Jesus he was too special to do this, but as always Jesus knew what he was doing! In this act Jesus demonstrated that no one is too special to show care and love for others.
Later in the evening Jesus revealed that he was soon to be betrayed, and his life on Earth would soon be ending.
Jesus broke the bread and poured the wine, representing his body and blood.
We understand that at each Mass the Eucharist takes place with the priest blessing the bread and wine, before it is distributed, remembering this event.
What can sometimes be forgotten about the Eucharist is that it is a Call to Action!
Back at the Last Supper Jesus knew his time on Earth was coming to a close. His words included "Do this in remembrance of me.”
Jesus was not just saying for the Disciples to remember his name, or to remember to eat some bread at Mass. More so he was asking the Disciples to remember his acts and behaviour while on Earth. As our students understand, Jesus was saying "It is your turn now!"
Please read on to find out how some of our Year Four students described this concept!
When we receive the Eucharist at Mass we are filled with the Spirit of Jesus. This enables us to go forth and act in the way that he did!
The Eucharist at each Mass is a vital reminder to show kindness, forgiveness and love to those we encounter each day. A reminder to take time out of our day to help those in need, even when it isn't simple or easy!
We congratulate our Year Four candidates who took part in the Eucharist this year: Xavier, Molly, Julian, Peter, Leonardo, Timothy, Noah and Sophie.
We also are so grateful for the work of all of our school staff in helping our students prepare for this Sacrament including Mrs Georgiadis, Mr Ru and Mrs Kirkham! We also know these Sacraments do not take place without the dedication and care of the Parish team including Father Leenus, Father Pat, Father Eugene and Miss Blair!
We do not need to go very far to see an example of the Action promoted by the Eucharist, make sure you read From the Principal to read all about our Bake Sale!
God Bless!
Tim O'Mahoney
Education in Faith Leader