TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

           The fact that many monastic churches do not have a prominent tabernacle shapes the patterns of liturgical prayer. Monastic communities often protect the ancient value of “receiving from the same sacrifice,” meaning that the communicants are assured that what they eat and drink in the Holy Mysteries actually comes from the same celebration. It surprises many to learn that the Church does not foresee, nor does it provide for, Communion of the faithful from the reserved Sacrament. Liturgical laws have long defended your right to receive from the same sacrifice, the same Mass, that you attend.
            At one time, of course, the bread for the Eucharist was the ordinary bread of the day, except unleavened, probably prepared at home. It was broken and distributed to the faithful. Early on the loaf itself was referred to as the hostia in Latin, meaning the “sacrifice,” the same word for the sacrificial animal in Jewish worship, and for Jesus as the Lamb of God. By giving his life on the cross, Jesus became the hostia for us. To this day in the Greek Church, one of the tasks of the priest’s wife is to bake the bread for the Divine Liturgy, sometimes in a bakery oven dedicated to that purpose and called a “Bethlehem.”

            Today’s familiar individual hosts first appeared in the eleventh century at about the time when tabernacles were coming into use. The turn away from “bready” bread allowed the hosts to be reserved since they did not spoil like regular bread, and made the annual “Easter duty” counts easier.

—Rev. James Field, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

YOUNG AT HEART: Our Young at Heart group is open to all parishioners 55 and up, married or single. This is a social group that meets on the last Friday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Parish Center Conference Room. Some months we have scheduled guest speakers. We  plan outing, dinners and socials.  Please call Marge Dunn at 645-7431 for more information.

RESURRECTION SCHOOL NEWS!!

Registration is now opened to all parish families.  Tell your friends and family what a wonderful school we have, and encourage them to register with us!

Registration is now open to everyone.

PRE-KINDERGARTEN 3 RETURNS

We’re bringing back pre-kindergarten for three-year-olds!  Let your friends and neighbors know, and invite them to join our Resurrection family.  Participants can choose between a five-day or three-day morning program, and morning and afternoon extension is available for those who need to utilize this service.  Our curriculum follows the diocesan syllabus and guides students with Catholic principles.  Registration fee is $75; enrichment fee is $100.  Tuition for the 5-day option is $2,600, the 3-day option is $1,600.  PK3 tuition is not part of the family discount.  The same tuition rate applies to all.  Students must be 3-years-old on or before September 1st, be potty-trained, and have immunization shots.  For further information or registration packets, contact the Main Office (744-1266)

UPCOMING EVENTS!!