The lamb's supper
Subtitle: the mass as heaven on Earth
By: Scott Hahn
Edition: Special edition. Special Augustine Institute edition.
Publisher: Image
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780385365581
Copyright date: 1999
Subjects: Theology; Doctrines; Mass; Lord's Supper; Biblical teaching; Doctrinal Theology; Bible; Catholic Church
Description: "Bestselling author Scott Hahn sheds new light on the Mass, offering readers a deeper appreciation of the most familiar of Catholic rituals . Of all things Catholic, there is nothing that is so familiar as the Mass. With its unchanging prayers, the Mass fits Catholics like their favorite clothes. Yet most Catholics sitting in the pews on Sundays fail to see the powerful supernatural drama that enfolds them. Pope John Paul II described the Mass as "Heaven on Earth," explaining that what "we celebrate on Earth is a mysterious participation in the heavenly liturgy." The Lamb's Supper reveals a long-lost secret of the Church: The early Christians' key to understanding the mysteries of the Mass was the New Testament Book of Revelation. With its bizarre imagery, its mystic visions of heaven, and its end-of-time prophecies, Revelation mirrors the sacrifice and celebration of the Eucharist. Beautifully written, in clear direct language, bestselling Catholic author Scott Hahn's new book will help readers see the Mass with new eyes, pray the liturgy with a renewed heart, and enter into the Mass more fully, enthusiastically, intelligently, and powerfully than ever before." -- Amazon.com.
Notes: "Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Doubleday, New York, in 1999." -- Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  -- by Benedict Groeschel; title: Introduction : Christ stands at the door : the Mass revealed --; title: In Heaven right now : what I found at my first Mass --; title: Given for you : the story of sacrifice --; title: From the beginning : the Mass of the first Christians --; title: Taste and see (and hear and touch) the Gospel : understanding the parts of the Mass --; title: "I turned to see" : the sense amid the strangeness --; title: Who's who in Heaven : Revelation's cast of thousands --; title: Apocalypse then! : the battles of Revelation and the ultimate weapon --; title: Judgment day : His mercy is scary --; title: Lifting the veil : how to see the invisible --; title: Worship is warfare : which will you choose : fight or flight? --; title: Parish the thought : Revelation as family portrait --; title: Rite makes might : the difference Mass makes.