Sacrifice of the Mass and the Sacrifice of Christ: Thomas Aquinas against Later Thomists

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    Abstract

    According to Aquinas, Christ’s body and blood are really present in the Eucharist, his historical sacrifice on the cross is not. The latter is said to be ‘represented’ in the Eucharist, but the expression does not mean that it is made present in the way Christ’s body and blood are. Christ’s passion and sacrifice are to be remembered by the faithful as a historical event of the past. This is in contrast with the reading of later 16th and 17th century Thomist commentators. It goes against the ‘hyper-realist’ interpretation of Bellarmine. But, unlike the more moderate theories of Cano and others, Aquinas also does not think that the act of Christ being immolated is ritually re-enacted in the mass by some specific ritual gestures.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Actuality of Sacrifice
    Subtitle of host publicationPast and Present
    EditorsAlberdina Houtman, Marcel Poorthuis, Joshua Schwartz, Yossi Turner
    Place of PublicationLeiden/Boston
    PublisherBrill publishers
    Pages231-245
    Number of pages14
    ISBN (Print)978-09-04-28415-9
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Publication series

    NameJewish and Christian Perspectives Series
    PublisherBrill Publishers
    Volume28
    ISSN (Print)1388-2074

    Keywords

    • Thomas Aquinas
    • Eucharist
    • Sacrifice

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