Max Thurian was sub-prior of the Taize Community, the first monastic community for men founded in the Churches of the Reformed or Lutheran tradition, and was editor of the theological review Verbum Caro. He is also the translator of Mary: Mother of the Lord, Figure of the Church (1963, 1985), Our Faith: Basic Christian Belief (1982), Priesthood and Ministry: Ecumenical Research (1983), The Mystery of the Eucharist: An Ecumenical Approach (1983) and Confession (1985).

• I. The Memorial in the New TestamentThe Memorial of Sin to obtain ForgivenessThe Memorial of Prayer and CharityThe Memorial of the Saints“Making Remembrance”II. The Words of Christ at the Last SupperThe Anamnesis of the MysteriesThe Blessing of the ElementsThe Breaking of the BreadThe Separation of the ElementsThe Blood of the CovenantThe Remission of SinsThe Present Reality of the SacrificeThe Proclamation of the CrossThe Eschatological EntreatyIII. The Eucharistic SacrificeThe Sacrament of the SacrificeThe Presentation of the SacrificeThe Sacrifice of ThanksgivingThe Sacrifice of IntercessionThe Eucharistic Sacrifice and Justification by FaithThe Heavenly IntercessionThe Church’s OfferingIV. The Real PresenceThe Calvinistic Doctrine of the Real PresenceTheses concerning the Real PresenceConclusionAppendixIndex

Max Thurian was sub-prior of the Taize Community, the first monastic community for men founded in the Churches of the Reformed or Lutheran tradition, and was editor of the theological review Verbum Caro. He is also the translator of Mary: Mother of the Lord, Figure of the Church (1963, 1985), Our Faith: Basic Christian Belief (1982), Priesthood and Ministry: Ecumenical Research (1983), The Mystery of the Eucharist: An Ecumenical Approach (1983) and Confession (1985).

• I. The Memorial in the New TestamentThe Memorial of Sin to obtain ForgivenessThe Memorial of Prayer and CharityThe Memorial of the Saints“Making Remembrance”II. The Words of Christ at the Last SupperThe Anamnesis of the MysteriesThe Blessing of the ElementsThe Breaking of the BreadThe Separation of the ElementsThe Blood of the CovenantThe Remission of SinsThe Present Reality of the SacrificeThe Proclamation of the CrossThe Eschatological EntreatyIII. The Eucharistic SacrificeThe Sacrament of the SacrificeThe Presentation of the SacrificeThe Sacrifice of ThanksgivingThe Sacrifice of IntercessionThe Eucharistic Sacrifice and Justification by FaithThe Heavenly IntercessionThe Church’s OfferingIV. The Real PresenceThe Calvinistic Doctrine of the Real PresenceTheses concerning the Real PresenceConclusionAppendixIndex

Max Thurian was sub-prior of the Taize Community, the first monastic community for men founded in the Churches of the Reformed or Lutheran tradition, and was editor of the theological review Verbum Caro. He is also the translator of Mary: Mother of the Lord, Figure of the Church (1963, 1985), Our Faith: Basic Christian Belief (1982), Priesthood and Ministry: Ecumenical Research (1983), The Mystery of the Eucharist: An Ecumenical Approach (1983) and Confession (1985).

• I. The Memorial in the New TestamentThe Memorial of Sin to obtain ForgivenessThe Memorial of Prayer and CharityThe Memorial of the Saints“Making Remembrance”II. The Words of Christ at the Last SupperThe Anamnesis of the MysteriesThe Blessing of the ElementsThe Breaking of the BreadThe Separation of the ElementsThe Blood of the CovenantThe Remission of SinsThe Present Reality of the SacrificeThe Proclamation of the CrossThe Eschatological EntreatyIII. The Eucharistic SacrificeThe Sacrament of the SacrificeThe Presentation of the SacrificeThe Sacrifice of ThanksgivingThe Sacrifice of IntercessionThe Eucharistic Sacrifice and Justification by FaithThe Heavenly IntercessionThe Church’s OfferingIV. The Real PresenceThe Calvinistic Doctrine of the Real PresenceTheses concerning the Real PresenceConclusionAppendixIndex