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UNIT 7, LESSON 2

Learning Goals Connection to the Catechism ӹӹ The miracle of the multiplication of the of the loaves and the fish ӹӹ CCC 547-548 ӹӹ CCC 1392-1397 foreshadows the institution of ӹӹ CCC 1335-1336 ӹӹ CCC 1411-1412 the Eucharist at the . ӹӹ CCC 1360 ӹӹ CCC 1415 ӹӹ Jesus instituted the Eucharist at the Last Supper as a memorial of ӹӹ CCC 1365 ӹӹ CCC 1417 His Death and Resurrection, and ӹӹ CCC 1373-1376 He commanded His Apostles to celebrate it until His return. Vocabulary ӹ At , the and wine ӹ ӹӹ Eucharist ӹӹ Essential are changed into the Body and ӹӹ Elements of the Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Eucharist Christ in the Holy Eucharist. ӹӹ Real Presence ӹӹ State of Grace ӹӹ The Eucharist is a sacrifice of ӹӹ Last Supper thanksgiving.

BIBLICAL TOUCHSTONES

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples never hunger, and whoever believes in me will said, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took never thirst. a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, JOHN 6:35 “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.”

MATTHEW 26:26-28

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Materials ӹӹ Feeding the Five Thousand ӹӹ Appendix A: My First ӹӹ The Real Presence Journal ӹӹ The Last Supper and the Mass ӹӹ Crayons, markers, and/ or colored pencils ӹӹ The Eucharist ӹӹ Paper plates ӹӹ Teacher Resource: The Multiplication of the Loaves ӹӹ Scissors and the Fish Comic Strip ӹӹ Glue ӹӹ Teacher Resource: ӹӹ Blank paper Loaves and Fish ӹӹ Small tablecloth ӹӹ Teacher Resource: ӹӹ Flameless candle The Last Supper

Prayer Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Do not permit me to be parted from you. , save me. From the evil foe protect me. , inebriate me. At the hour of my death call me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. And bid me come to you, Passion of Christ, strengthen me. to praise you with all your O good Jesus, hear me. forever and ever. Within your wounds conceal me. Amen.

DAY ONE Warm-Up A. Begin by leading your students in the prayer for this lesson, the . B. Cover a small table or desk with a small tablecloth (the color of the current liturgical season, if possible). Place on the table a , open to the passage about the multiplication of the loaves and the fish (Luke 9:11-17). Next to the Bible you might place a flameless candle. C. Tell your students that today they are going to hear a very special and important story from the of Luke. This Gospel story tells us about a miracle that Jesus performed. Ask your students to recall what a miracle is (a supernatural act of God that demonstrates His power over all things). Remind them that Jesus’ miracles invited people to believe in Him and were signs of the Kingdom. One of Jesus’ most well-known and important miracles is the multiplication of the loaves and the fish. It is so important, that the story of this miracle appears in all four ! Today, we are going to read about this important miracle from of Luke.

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D. Before reading, you may want to turn off the lights, ask your students to take a deep breath, “listen” to the quiet, and even close their eyes. This will help them hear the Gospel passage in its fullness. Then, read aloud to your students Luke 9:11-17: The crowds … followed him. He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed to be cured. As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, “Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.” He said to them, “Give them some yourselves.” They replied, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have, unless we ourselves go and buy food for all these people.” Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of [about] fifty.” They did so and made them all sit down. Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. They all ate and were satisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets. E. Have your students turn to Feeding the Five Thousand (page 359). Project an image of the painting by Marten van Valckenborch. Give your students a few moments to observe the painting. Then ask the following questions: een e e osan ӹӹ What in this painting stands out to you the most? ӹӹ Who is in the forefront of the picture? Jesus, Apostles, a young boy. ӹӹ Who is in the background of the picture? Whom do you think they represent? A crowd of people/us. ӹӹ What is Jesus holding? What is He doing? Jesus is holding the bread, and He is blessing it or praying over it. ӹӹ What is the people’s reaction? What does their body language tell you? They are in awe — amazed at the miracle. ӹӹ Imagine that you were present in this story. How would you react to this miracle? Accept reasoned answers.

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Activity Note: In advance, make enough copies for each student of Teacher Resource: The Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fish Comic Strip (page 671 in this guide). A. Explain the following to your students in a mini-lecture: This miracle is a sign of the Kingdom of God. It shows us that Jesus is concerned for His people. He cares about them and is attentive to their needs, even providing food for them when they are physically hungry. He provides for us in abundance, more than we could ever imagine. When we ask Jesus something in faith, He provides for us. The miracle is also a preview of the special bread Jesus will give us to help us on our journey to Heaven: the Bread of Life, the Eucharist. Remember, the Eucharist is the in which we receive the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ under the appearances of bread and wine. The Eucharist is the source and summit of our Christian life. It is spiritual food for the soul. It is not merely a symbol but is Jesus’ true and Blood. Jesus tells us that He is the Bread of Life. He says, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst” (John 6:35). At the Last Supper, on the night before He died, Jesus performed another miracle: He took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to His disciples. Notice that the exact same words are used in the story of the Last Supper as are used in the story of the multiplication of the loaves and the fish. Only this time, Jesus doesn’t multiply the bread, He changes it into His Body and not just for the body, but for our souls. B. Distribute to each student Teacher Resource: The Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fish Comic Strip and a piece of blank paper. Make crayons, markers, and/or colored pencils available and have your students draw the scene described in each square to create a comic strip of the story. Then, make scissors and glue available, and have your students cut out the squares on the handout. Then have them arrange the squares on their blank paper in order (from left to right, top to bottom) according to the story. Check your students’ work and if they have the correct order, have them glue the squares onto their paper.

Formative Assessment Note: In advance, make enough copies for each student of Teacher Resource: Loaves and Fish (page 672 in this guide). Also, bring in enough paper plates for each student to have one. A. Distribute to each student a copy of Teacher Resource: Loaves and Fish and a paper plate. Have your students color and cut out the loaves and the fish and glue them onto their paper plates.

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DAY TWO Warm-Up Note: to prepare for today’s lesson, bring in a tablecloth (the color of the current liturgical season, if possible), two flameless candles, a special plate, a napkin, and a wine glass. (If possible, borrow the sacred vessels that are used for Mass from your school’s parish, or invite your parish priest to participate in this lesson with the vessels.) To enhance the lesson, consider bringing in a loaf of bread and grape juice or water that has been colored red. Also, before class begins, place a table at the front of your classroom to use to “set” a table. A. Begin by leading your students in the Anima Christi prayer. B. Ask your students to share with you all the elements they can think of that make a meal special. For example, what makes Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner different from any other dinner? Accept reasoned answers. C. Invite your students to gather around the table in the front of your room. Then set the table with them, using the items you’ve brought from home (or borrowed from the parish) so that they can see the different elements that would have been present at the Last Supper and are also present at the Mass. Then choose a few students to help you place the items on the table, giving each of them an item to hold until it is time. Explain that we are setting this table before us to remind us of the Last Supper, which we will hear about in the Gospel story we will soon read together. D. Show and explain each item and then hand it to a student. ӹӹ Begin with the tablecloth. Explain that we cover the table to prepare a place for the meal to be served. Ask the first student to place the tablecloth on the table. ӹӹ Next give the two flameless candles to different children. Ask them to turn the lights on before placing them on the table. Explain that candles add a sense of importance and joy to the table, and in this case they remind us of Jesus as the Light of the World, of His presence, and of our prayer. Ask the students, one at a time, to place the candles on each end of the table. ӹӹ Then give a student the wine glass (or chalice), and explain that a chalice is a special cup to be used at a feast. The chalice would become the special cup in which Jesus changed the wine into His very Blood. Have the student place it on the table. ӹӹ Then give a student the plate, and explain that a plate like this holds our food. Have the student place it on the table. (If possible, place a small piece of bread on the plate, and fill the chalice with grape juice or water dyed red to enhance the lesson).

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E. Explain to your students that you would like them to listen to the Gospel story of the most important meal of all time: the Last Supper. This meal was greater than any other, for during it, Jesus performed the greatest miracle of all: He gave us the Holy Eucharist, His very Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. Ask the children to close their eyes, take a deep breath, and listen to the silence. Pray with them that God will prepare their hearts to hear the Gospel. Then read aloud Matthew 26:17-20, 26-28: On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples approached Jesus and said, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the ?” He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The teacher says, “My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.”’” The disciples then did as Jesus had ordered, and prepared the Passover. When it was evening, he reclined at table with the Twelve. While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins. F. Then ask your students the following questions: ӹӹ On what feast did the Last Supper take place? The Passover. ӹӹ While Jesus and the disciples were eating, what did Jesus do? He blessed and broke the bread. ӹӹ When Jesus took bread, what were the words He said? Take and eat; this is my body. ӹӹ When Jesus took the cup, what were the words that He said? Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant. ӹӹ How is the story of the Last Supper similar to the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and the fish that we learned about in the last lesson? The miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fish prefigured the Eucharist. Both stories contain miracles. In both stories Jesus takes the bread, says the blessing, breaks the bread, and gives it to His disciples, and they eat. Jesus gives bread to supply for the needs of His people. In the miracle of the loaves and the fish, Jesus gave them bread for their physical hunger. At the Last Supper, Jesus gives us the Eucharist, which is spiritual food for our body and soul. Accept other reasoned answers.

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Activity A. Have your students turn to The Real Presence e eal Pesene llnelan

Fill-in-the-Blank (page 360). Have them eons E follow along and fill in the blanks as you discuss o an L the important truths that this Gospel reveals to L S E us. S B. Then explain the following to your students in a P E L S S E mini-lecture: E uhaist E At the Last Supper, Jesus gives us bread and wine that He changed into His Body and Blood. E

What that means is that the bread, and the wine, E truly are changed, so that they are no longer The miracle of the Eucharist was prefi gured by the miracle of bread and wine, but truly all of Jesus — His Body

and Blood, Soul and Divinity. This change is

a miracle — Jesus is truly present to us in the Eucharist. But why does Jesus give us His Body and Blood as food? Jesus provides for us in abundance. He gives us not just food for our body, but food for our very soul! When He was teaching His disciples, Jesus said to them, I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.... Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever. (John 6:51, 53-58) Jesus taught us that not only will He give us food for our physical bodies so we won’t be hungry, but He will give us His very Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity — all of Himself, without holding anything back — which is true food for our soul! He says that in the Eucharist, we will have true food and true drink — we will have life because of Him, and we will live forever! Jesus wants so much to be one with us that He gives us the greatest gift we could ever imagine: we consume, or take into our bodies, His very life. There is no greater gift that we could ever receive, and there is no greater miracle on earth than this. And we have the opportunity to receive Jesus each week at Holy Mass!

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Our faith helps us to believe what Jesus said to us. Even though our eyes see bread and wine, our tongue tastes bread and wine, and our hands touch bread and wine, the bread and wine are no longer bread and wine. At the Last Supper Jesus was very clear when He said, “Take and eat, this is my body,” and “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood.” He did not say that what He was giving was a sign or a symbol. He said that we are to eat His body and drink His blood. As followers of Jesus, it is important that we listen to what He tells us and believe that the Eucharist is truly His Body and Blood. The Eucharist contains His Real Presence; there is no part of Him that is not contained in it. The word Eucharist means “thanksgiving.” Through Jesus’ Death on the Cross, we offer a sacrifice of praise, and all of us, and all of creation, are offered to Him. We thank Him for all that He has made, for his justice and mercy, and for our salvation through Jesus Christ. C. Give your students a few minutes to complete the fill-in-the-blank. Then review and discuss the correct answers.

Formative Assessment Note: In advance, make enough copies for each student of Teacher Resource: The Last Supper (page 673 in this guide). Consider printing them on cardstock to make the cutout sturdier. Distribute to each student a copy of Teacher Resource: The Last Supper and have them color and cut out the chalice, plate, and bread. Explain that these items would have been found at the Last Supper and are still used at every Mass. Then, have your students compare their previous loaves- and-fish craft with this.

DAY THREE Warm-Up A. Begin by leading your students in the Anima Christi prayer. B. Explain to your students that Jesus gave us the Eucharist at the Last Supper and told us to “do this this in memory of” Him. In other words, Jesus told us to continue to celebrate the Eucharist in the same way that He gave it to us: in a holy meal. The has done this faithfully for 2,000 years in the Mass, in which we gather around the as one , and the priest repeats the words of Jesus so that the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. We then receive and eat the Bread of Life, the Eucharist.

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C. Have your students turn to The Last Supper and the Mass (page 362). Together with your e Las e an e ass

eons L S class, go through each of the parts of the Last

Supper and the Holy Mass and match their e Las e e ol ass

A corresponding parts (for example, the table and the altar are corresponding parts). Have your students write them next to each other in the proper column. Project the chart or draw a chart on the board and fill it in with your E students. e as eons E A E Soon you will receive ӹ the Eucharist for the fi rst time! O ӹ O ӹ O E ӹ A Activity E ӹ E E N E A. Have your students turn to The Eucharist ӹ E E E ӹ ӹ (page 363) and read about the Eucharist. ӹ EE N E E E Then have your students answer the questions. E ӹ L S B. When they have finished, review and discuss E E E E S E the correct answers.

Assessment Have your students turn to The Living Bread (page 483) of their My Journal and gently remove the page. Have students write responses to the prompts.

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668 © SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS Answer Key 2. The words Jesus said at the Last Supper to change the bread and wine into His Body and Blood: E “This is my Body, which will be given up for you” E and “This is the cup of my Blood.” 3. An ordained E Catholic priest. 4. The recipient. 5. A baptized Catholic; prepared to receive the E Eucharist; and in a state of grace, or without mortal sin. 6. We grow closer to Jesus, we are given God’s grace, our venial sins are forgiven, it helps us to avoid committing mortal sin, it strengthens our love for God and for others, it helps us to be good and kind to others, and it makes our relationship to the Church stronger.

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Jesus took the loaves and the fish. He said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to His disciples The Apostles told Jesus that they only Jesus taught the crowd who had to pass out to the crowds. had five loaves of bread and two fish. followed Him and healed people.

All of the people ate and were It was late, and the crowd was Jesus had the crowd sit filled. The disciples picked up hungry. Jesus told the Apostles down in groups of 50. 12 baskets of leftover bread. to give them food to eat. 671 Loaves and Fish

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Unit 7, lesson 2 673 Teacher Resource: The Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fish Comic Strip Answer Key

Correct order:

1. Jesus taught the crowd who had followed Him and healed people.

2. It was late and the crowd was hungry. Jesus told the Apostles to give them food to eat.

3. The Apostles told Jesus they only had five loaves of bread and two fish.

4. Jesus had the crowd sit down in groups of 50.

5. Jesus took the loaves and fish. He said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to His disciples to pass out to the crowds.

6. All of the people ate and were filled. The disciples picked up 12 baskets of leftover bread.

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Unit 7, Lesson 2 359 The Real Presence Fill-in-the-Blank

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct answers from the word bank.

Word Bank Blood Last Supper Thanksgiving Body Souls Bread Real Presence Loaves and Fish Sign or Symbol Eternal

1. Jesus gave us the gift of the Eucharist at the ______.

2. In the Eucharist, the bread is changed into the ______of Jesus Christ.

3. In the Eucharist, the wine is changed into the ______of Jesus Christ.

4. The miracle of the Eucharist was prefigured by the miracle of the ______.

360 Unit 7, Lesson 2 5. The Eucharist is not just food for our bodies, but food for our ______.

6. Jesus taught His disciples that He is the ______of Life.

7. The Eucharist is true food and true drink that will give us ______life.

8. The Eucharist is not a ______.

9. The Eucharist is the ______of Jesus.

10. The word Eucharist means ______.

Unit 7, Lesson 2 361 The Last Supper and the Mass

Directions: Draw lines to match the parts of the Last Supper with the parts of the Holy Mass.

The Last Supper The Holy Mass

The Apostles gathered The priest says, around the table. “This is my Body. … This is my Blood.”

The bread and wine become the Body The bread and wine and Blood of Christ. become the Body and Blood of Christ.

Jesus said, “This is my Body. …This We receive and eat is my Blood.” the Eucharist.

The Apostles received The altar and ate the Eucharist.

The people of God The table gather around the altar.

362 Unit 7, Lesson 2 The Eucharist

Directions: Read about the Eucharist. Then answer the focus questions.

Soon you will receive the Eucharist for the first time! Your First Communion is an important moment in your life as a Christian. It is important to learn all that you can about the Eucharist. That way, at your First Communion, when you say, “Amen,” you will really mean, “I do believe.”

There are two essential elements, or necessary parts, for the bread and wine to be changed into the Holy Eucharist at Mass. They are:

1. Bread and wine. The bread be made of wheat, and the wine must be made from grapes. Nothing else can ever be used for the Eucharist.

2. The words of spoken by the priest. Consecration, in this case, means blessing. The words of consecration are the words Jesus said at the Last Supper to change the bread and wine into His Body

Unit 7, Lesson 2 363 and Blood. These words are: “This is my Body, which will be given up for you” and “This is the cup of my Blood.”

Only an ordained Catholic priest may preside over, or lead, the Mass. Only he may consecrate, or bless, the bread and wine so that they become Jesus’ Body and Blood. We call him the minister of the Eucharist.

The recipient of the Eucharist is the person who receives it. Not everyone can receive the Eucharist. The recipient must be:

ӹӹ a baptized Catholic.

ӹӹ prepared to receive the Eucharist. That means to have examined our consciences and fasted for at least an hour before receiving Communion.

ӹӹ in a state of grace, which means being without mortal sin.

The Eucharist changes us! Receiving the Eucharist causes many good things to happen in our souls. Some of these good things are:

364 Unit 7, Lesson 2 ӹӹ We grow closer to Jesus.

ӹӹ We are given God’s grace.

ӹӹ Our venial sins are forgiven.

ӹӹ It helps us to avoid committing mortal sin.

ӹӹ It makes our love for God and for others stronger.

ӹӹ It helps us to be good and kind to others.

ӹӹ It makes our relationship to the Church stronger.

When we receive the Eucharist, we are receiving Jesus Himself. We invite Jesus to come and dwell in us. By this amazing miracle, God Himself is with us. We are truly blessed to be able receive Him!

1. Why is it important to learn all that you can about the Eucharist?

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Unit 7, Lesson 2 365 2. What are the words of consecration?

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3. Who is the minister of the Eucharist?

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4. What do we call the person receiving the Eucharist?

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5. What three things must the recipient of the Eucharist be?

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6. What are two ways in which receiving the Eucharist changes us?

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