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A brand new course that offers a library of exciting, multi-media resource material - both printed and online - to bring the faith of the Church alive.
Bread of Life is a major new multi-media resource that aims to meet the needs of communities in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England. It consists of six modules which broadly follow the structure of the Eucharist. The modules have been designed with flexibility in mind: they can be delivered in any order; each can stand alone; and a module may be followed over one or several sessions, depending on what would best suit the community involved.

Written by leading thinkers in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England, Bread of Life is ideal as preparation for confirmation and first communion, as a refresher course in the Christian faith, or as a course for Lent or Advent. It is expected that further modules will be commissioned over time, but the initial six are:

1 I am the bread of life

2 He has reconciled us to God

3 The word of the Lord

4 Hear our prayer

5 The body of Christ

6 Go in peace to love and serve the Lord

Each teaching session follows the structure of Gathering (welcome and optional opening liturgy), Word (teaching supported by video, audio, slides and writing), Communion (discussion among the group) and Sending out (practical applications and optional closing liturgy).

Videos, podcasts, PowerPoint slides and theological background material for each module can be downloaded from breadoflifecourse.co.uk.

The course has received considerable investment from CBS (The Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament) and across the Church. This is reflected in the quality of the videos - which have been specially commissioned and filmed in biblical locations such as Jerusalem and across the UK - and in the attractive course book, designed to accompany participants through their involvement with Bread of Life and on their ongoing faith journey.

List of illustrations vii

Foreword ix

Introduction to the course xi

Bread of life liturgies 1

1 I am the bread of life 5

2 He has reconciled us to God 21

3 The word of the Lord 37

4 Hear our prayer 65

5 The body of Christ 81

6 Go in peace to love and serve the Lord 107

Acknowledgements 121

Sources and copyright acknowledgements 124

Support networks related to the Absolute Truth video 127

Application forms for CBS 129

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Religion

Christianisme

Christian Living

Philosophie et théologie

Devotional

Devotion

Christianity

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Publié par	SPCK
Date de parution	19 janvier 2023
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780281089505
Langue	English

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BREAD OF LIFE
The Christian life through the lens of the Eucharist
GUEST BOOK
Contents
List of illustrations
Foreword
Introduction to the course
Bread of life liturgies
1 I am the bread of life
2 He has reconciled us to God
3 The word of the Lord
4 Hear our prayer
5 The body of Christ
6 Go in peace to love and serve the Lord
Acknowledgements
Sources and copyright acknowledgements
Support networks related to the Absolute Truth video
Application forms for CBS
List of illustrations
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci © Alamy Stock Photo
The Last Supper by Giorgio Vasari © Alamy Stock Photo
Supper at Emmaus by Ticiano Vecellio (Titian) © Alamy Stock Photo
The Last Supper by Frans Pourbus the Younger © Alamy Stock Photo
The Last Supper by Jacopo Robusti (Tintoretto) © Alamy Stock Photo
The Last Supper by El Greco © Alamy Stock Photo
Foreword
Dear Guest
It is with a real sense of joy that I welcome you to Bread of Life . This course is offered to the Church by the oldest of the Anglo-Catholic devotional societies, the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament. Because of the Covid pandemic, it has taken something like four years to see this course come together, and my time as the CBS Superior-General has just come to an end. However, it still remains for me to commend this to you in the hope that it will help you to discover afresh how central is the Eucharist to our faith. Through it we celebrate the enduring presence of Jesus Christ in the way that he promised us. That presence is a transforming one as we travel with him on our pilgrim journey. Every time we break the Bread together as he asked us, as did those disciples on the Emmaus Road, our hearts burn within us, and we recognize and know him as the Risen Lord of the Church. In this way we, like them, are strengthened and sent out to tell others of the good news that we know in ourselves, that Jesus Christ is indeed the Bread of Life !
May this be so for you as well. May Bread of Life be a blessing to you on your own Christian journey. We are fellow travellers, on pilgrimage together in the loving company of our ever-present Lord who nourishes us with food he himself gives, his Body and his Blood.
Bishop Roger Jupp
Introduction to the course
Welcome to Bread of Life , a course designed from the ground up to be the start of an amazing journey in getting to know Jesus Christ with a new and deeper understanding.
A number of people have come together from across the Church to create a library of teaching resources to help you bring your faith to life. To start with, these resources include this Guest Book and accompanying videos and podcasts on < breadoflifecourse.co.uk >. As you read through the book, there are icons to show you when to click on these on the website.
You can find recordings of the Main talks of the initial six modules, along with PowerPoint slides and other teaching resources, on the website too. These offer useful focus points on key topics and relevant images to help you explore. If you’re leading the course, do make use of the deeper theological background material provided to help you prepare to teach each module.
Bread of Life is designed for those taking their first steps towards Jesus, for those who stand firm in their faith and are exploring a greater understanding of that faith, and for those who simply want to understand their desire to reach out and learn more about something that they can’t quite put their finger on.
As we develop more Bread of Life material, we would love to hear from you. What works well? What didn’t quite work? What inspired you most? At the end of each session, we’ll remind you to give us feedback. We really do want to hear from you. Stories of unexpected insights, of faith found, of shared love . . . anything that you’d like to tell us.
In love, and with prayer for your discovery of Jesus in this course,
Fr. Matthew Cashmore SSC
Chair of the Editorial Board, Bread of Life
Bread of life liturgies
At the beginning of a module
Leader
Jesus says:

I am the living bread

which has come down from heaven.

Anyone who eats this bread

will live for ever.
All
Lord, give us this bread always.
Leader
As they were eating, Jesus took some bread

and, when he had said the blessing,

broke it and gave it to them.

‘Take it,’ he said. ‘This is my body.’

Then he took the cup

and, when he had returned thanks,

he gave it to them, and all drank from it,

and he said to them, ‘This is my blood,

the blood of the covenant,

which is to be poured out for many.

(This is) The Word of the Lord.’
All
Thanks be to God.
Leader
Lord Jesus Christ,

in the most wonderful Sacrament of the

Eucharist you have left us the memorial of your passion;

deepen our reverence

for the mystery of your body and blood,

that we experience within us

the fruit of your redemption.

Who live and reign for ever and ever.
All
Amen.
At the end of a module
At the end of an evening module
Leader
On the Emmaus road, they said to him:

Stay with us, Lord, because it is almost evening,

and the day is nearly over.

And so he went in to stay with them.

At table he took bread, blessed and broke it,

and gave it to them.

And their eyes were opened and they recognized him.
All
Lord, abide with us also.

Let our hearts burn within us.
Leader
Support us, O Lord,

all the day long of this troublous life,

until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes,

the busy world is hushed,

the fever of life is over,

and our work done.

Then, Lord, in your mercy

grant us a safe lodging,

a holy rest, and peace at the last;

through Christ our Lord.
All
Amen.
At the end of a module at any time of day
Leader
Jesus, bread of life:
All
Feed us now and evermore.
Leader
Jesus, bread come down from heaven:
All
Feed us now and evermore.
Leader
The bread you give, O God,

is Christ’s flesh for the life of the world;

the cup of his blood

is your covenant for our salvation.

Grant that we who worship Christ

in the holy mystery of the Eucharist

may reverence him in the needy of this world

by lives poured out for the sake of that kingdom

where he lives and reigns for ever and ever.
All
Amen.
Leader
Let us bless the Lord.
All
Thanks be to God.