false 1341685 2 What did the first Christians believe about the Eucharist? How did they follow Jesus' command, Do this in remembrance of me? How did they celebrate the Lord's Day? What would they recognize in today's Mass? The answers may surprise you.<br><br>In The Mass of the Early Christians, author Mike Aquilina reveals the Church's most ancient Eucharistic beliefs and practices. Using the words of the early Christians themselves -- from many documents and inscriptions -- Aquilina traces the Mass s history from Jesus' lifetime through the fourth century. The Mass stood at the center of the Church's life, evident in the Scriptures as well as the earliest Christian sermons, letters, artwork, tombstones, and architecture. Even the pagans bore witness to the Mass in the records of their persecutions.<br><br>In these legacies from the early Church, you ll hear and taste and see the same worship Catholics know today: the altar, the priests, the chalice of wine, the bread, the Sign of the Cross...the Lord, have mercy ...the Holy, holy, holy ...and the Communion.<br><br>You ll see vividly how Jesus followed through on his promise to be with us always, until the end of time. 1331270 2001 The Mass of the Early Christians total:8|5:2|4:2|3:3|2:1| 8 29 23 4 5 0 false false Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 17:14:25 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 17:22:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 11:38:45 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 11:51:24 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 17 13:30:05 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 08:08:13 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue May 27 06:23:52 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 19:10:54 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 15 07:25:52 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 07:25:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 12 05:47:34 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 05:47:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 19 19:35:25 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 19:35:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 28 09:10:18 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 09:10:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 09 22:48:45 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 22:48:48 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Feb 07 16:06:13 -0800 2009 Thu Jun 18 17:40:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 10:50:34 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:58:14 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jan 14 12:43:28 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 22:19:51 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 12:43:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 04 01:32:03 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 13:50:21 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 24 14:08:49 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 14:09:02 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 14 18:33:50 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 18:33:50 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 07 00:10:18 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 00:10:18 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Aug 04 04:54:07 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 04:54:07 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Apr 05 15:21:32 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 15:21:32 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 12 07:24:43 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 07:24:52 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Dec 12 18:15:54 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 18:15:57 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1341685