Arch-Bishop Fulton Sheen on the Meaning of the Mass Eucharist Unit S5/6 RE Lesson 5
1) To consider who Venerable Fulton Sheen was. Learning Intentions 1) To consider who Venerable Fulton Sheen was. 2) To consider his explanation of the meaning of the Mass
skills What skills do you think you will be using? Creating? Evaluating? Analysing? Applying? Understanding? Remembering?
Fulton Sheen Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen, May 8, 1895 – December 9, 1979) was an American bishop (later archbishop) of the Roman Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. His cause for canonization as a saint was officially opened in 2002. In June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially recognized a decree from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints stating that he lived a life of "heroic virtues" – a major step towards beatification – so he is now referred to as "Venerable".
Fulton Sheen Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria in 1919, Sheen quickly became a renowned theologian, earning the Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy in 1923. He went on to teach theology and philosophy at The Catholic University of America as well as acting as a parish priest before being appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York in 1951. He held this position until 1966 when he was made the Bishop of Rochester from October 21, 1966 to October 6, 1969, when he resigned and was made the Archbishop of the Titular See of Newport, Wales.
Fulton Sheen For 20 years as Father, later Monsignor, Sheen hosted the night-time radio program The Catholic Hour (1930– 1950) before moving to television and presenting Life Is Worth Living (1951–1957). Sheen's final presenting role was on The Fulton Sheen Program (1961–1968). For this work, Sheen twice won an Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Television Personality, the only personality appearing on the DuMont Network ever to win a major Emmy award. Due to his contribution to televised preaching Sheen is often referred to as one of the first televangelists.
Sheen on the Mass As you have studied this unit on the Eucharist you should have gained a deeper and more profound understanding of what the Mass is. In the following video you will hear Venerable Fulton Sheen explain the meaning of the Mass. He says that we will only ‘get something’ out of going to Mass if we know the meaning of what is going on at Mass. Click the pic on the following slide to watch the video. Be prepared to discuss Sheen’s ideas afterwards.
The meaning of the Mass Answer the following in sentences… What do we ‘plant down’ at every Mass? What action of Christ must we do spiritually at every Mass? How does the bread and wine represent us? Why are the bread and wine consecrated separately? Sheen says that we should think of the Mass as 3 ‘acts’. What are they? Explain 3 things you know about Mass now that you didn’t know before watching this video.
1) To consider who Venerable Fulton Sheen was. Learning Intentions 1) To consider who Venerable Fulton Sheen was. 2) To consider his explanation of the meaning of the Mass
skills What skills did you use? Creating? Evaluating? Analysing? Applying? Understanding? Remembering?