1. Visions April 19, 2015 3 rd Sunday of Easter

2. Cover catholic – all inclusive, universal, general What cultures are depicted on the cover? Black Madonna of Czestochowa (Polish) Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew I, head of Eastern Orthodox Church Jerusalem Our Land of Guadalupe (Mexico)

3. Gospel p. 4 Luke 24:35-48 3 Parts: Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Jesus resurrection means walking, new way of being alive Gospel message Jesus’ resurrected body is different Scripture said that the Messiah had to suffer Jesus promised to be with us Spread the Good News to all people

4. “Paul Spread Jesus’ Good News” p. 2 - 4 Saul name is changes to Paul by Jesus He stopped persecuting Christians Travel the middle east sharing with Jews and Gentiles alike Paul’s message: Jesus’ resurrection from death to new life to save us Jesus taught love, forgiveness, peace Message for all Church – gathering or assembly, as the assembly shares the Body of Christ in Communion it becomes the Body of Christ in the world

5. “Jesus Reveals God’s Life-giving Power Is Love” p. 5 Read together Eucharistic Prayer the great prayer of thanksgiving that remembers Jesus’ giving himself for us. The heart of the prayer is the consecration prayer by the priest that changes the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ

6. “At Eucharist We Participate in the work of God” p. 6 & 7 We REMEMBER - God’s goodness to us CELEBRATES - Retell Jesus words and actions at the Last Supper ASK & HOPE - We pray for peace and oneness of our Church and world Preface a prayer that remembers the season of the liturgical year, we respond with the Holy, Holy, Holy

7. What the Church Believes and Teaches Page 13 Marks of the Church - Read One – one Lord, one faith, one baptism Holy – source is God Catholic – all people salvation Apostolic – build on the teachings of the apostles Page 23 Eucharist – Read Transubstantiation the unique kind of change of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus is brought about by the words of consecration and the action of the Holy Spirit