Consuming the Word: The New Testament and the Eucharist in the Early Church Reflection Repentance is a gift—because coming

Repentance is a gift—because coming to the realization of ourselves as sinners opens our hearts to the gospel

it stands at 14

Each candle measures 7" long by 17/32" diameter for standard votive holders

first revealed to the people of Israel

he would have been forgotten millennia ago

Consuming the Word: The New Testament and the Eucharist in the Early Church Reflection Repentance is a gift—because comingLong before the New Testament was a document, it was a sacrament. Jesus called the Eucharist by the name Christians subsequently gave to the latter books of the Holy Bible. It was the "New Covenant," the "New Testament," in his blood. Christians later extended the phrase to cover the books produced by the apostles and their companions; but they did so because these were the books that could be read at Mass. This simple and demonstrable historical fact