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Summary: Grace Revealed...
Review: This book is an answer to prayer for any person who has asked God to grant him/her a deeper understanding and appreciation of the mystery of the Catholic Mass. Any cradle Catholic who has fallen away from the Church because 'I'm not being fed at my local parish,' read this book and open your eyes to the utter glory of the privilege that you have abdicated--to receive the actual presence of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, our Marriage Supper with the Lamb. Dr. Hahn's passion, intelligence, and faithfulness shine through in his insightful and lucid delineation of the relevance of the Book of Revelation to the Mass. It's not new information, but his style and approach are perhaps a bit more compelling to the average lay-person than that of the Catholic Catechism.
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Summary: Discovering lost orthodoxy -- Neat!
Review: This little gem offers an interpretation of Revelation that is altogether different from anything I've ever read on the subject.Pre-mil, post-mil, Whore of Babylon, Mark of the Beast -- who cares! Scott Hahn presents an exegis of St. John's heady closure to the New Testament to which a mere mortal can relate. It's the Mass, who'da thunk it! Hahn digs into Church history and dusts off an ancient interpretation of the Apocalypse. He demonstrates the fact that the Liturgy with which all Catholics are familiar, and many non-Catholics criticize, is the worship occurring in Heaven. The Mass is, in a sense, an experience of heaven on earth. Hahn's realization of this, as a Presbyterian attending Mass for the first time, is inspiring. His chapter on Understanding the Parts of the Mass is remarkable in its clarity, tracing the Order of the Mass through the Ages and in various Rites. The titles of some sections are somewhat goofy, "Guided Missal," and "Give Him an Offering He Can't Refuse," for instance, but they are part of the charm of this work. I thought that it slowed at points, but at a little over 150 (little) pages, the book is easily enjoyed in an evening. I recommend it especially to RCIA candidates and sponsors, but really to anyone who wants a fresh yet ancient perspective on the Mass. I guarantee that the hair on the back of your neck will stand on end when you hear: "Lift up your hearts," and later "join with choirs of angels in heaven in their unending hymn of praise!"
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Summary: One mechanical engineer's opinion:
Review: You don't have to be a liturgist or a professional scripture scholar: This book is for any Catholic who wants to better participate at Mass and/or see the real point behind the strangest book in the Bible. This is an excellent review of the history of the Liturgies of the Mass (Roman, Eastern, Tridentine and Novus Ordo all represented). It concentrates on the Scriptural basis of the Mass, pointing out quotations and allusion to various OT and NT Books, the Psalms, but especially to the Book of Revelation -- The latter is not a link perhaps most Catholics expect, but one that, having been pointed out, becomes really fascinating. And for those who wish to dive-in even deeper, the book has a truly excellent end-notes section. The style is readable, and the author's sense of humour is most engaging. My only criticism, and it is a relatively minor one, is that the book does not really describe the nature and history of the "Todah" in enough detail. Because of this, the relationship between the Todah and the Mass was not made quite as clearly in my mind as what Prof. Hahn surely intended.
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Summary: Courage of a Convert
Review: This book by Scott Hahn is very nicely done. I commend Scott in this age of free thinkers for his courage in submitting his work to the test of the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur. So many writters today who purport to be presenting Catnolic theology or faith or interpretation of scripture or the other actions activities or positions of the Catholic Church delibertely avoid submiting their work to review by Church authority so that the readers can be assured of freedom from error or against the teaching of the Catholic Church. Dr. Hahn is not affraid to placce his work on the table for legitimate review. The work itself is a beautiful testimony to the Mass and all that it is. Dr. Hahn's presentation brims with entusiasism for the Mass. It presents a wonderful understanding of the Mass that only one with the deep understanding of scripture can give. His road to conversion never fails to amplify the beauty of the Mass. This book is a worth while read for believers and non believer alike.
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Summary: A Revelation for all people and all ages.
Review: Best interpretation of the Book of Revelation I have ever read. An interpretation that concerns itself with the worlds only saving sacrifice and not with guesses about the worlds end. Very nice.
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Summary: Great book, like Rome Sweet Home, maybe even better
Review: Reading The Lamb's Supper has shown me what is really going on in the Mass, and even the Book of Revelation. It's also opened my eyes to see just how closely connected we are to heaven in daily life. I've always felt a certain closeness to Jesus; now I realize much more just how close the saints and angels really are too. I could go on and on, but I won't. Let's just say that this is a great book for any Christian to read, whether you're Catholic or Protestant.
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Summary: This book deserves to become a Christian Classic!
Review: I've read a lot of books on religious subjects, but very few as good as this one. "The Lamb's Supper" makes better sense of the Book of Revelation than any one of dozen or so titles that I've read on the subject in the last twenty years. Even more, it has changed the way I approach the Mass. Over the last few weeks, since reading "The Lamb's Supper," I've come to a much greater appreciation of what I've been doing as a cradle Catholic for over fifty years--going to Mass, where we share in the worship of heaven, in the presence of our Lord, alongside the holy saints and angels. I never really knew that, and I don't think that most Catholics do. But surely they should! There's something else. Speaking personally, I don't always find it easy to pray. That is probably where "The Lamb's Supper" has been the greatest help, in getting me to pray more and better. That's why I think that "The Lamb's Supper" is destined to become one of the truly great Christian Classics of this century, even though it will never displace my all-time favorite, "The Imitation of Christ".
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Summary: Must Read for Catholics!
Review: As a Catholic lay person in my third year of a diocesan formation program to become a Master Catechist, this is by far the most exciting book I have read to date. And it is not part of my required reading, merely one recommended by a brother in Christ! If you are Catholic, PLEASE READ THIS! You will never particpate in the Mass the same way again! If you are Protestant, or merely curious as to why we Catholics make such a big deal out of the Mass, this book is your answer. If I could buy the book for you, I would, but finances do not permit. As it is, I just placed an order for copies 4, 5, and 6 so my friends can get started, and my wife says "enough!" (But she's getting hooked as I write this, so I expect we will be exceeding my book allowance shortly!) Bravo, Dr. Hahn! P.S. Amazon -- How do I get quantity discounts?
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Summary: Fantastic for all readers - children or adult
Review: Scott Hahn has done a fantastic job of describing the Mass in intricate detail so that all readers can appreciate the beauty of it as Heaven on Earth. Protestants as well as Catholics should read this book. It can provide all not only with a better understanding of the Mass, but of what God has foreshadowed throughout the Bible. My 9 year old will probably be reading this when I finish. It is easy to understand but yet still deep enough to not be elementary. I highly recommend this book to everyone. Scott Hahn will bring you right into this book with his sense of humor (strange as it is) and you will enjoy every minute of it.
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Summary: What a liberating Catholic idea--at Mass, we're in heaven!
Review: Do you know about Scott Hahn? Maybe I'm the last person on earth to discover this articulate convert and his enthusiasm for the Catholic faith. "The Lamb's Supper" is the sort of book I devoured hungrily in my first years as a Catholic. In spite of tiresome liturgies, Hahn insists that we do go to heaven at every Mass we attend, "regardless of the quality of the music or the fervor of the preaching." What a liberating, Catholic idea. We need to find out what nurtures our faith and do it; but Catholics shouldn't be experience-hunters. Hahn reminds us of God's presence in and through our chief ritual, whether we can fully sense the sacredness or not. This book also serves to remind us to nurture our faith in the Mass by reading outside of Mass. After giving us a good workout on what the Mass is all about, Hahn uses the Book of Revelation to set loose the pyrotechnic imagery we're inclined to forget. All through his brief but pithy book are vivid scenes and Endtime tableaux meant to jolt us into a keen awareness of what salvation is all about, lest we doze the Mass away in our pews.
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