The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth

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Summary: Sorry, but I have to . . .
Review: I can't resist responding to the above review that called the Eucharist a pagan ritual. I hate to break it to you, but if the fact that some other religions have had rituals and traditions similar to that of the Eucharist disproves Catholicism, then the fact that a number of pagan religions believe in the son of their god(s) being born to a virgin disproves Christianity as a whole.

I found this book to be quite excellent. I take off one star for the cheesy chapter subtitles.

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Summary: Very Informative
Review: This book was given to me as a gift from one of my roommates. This is a very detailed walk through some of the traditions behind the Mass of the Catholic Church and how it relates to the bible. I would highly recommend this book to all Catholics and to those who are studying the Catholic Faith. I would even encourage non-Catholics to read it so that they may better understand why Catholics do those things they do. The Catholic church is not something to be scared of but to be embraced.

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Summary: Wow
Review: My husband (a Protestant) and I (a fairly recent convert to Catholicism) both read this book this spring. We could not put it down! The sometimes silly chapter headings notwithstanding, this book is an incredible interpretation of both the Mass and the book of Revelation. I was aware that the book of Revelation certainly could be interpreted on four levels (what it says about our personal religious journey, what it says about the world of the Christians living at the time it was written, what it says about the future of this world, and its symbolic interpretation of God and heaven itself), but I had never made a connection between it and what we do at Mass (both Catholic and Episcopal/Church of England) and what the ancient Hebrews did in the Temple. This book is a gift from God. I plan to read and reread it many times.