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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:A reading from “The First Apology in Defense of the Christians” by \nST JUSTIN MARTYR \n◊◊◊ \nNone may share the Eucharist with us unless they believe that what we \nteach is true; unless they are washed in the regenerating waters of Baptism for \nthe remission of their sins; and unless they live in accordance with the \nprinciples given us by Christ. \nWe do not consume the eucharistic bread and wine as ordinary food and \ndrink\, for we have been taught that as Jesus Christ our Saviour became a man of \nflesh and blood by the power of the Word of God\, so also the food that our flesh \nand blood assimilates for its nourishment becomes the flesh and blood of the \nincarnate Jesus by the power of his own words contained in the prayer of \nthanksgiving. \nThe Apostles in their recollections\, which are called Gospels\, handed \ndown to us what Jesus commanded them to do. They tell us that he took bread\, \ngave thanks and said: Do this in memory of me\, this is my body. In the same \nway he took the cup\, he gave thanks and said: This is my blood\, and he \ndistributed it only to them. Ever since then we have constantly reminded one \nanother of these things. The rich among us help the poor and we are always \nunited. For all that we receive we praise the Creator of the universe through his \nSon Jesus Christ and through the Holy Spirit. \nOn Sunday we have a common assembly of all our members\, whether they \nlive in the city or in the outlying districts. The recollections of the Apostles or the \nwritings of the prophets are read as long as time permits. When the reader has \nfinished\, the president of the assembly speaks to us\, urging everyone to imitate \nthe examples of virtue we have heard about in the readings. Then we all stand up \ntogether and pray. \nOn the conclusion of our prayer\, bread and wine and water are brought \nforward. The president offers prayers and gives thanks to the best of his ability\, \nand the people give their assent by saying\, ‘Amen’. The Eucharist is distributed\, \neveryone present communicates\, and the Deacons take it to those who are \nabsent. \nThe wealthy if they wish may make a contribution\, and they themselves \ndecide the amount. The collection is placed in the custody of the president\, who \nuses it to help the orphans and widows and all who for any reason are in distress\, \nwhether because they are sick\, in prison\, or away from home. In a word\, he takes \ncare of all who are in need. \nWe hold our common assembly on Sunday because it is the first day of the \nweek the day on which God put darkness and chaos to flight and created the \nworld\, and because on that same day our Saviour Jesus Christ rose from the \ndead. For he was crucified on Friday and on Sunday he appeared to his Apostles \nand disciples and taught them the things that we have passed on for your \nconsideration.
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