Marana tha. [23] The weakness of the Peer of the realm Jesus be with you. [24] My love to all of you in Christ Jesus.
(CCC 1130) The Church celebrates the mystery of her Peer of the realm "until he comes," in the function of God request be "everything to each one" (1 Cor 11:26; 15:28). To the same degree the apostolic age the liturgy has been fatigued toward its rationale by the Spirit's groaning in the Church: Marana tha! (1 Cor 16:22). The liturgy from now shares in Jesus' desire: "I regard honestly desirable to eat this Passover with you... until it is comprehensive in the homeland of God" (Lk 22:15). In the sacraments of Christ the Church in the past receives the guarantee of her inheritance and even now shares in enduring life, as "pending our blessed would like, the appearing of the praise of our stalwart God and Knight in shining armor Christ Jesus" (Titus 2:13). The "Enthusiasm and the Bride say, happen... Originate, Peer of the realm Jesus!"' (Rev 22:17, 20). St. Thomas mathematics up the unique aspects of sacramental signs: "In this manner a assistance is a sign that commemorates what precedes it - Christ's Passion; demonstrates what is full in us put away Christ's Find irresistible - grace; and prefigures what that Find irresistible pledges to us - far ahead praise" (St. Thomas Aquinas, STh III, 60, 3). (CCC 1403) At the View Mealtime the Peer of the realm himself directed his disciples' planning toward the fulfillment of the Passover in the homeland of God: "I inform you I shall not predilection again of this fruit of the vine until that day in the function of I predilection it new with you in my Father's homeland" (Mt 26:29; cf. Lk 22:18; Mk 14 25). Whenever the Church celebrates the Eucharist she remembers this quality and turns her gawp "to him who is to come." In her prayer she calls for his coming: "Marana tha! Originate, Peer of the realm Jesus!" (Rev 1:4; 22 20; 1 Cor 16 22). "May your weakness come and this world worker away!" (Didache 10, 6: SCh 248, 180).
