Week 45 : Imitate Christ, Christian Mens Breakfast

Week 45 Discussion Notes:1

  1. Kempis wrote in SOLILOQUY OF THE SOUL there is none like God in Heaven, or on earth, in beauty and glory, riches and power. Do you agree? Does the world give God the honor He is due? (Day 309)
  2. What are the circumstances and contexts in which the Bible refers to bread? Which references have relevance to Christ’s body in the Eucharist? (Day 315)
  3. In chapter 2, Kempis refers to the bread of the Eucharist as “Bread of Angels.” Psalms 78:24-25 uses the same phrase to describe the manna God sent to sustain the Hebrews for forty years in the dessert. Is there a relationship between the bread (manna), which God gave the Hebrews to sustain their bodies and the bread of the Eucharist which God gives us to sustain us spiritually? (Days 309 & 310)
  4. What role does (should) Holy Communion play in the role of a child growing into an adult? (Day 314)

The Christian Mens Breakfast group meets this Saturday and (almost) every other Saturday at a local restaurant in Davie, FL. Call Tom Truex, or use the CONTACT tab at K-Line.ORG to get more information.

Our discussion will focus on the Chapters listed below, from The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis.2

All items listed below are online at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Book 4 , Chapter 2 : God’s Great Goodness and Love is Shown to Man in This Sacrament (November 6, 2012)
  2. Book 4 , Chapter 3 : It Is Profitable to Receive Communion Often (November 9, 2012)

Also Posted this Week at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Challoner’s Reflections3 on The Imitation of Christ for each of the above chapters.

Footnotes:

  1. References to days are from the Imitate Christ Study Guide
  2. The dates listed are the dates the chapters were posted online, which also corresponds to the suggested reading plan in the study guide.
  3. Right Rev. R. Challoner, D.D., V.A., Imitation of Christ, Dublin: McGlashan and Gill, 1873
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