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| The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth | 
 enlarge | Author: Scott Hahn
Publisher: Doubleday
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (149 reviews)
Sales Rank: 9891
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 174
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 0385496591
Dewey Decimal Number: 264.02036
EAN: 9780385496599
ASIN: 0385496591
Publication Date: November 9, 1999
Release Date: November 9, 1999
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This book deserves to become a Christian Classic! December 6, 1999
64 out of 67 found this review helpful
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".
Must Read for Catholics! November 25, 1999
23 out of 26 found this review helpful
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?
Fantastic for all readers - children or adult November 20, 1999
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
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.
What a liberating Catholic idea--at Mass, we're in heaven! November 9, 1999
30 out of 32 found this review helpful
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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