[Greek] ἀναμιμνῄσκω (anamimnēskō), [Latin] reminiscere, [Latin] recordare, [Latin] admonere, [Latin] rememorari, [French] exhorter, [French] souvenir

[Greek] ἀναμιμνῄσκω (anamimnēskō), [Latin] reminiscere, [Latin] recordare, [Latin] admonere, [Latin] rememorari, [French] exhorter, [French] souvenir: to remind, to call to mind, to remember, to cause to remember, to recollect, to reminisce; Mk.11:21, Mk.14:72, 1Cor.4:17, 2Cor.7:15, 2Tim.1:6, Heb.10:32

Memorial Day: On this day we remember, honor, and mourn those fallen military heroes.

Background information:

Greek Hellenism: This term means to remind oneself, to recall to memory, to make mention of, and to remember.

Plato’s Menexenus 246a: “And now we have related many of the noble deeds done by the men who are laying here, and all the others who have died in defense of their city.”

Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus 1133: “But I will bring clear recognition to his ignorance.”

Plato’s Phaedo 72e: “If our learning is another form of recollection, then we must have necessarily have learned in some previous time what we remember.”

Euripides’ Alcestis 1045: “Do not remind me of my troubles.”

Antiphon’s First Tetralogy 2.4.11: “Just as on a dead man’s behalf, I remind you of his right to vengeance.”

Demosthenes’ On the Crown 18.213: “They came forward and made their speech, full of eulogy of Phillip, and recalled everything you had ever done in antagonism to Thebes.”

Old Testament: This term means to remember, to recall, to call to mind (pricking the mind), to record (events), to mention, to make a memorial, to retain in memory, and to be mindful of.

Old Testament foreshadowing of the Eucharist:

1. The book of Malachi is the final book of the Old Testament.
2. The prophet Malachi, who lived about 400 years before Christ, speaks of  future times when God will be worshipped by Gentiles.
3. This Gentile worship will be worldwide throughout the world in every place (and time zone.)
4. This sacrifice will be a perfect oblation, not marked by blemishes offered by the Old Testament priests in Jerusalem.
5. Mal.1:11 speaks a pure offering offered worldwide.

“From the rising of the sun to its setting, My name is great among nations (Gentiles); incense offerings are made to My name and a pure offering; For My name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts” Mal.1:11

New Testament: This term means to remember, to cause to remember, and to remind.

Scripture:

Mk.14:72: “Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said to him, ‘Before the cock crows twice you will deny Me three times.’ He broke down and wept.” (Peter remembers and realizes that he has betrayed Jesus.)

Heb.10:32: “Remember the days past when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a great contest of suffering.” (The readers of Hebrews are cautioned not to throw away their confidence in God during struggles and afflictions. One needs endurance to do the will of God.)

2Tim. 1:6: “For this reason, I remind you to stir in the flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands.” (Paul reminds Timothy to be faithful to the gift of God (grace) given through Paul’s apostolic office.)

1Cor.4:17: “For this reason I am sending Timothy; he will remind you of my [Paul] ways in Christ [Jesus]”. (Paul calls his followers (us) to be imitators of him. This is in contrast with with the worldly Corinthian ways (of the flesh, worldly, jealousy, and division.)

Catholic perspective on the Mass: The Mass is the re-presentation (remembrance) of the once-only sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. The offered bread and wine are changed by the priest (through the help of the Holy Spirit) into the Body and Blood of Christ.

[Greek] ἀνάμνησις (anamnēsis): remembrance

Lk.22:19: “He took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it them, saying…..do this in memory of Me.”

1Cor.11:24: “…..do this in remembrance of Me.”

1Cor.11:25: “…..do this in remembrance of Me.”

Etymology:

1. Anamnesis: a collection or remembrance of something
2. Ana-: this Greek prefix means again
3. A-: this Greek prefix means without
4. Amnesis: forgetfulness  ==> amnesia
5. Mnesis: memory
6. Admonere: this Latin verb means to warn against
7. Reminiscere: this Latin verb means to remember
8. Rememori: this Latin verb means to remember again
9. Subvenire: this Latin verb means to come (-venire) to mind from below (sub-)
10. Soueviner: a remembrance or memory

 

Conclusion:

Record, recording, admonish, admonishment, reminisce, memory, memorial, souvenir

Socrates reminds us that learning is a recollection of what we have remembered. It looks like there has always been an universal human tradition of honoring the dead.

The Hebrews repeatedly recalled and commemorated the Passover event. Malachi provides a prophecy of a pure sacrifice made among the nations (Mal.1:11). This becomes the Mass which is the re-presentation of Jesus’ once and only sacrifice at Calvary (which is re-presented over and over again). The Mass is celebrated in each world’s time zones.

Jesus institutes the Last Supper for His disciples. He instructs them (and us) to repeatedly eat His Body and drink His Blood again and again.

Update: This Memorial Day we recall the sacrifices of our servicemen. We also remember their noble deeds in the defense of freedom.