211 John Paul II, Dominicae cenae, 3. 1391 Holy Communion augments our union with Christ. IV. 184 Cf. But "the sign of communion is more complete when given under both kinds, since in that form the sign of the Eucharistic meal appears more clearly. "215 The liturgy expresses this unity of sacrifice and communion in many prayers. . 1324 The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life. I simply ask you to remember me at the Lord's altar wherever you are.194 Day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with glad and generous hearts.168 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Let only that Eucharist be regarded as legitimate, which is celebrated under [the presidency of] the bishop or him to whom he has entrusted it.191 They present the Church’s teachings contained in this unit. It displays two great parts that form a fundamental unity: offer Christ sacrificed for the sins of all, and so render favorable, for them and for us, the God who loves man.195 The Church Fathers strongly affirmed the faith of the Church in the efficacy of the Word of Christ and of the action of the Holy Spirit to bring about this conversion. Because this bread and wine have been made Eucharist ("eucharisted," according to an ancient expression), "we call this food. "201 In the most blessed sacrament of the Eucharist "the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained. . . Every time this mystery is celebrated, "the work of our redemption is carried on" and we "break the one bread that provides the medicine of immortality, the antidote for death, and the food that makes us live for ever in Jesus Christ."249. '"212 .and for all others, wherever they may be, so that we may be found righteous by our life and actions, and faithful to the commandments, so as to obtain eternal salvation. In the intercessions, the Church indicates that the Eucharist is celebrated in communion with the whole Church in heaven and on earth, the living and the dead, and in communion with the pastors of the Church, the Pope, the diocesan bishop, his presbyterium and his deacons, and all the bishops of the whole world together with their Churches. "188 Excerpts from the Catechism of the Catholic Church are included below as information for teachers. "226 Life in Christ has its foundation in the Eucharistic banquet: "As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me."227. Paul VI, MF 18; St. Cyril of Alexandria, In Luc. 1348 All gather together. Since Christ was about to take his departure from his own in his visible form, he wanted to give us his sacramental presence; since he was about to offer himself on the cross to save us, he wanted us to have the memorial of the love with which he loved us "to the end,"209 even to the giving of his life. Ex 13:3. The Eucharistic assembly (synaxis), because the Eucharist is celebrated amid the assembly of the faithful, the visible expression of the Church.149 The Eastern churches that are not in full communion with the Catholic Church celebrate the Eucharist with great love. . '), St. Cyril says: 'Do not doubt whether this is true, but rather receive the words of the Savior in faith, for since he is the truth, he cannot lie. However, the Eucharist differs from the other sacraments in an important way because it “is ‘the source and summit of the Christian life.’ The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it” (CCC 1324).For example, the sacraments of baptism and confirmation initiate us into the Church so that we may receive the Eucharist. Mt 26:17-29; Mk 14:12-25; 1 Cor 11:23-26. In the liturgy of the Mass we express our faith in the real presence of Christ under the species of bread and wine by, among other ways, genuflecting or bowing deeply as a sign of adoration of the Lord. ; 1 Cor 11:24 ff. This is all the more so since the Christian altar is the symbol of Christ himself, present in the midst of the assembly of his faithful, both as the victim offered for our reconciliation and as food from heaven who is giving himself to us. Before the greatness of this mystery St. Augustine exclaims, "O sacrament of devotion! CIC, can. To receive in truth the Body and Blood of Christ given up for us, we must recognize Christ in the poorest, his brethren: 1398 The Eucharist and the unity of Christians. 233 Cf. is eternal: he is outside of time, he has no beginning and no end. The lives of the faithful, their praise, sufferings, prayer, and work, are united with those of Christ and with his total offering, and so acquire a new value. 1332 Holy Mass (Missa), because the liturgy in which the mystery of salvation is accomplished concludes with the sending forth (missio) of the faithful, so that they may fulfill God's will in their daily lives. profess that it signifies life in communion with Christ and await his coming in glory. "For what is the altar of Christ if not the image of the Body of Christ? When Jesus instituted the Eucharist, he gave a new and definitive meaning to the blessing of the bread and the cup. 1352 The anaphora: with the Eucharistic Prayer - the prayer of thanksgiving and consecration - we come to the heart and summit of the celebration: document.getElementById("copyright_year").innerHTML = new Date().getFullYear(); One constructive approach would be to enter more fully into the celebrations ourselves and, by our e The Greek words eucharistein141 and eulogein142 recall the Jewish blessings that proclaim - especially during a meal - God's works: creation, redemption, and sanctification. And just as the lamb of the old Passover was consumed, Christ, the new Passover lamb, must also be consumed. Walking with them he explained the Scriptures to them; sitting with them at table "he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 1351 From the very beginning Christians have brought, along with the bread and wine for the Eucharist, gifts to share with those in need. The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? PART TWO Council of Trent: DS 1640; 1651). 189 Council of Trent (1562): DS 1740; cf. 1362 The Eucharist is the memorial of Christ's Passover, the making present and the sacramental offering of his unique sacrifice, in the liturgy of the Church which is his Body. The principal fruit of receiving the Eucharist in Holy Communion is an intimate union with Christ Jesus. 193 Council of Trent (1562): DS 1743. 1387 To prepare for worthy reception of this sacrament, the faithful should observe the fast required in their Church.220 Bodily demeanor (gestures, clothing) ought to convey the respect, solemnity, and joy of this moment when Christ becomes our guest. "Take this and eat it, all of you": communion 1327 In brief, the Eucharist is the sum and summary of our faith: "Our way of thinking is attuned to the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in turn confirms our way of thinking. In the institution narrative, the power of the words and the action of Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit, make sacramentally present under the species of bread and wine Christ's body and blood, his sacrifice offered on the cross once for all. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith, and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world. Deut 8:3. 249 LG 3; St. Ignatius of Antioch, Ad Eph. Roman Missal, EP I (Roman Canon) 90. It is not man that causes the things offered to become the Body and Blood of Christ, but he who was crucified for us, Christ himself. 1332 Holy Mass (Missa), because the liturgy in which the mystery of salvation is accomplished concludes with the sending forth (missio) of the faithful, so that they may fulfill God's will in their daily lives. A certain communion, Ecclesial communities derived from the Reformation and separated from the Catholic Church, "have not preserved the proper reality of the Eucharistic mystery in its fullness, especially because of the absence of the sacrament of Holy Orders.". "160 The Eucharist and the Cross are stumbling blocks. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. 200 SC 7. 1349 The Liturgy of the Word includes "the writings of the prophets," that is, the Old Testament, and "the memoirs of the apostles" (their letters and the Gospels). 27,4:PG 61,229-230; cf. …. It is in representing him that the bishop or priest acting in the person of Christ the head (in persona Christi capitis) presides over the assembly, speaks after the readings, receives the offerings, and says the Eucharistic Prayer. But "the sign of communion is more complete when given under both kinds, since in that form the sign of the Eucharistic meal appears more clearly. 1388 It is in keeping with the very meaning of the Eucharist that the faithful, if they have the required dispositions,221 receive communion when they participate in the Mass.222 As the Second Vatican Council says: "That more perfect form of participation in the Mass whereby the faithful, after the priest's communion, receive the Lord's Body from the same sacrifice, is warmly recommended."223. 1359 The Eucharist, the sacrament of our salvation accomplished by Christ on the cross, is also a sacrifice of praise in thanksgiving for the work of creation. As faith in the real presence of Christ in his Eucharist deepened, the Church became conscious of the meaning of silent adoration of the Lord present under the Eucharistic species. Then, we pray [in the anaphora] for the holy fathers and bishops who have fallen asleep, and in general for all who have fallen asleep before us, in the belief that it is a great benefit to the souls on whose behalf the supplication is offered, while the holy and tremendous Victim is present. . 1 Cor 11:20; Rev 19:9. 1363 In the sense of Sacred Scripture the memorial is not merely the recollection of past events but the proclamation of the mighty works wrought by God for men.184 In the liturgical celebration of these events, they become in a certain way present and real. Those who receive the Eucharist are united more closely to Christ. If you are the body and members of Christ, then it is your sacrament that is placed on the table of the Lord; it is your sacrament that you receive. 240 UR 22 § 3. "177 The presentation of the offerings at the altar takes up the gesture of Melchizedek and commits the Creator's gifts into the hands of Christ who, in his sacrifice, brings to perfection all human attempts to offer sacrifices. Then we all rise together and offer prayers* for ourselves . She unites herself to his intercession with the Father for all men. In the preface, the Church gives thanks to the Father, through Christ, in the Holy Spirit, for all his works: creation, redemption, and sanctification. 1, 65-67:PG 6,428-429; the text before the asterisk (*) is from chap. Through the ministry of priests the spiritual sacrifice of the faithful is completed in union with the sacrifice of Christ the only Mediator, which in the Eucharist is offered through the priests' hands in the name of the whole Church in an unbloody and sacramental manner until the Lord himself comes.192 1403 At the Last Supper the Lord himself directed his disciples' attention toward the fulfillment of the Passover in the kingdom of God: "I tell you I shall not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. Such is the sacrifice of Christians: "we who are many are one Body in Christ" The Church continues to reproduce this sacrifice in the sacrament of the altar so well-known to believers wherein it is evident to them that in what she offers she herself is offered.196 "Will you also go away? Faithful to the Lord's command the Church continues to do, in his memory and until his glorious return, what he did on the eve of his Passion: "He took bread. "The Catholic Church has always offered and still offers to the sacrament of the Eucharist the cult of adoration, not only during Mass, but also outside of it, reserving the consecrated hosts with the utmost care, exposing them to the solemn veneration of the faithful, and carrying them in procession."208. After this offering, the Eucharist is consumed, and through this act it transmits sanctifying grace to those who are properly prepared to receive the body and blood of Christ.Like baptism or confession, the Eucharist is a sacrament—an outward expression of an inward reception of grace. The sacrificial character of the Eucharist is manifested in the very words of institution: "This is my body which is given for you" and "This cup which is poured out for you is the New Covenant in my blood. On the feasts of the Lord, when the faithful receive the Body of the Son, they proclaim to one another the Good News that the first fruits of life have been given, as when the angel said to Mary Magdalene, "Christ is risen!" offer Christ sacrificed for the sins of all, and so render favorable, for them and for us, the God who loves man.195. 214 St. Ambrose, De Sacr. The Breaking of Bread, because Jesus used this rite, part of a Jewish meal when as master of the table he blessed and distributed the bread,144 above all at the Last Supper.145 It is by this action that his disciples will recognize him after his Resurrection,146 and it is this expression that the first Christians will use to designate their Eucharistic assemblies;147 by doing so they signified that all who eat the one broken bread, Christ, enter into communion with him and form but one body in him.148 Christ's sacrifice present on the altar makes it possible for all generations of Christians to be united with his offering. 1,67:PG 6,429. The anointing of the sick physically and spiritually heals us so we can receive the Eucharist anew, and sometimes it even provides us the last Eucharist we will receive before we depart this life (what is called viaticum, which literally means “with you, on the way”). But the celebration of the Eucharistic sacrifice is wholly directed toward the intimate union of the faithful with Christ through communion. In the Holy Eucharist, under the appearances of bread and wine, the Lord Christ is really, truly, and substantially present in the Holy Eucharist. 1346 The liturgy of the Eucharist unfolds according to a fundamental structure which has been preserved throughout the centuries down to our own day. The fruit was the Catechism of the Catholic Church, first published in 1992. III. . 1339 Jesus chose the time of Passover to fulfill what he had announced at Capernaum: giving his disciples his Body and his Blood: . VI. The liturgy of the Word and liturgy of the Eucharist together form "one single act of worship";172 the Eucharistic table set for us is the table both of the Word of God and of the Body of the Lord.173, 1347 Is this not the same movement as the Paschal meal of the risen Jesus with his disciples? I shall not tell your enemies the secret, nor kiss you with Judas' kiss. This week at Camp Catholic we are turning our attention to the Holy Eucharist. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch. . Mt 26:26 ff. Those who are well off, and who are also willing, give as each chooses. . The word pasch refers to the Jewish celebration of Passover, and it is no coincidence that the Eucharist commemorates the Passover meal Christ held with his disciples before his Crucifixion. 1336 The first announcement of the Eucharist divided the disciples, just as the announcement of the Passion scandalized them: "This is a hard saying; who can listen to it? 1385 To respond to this invitation we must prepare ourselves for so great and so holy a moment. In the Eucharist the sacrifice of Christ becomes also the sacrifice of the members of his Body. 209 Jn 13:1. This is all the more so since the Christian altar is the symbol of Christ himself, present in the midst of the assembly of his faithful, both as the victim offered for our reconciliation and as food from heaven who is giving himself to us. The Eucharist is the center of the Catholic Church because Jesus Christ is the center of Catholic life and worship.The Church still professes, as it has for two millennia, that the Eucharist is nothing less than Jesus Christ himself.The Second Vatican Council called the Eucharist the center and the summit of the Christian life. St. Paul urges us to examine our conscience: "Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. On the feasts of the Lord, when the faithful receive the Body of the Son, they proclaim to one another the Good News that the first fruits of life have been given, as when the angel said to Mary Magdalene, "Christ is risen!" "174 163 Cf. 156 Cf. These accidents could change and the apple would remain an apple (that is, the apple could come in a different color or size). CIC, can. Put this body anywhere! 237 St. Augustine, In Jo. And he said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you I shall not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.". Do this in remembrance of me." . Ships from and sold by Top Shelf Books and Media. 1376 The Council of Trent summarizes the Catholic faith by declaring: "Because Christ our Redeemer said that it was truly his body that he was offering under the species of bread, it has always been the conviction of the Church of God, and this holy Council now declares again, that by the consecration of the bread and wine there takes place a change of the whole substance of the bread into the substance of the body of Christ our Lord and of the whole substance of the wine into the substance of his blood. LG 48. 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