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Presentation on the importance played by the Sacrament of Eucharist in Catholic Initiation and life
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The Sacraments of
Initiation
Presented By: Jim Woods
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Presentation Four
Eucharist:Sharing Christ’s Love
Presented by: Jim Woods
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Institution of Eucharist"O Holy banquet, in which Christ is received, the memorial of his Passion is celebrated, mind and heart are filled with grace and a pledge of future glory is to us." (Antiphon on the Eucharist, St. Thomas Aquinas.)
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Eucharist FactsThere are three related core facts i.e. The Eucharist is
Christ becoming present,
Christ sacrificing and being sacrificed, and
Christ nourishing.
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"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."
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"The making of this sacrament is
a sacrifice,"
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Christ Nourishes through his love
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Eucharist Elements
The union of both bread and wine constitute the moral whole of the Eucharist
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"Divine words of the Redeemer contain the full and entire force of transubstantiation.“ (John Chrysostom, Father of the Early Church)
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The Effects of Eucharist
"Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them" (Jn 6:56).
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Food and Medicine for the Soul
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The Necessity of Eucharist
"This is the bread that comes down from Heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die." (Jn. 6:50)
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"So live that you may receive every day."
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Ministry and Reception
"no one but the priest, regularly ordained according to the keys of the Church, has the power of consecrating this sacrament.“
(4th Council of Lateran, 1215)
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Ministry
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The Three Requirements for Reception
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