A declaration by the Sacred Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments that expands the Church's view on Holy Communion in the context of "First Communion" of children based on the Bible and sacred Tradition.
Mark Brumley exemplifies the title by showing that Christian spirituality flows from it as its source, and that Christian spirituality is supremely realized in and ordered to it.
A pastoral letter by Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Youngstown wherein he instructs the faithful that "in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ Himself."
A comprehensive, traditional review of the Doctrine, rounded out by scriptural texts and official Church documents. Includes a Q&A.
An encyclical letter promulgated by Pope Paul VI (Mysterium Fidei), shedding more light on the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist, the re-enactment of the sacrifice of the cross, as celebrated in the Liturgy of the Mass.
A traditional treatment of this Sacrament, on its effects and our actions toward it, being an encyclical promulgated by Pope Leo XIII.
Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, NJ asks the question: "How can you live without the Eucharist?" and proceeds to explain that it "is the center of the entire Christian life."
A look at the Eucharist in Scripture, Miracles, and Liturgy as affected by Vatican II. It contains a list of related feast days, discusses the meaning of the words "Real Presence" and what the early Church believed about it. It contains material on adoration and internal links to related topics.
Conditions for receiving Holy Communion are given while its effects on the recipient are detailed in the Catechism of the Council of Trent, numbers 895-915.
The questions and answers from numbers 869-894 of the Baltimore Catechism number 3 give a definition of it as Sacrament and as Sacrifice, and elaborates it as institution and miracle.
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