From St. Paul to St. Augustine, the language of ‘bread’ doesn’t deny the Real Presence — it points to the deeper reality of ...

For Catholics: As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. In order to be properly disposed to receive communion, participants should not ...

St. John Paul II dedicated five rich paragraphs to the connection between the Holy Spirit and the Eucharist. The same Holy Spirit who overshadowed Mary at the Incarnation, making it possible for ...

In this Year of the Eucharist proclaimed by the Holy Father, we are very aware that the Church draws her life from the Eucharist: Ecclesia de Eucharistia. The hour is the Pascal Mystery in its ...

We pray not to Jesus but “through him, with him and in him in the unity of the Holy Spirit” to the Father. We remember Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. During the Eucharistic prayer we ...

According to the Catholic Church, the Eucharist is the source and summit ... and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ at Holy Communion. is a Catholic belief that the bread and the ...

What does it commemorate? Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper, which Christians consider the institution of Holy Eucharist, also known as the Lord’s supper or communion. It is described ...

aiming to “reinforce the importance of the Real Presence of the Lord in the Holy Eucharist.” The events in Memphis come after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in June called for a ...

The monk said the sight of the bleeding Eucharist strengthened his Catholic faith, a common refrain among those who claim to have witnessed miracles. The church kept the Lanciano wafer as a holy ...

Jesus "shows this at the Last Supper by giving us himself, his entire body, blood, soul and divinity through Holy Communion ... deemed the Institution of the Eucharist already sufficiently ...