When the early Church celebrated the Eucharist, it certainly considered itself to be doing more than preaching and singing.

While those are certainly true, the Church presents a third constant: Christ’s Presence in the Eucharist. Two thousand years ago, Christ gave the Church the greatest gift: his Body and Blood.

In 1997, John Cardinal O’Connor of New York canonically established the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist as a community of religious women. A young woman interested in becoming a ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. According to the Catholic Church, the Eucharist is the source and summit of the ...