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Christ himself remains in the flesh with us, “until the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). Like the shepherds and the Magi over 2000 years ago, we, too, are called to worship our Lord in the flesh.
If we invert Christ, the Eucharist soon becomes mistreated as a spectacle instead of being embraced as a mystery to be received that requires our full and active response and participation.
In the Eucharist Christ gives us the very body which he gave up for us on the cross, the very blood which he 'poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.' [Mt 26:28 .]" 1367.
Christian denominations may disagree on many things. But just about every Christian denomination has, by one name or another and one method or another, a way to participate in the Last Supper.
Strengthened in Holy Communion by the Body of Christ, they then manifest in a concrete way that unity of the people of God which is suitably signified and wondrously brought about by this most ...
LIFESTYLE The Eucharist is a 'miracle of love, hidden in plain sight,' says Rhode Island priest The Feast of Corpus Christi is a celebration of the Eucharist and the presence of Jesus Christ ...
(RNS) — Today’s Christian Eucharist is a combination of the Jewish synagogue service and Passover meal as adapted by the early Jewish Christians.
To understand the Eucharist, we must remember that Jesus and his first disciples were all Jews. We might even say the first Christians were Jewish heretics because, unlike their fellow Jews, they ...
This exploration traces the origins of the Christian Eucharist, showing how it evolved not from a single event like the Last Supper but from broader Greco-Roman banquet traditions. Early Christian ...
The practice of using matzo for Communion is deeply connected to the Passover element of the Last Supper. In the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, during the Last Supper, Jesus breaks some bread ...