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The Eucharist and

You

Bro. Armel R. Collantes, SMM

A VISUALGUI E T! T"E"EART !# !UR

CAT"!LIC#AIT"

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MENU

T"IS $ILLSATIS#Y Y!U#!R A $"ILE

T"IS $ILL SATIS#YY!U #!R ALLETER%ITY.

Your choice?

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Ima&ine 'oursel( lost in the desert))) *ithout (ood or *ater. "o*lon& do 'ou thin+ can 'ousur i e-

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ust li+e our /od', ours0irit also needs (ood1

The Most im0ortant (ood that our s0irit needs

is (ound in the Eucharist.And 'et man' o( us s+i0 the Eucharist, thusstar in& oursel es o( this essentialsustenance.

%o *onder man' o( us &o throu&h li(e as i(*e2re 3lost in the desert.4

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The Catholic Churchcalls the Eucharist

3the source andsummit o( theChristian li(e.4

The other sacraments 5 in(act, all ministries and*or+s in the Church are/ound u0 *ith the Eucharistand are oriented to*ard it.

#or in the Blessed

Eucharist iscontained the *holes0iritual &ood o( theChurch, namel'

Christ himsel(1

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What is the Eucharist?

The Eucharist ormass is one of thethree sacraments

of initiation.

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What is the meaning of the

word institution?A. The actual eventin which Jesusgave us theEucharist.

B. This eventformed the massor Eucharist.

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When do we Catholicsremem er the institution of themass?

Catholicsremem er theinstitution of themass on !ol"Thursda".

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What are the different

names for the Eucharist?

A. The #ord$s su%%er.B. Brea&ing of the read.C. '"na(i(). MemorialE. !ol" 'acrifice

*. )ivine #iturg"

+. Most Blessed 'acrament.

!. !ol" Communion

J. Mass

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What is the meaning of the

word Eucharist?

Eucharist means ,to give than&s-

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esus Christ "imsel(instituted the Eucharist, in

the u00er room o( theerusalem house *here "e

and "is A0ostles had theirlast su00er to&ether.

In the &os0els, and 6aul2s

#irst letter to theCorinthians7

3Ta+e, eat, this is m'/od'1 Ta+e, drin+ this

is m' /lood1o this in

remem/rance o( me.4

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The cele ration of theEucharist is not ustwords and ritualsre%eated again andagain/ to the %oint of

oring for those who do

not understand it. Christ is %resent in theEucharist.

!e is %resent in the

%riest who re%resents!im/ and who leads inthan&ing +od for !isgraces 0 es%eciall" thegift of !is 'on.

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1t is said thatwhen we sing the

'anctus 2!ol"/!ol" / #ord +odof !osts/ we sing

the same songthat angels singin the %resence of+od.

There(ore, e en i(*e2re on Earth, *e

8oin the an&els in theiradoration o( God.

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"e is 0resent in theGos0el,$hich chronicles the li(eand ministr' o( !urLord.

"e is 0resent in us,*ho ma+e u0 theChurch 5 the /od' o(*hich esus is thehead.

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$hen the 0riest

consecrates the/read and *ine, /'the 0o*er o( God

the' /ecome theBod' and Blood o(Christ.

This is calledtransu/stantiation.

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The Miracle in #anciano/ 1tal"/ 344 A)

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The Miracle in Lanciano, Ital'

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The Miracle in Lanciano, Ital'

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The Miracle in Lanciano, Ital'

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The Bod' o( Christ

This /e&&aris the Bod'o( Christ.Can 'ou (illhis hun&er-

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The Bod' o( Christ

This 0risoneris the Bod'o( Christ.$ill 'ou isithim-

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The Bod' o( Christ

This /o' *ho

li es amon&the trash isthe Bod' o(Christ. Can'ou &i e himho0e-

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The Bod' o( Christ

This le0er isthe Bod' o(Christ. Can'ou &i e himcom(ort-

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The Bod' o( Christ

This homeless*oman andher child/elon& to theBod' o(

Christ. $ill'ou shelterthem-

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"o* do *e "onor the

Eucharist-!ur saintsmart'redsho*s usho* to honorthe Eucharist)

e en i( itcosts us ourli(e.

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There are those *ho9uestion *h' the' should/other *ith the Eucharist,*hen the' could en8o'*ordl' acti ities more.Such as mallin&, 0art'in&,internet, etc.

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Those things will%ass awa". TheEucharist issomething wecan en o" not

onl" here andnow/ ut mostim%ortantl"/ in

the afterlife.We should thin&in terms ofeternit':

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"o* do I ma+e theEucharist a 0art o(

m' li(e-

Goin& to Massre&ularl' is a start: And then, /ecause *hen*e ta+e "ol' Communion*e ta+e esus inside o(us, *e should li e notonl' (or oursel es, /ut (or

esus in us. $e shouldalso lo e and res0ectothers more, /ecause the', too, ha e esus in them.

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Jesus invites "ou to !is *east5

6ou will e filled5 7romise5