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Today, Aug. 2, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868), whom later generations have rightly come to call the “Apostle of the Eucharist.” ...
The Eucharistic assembly (synaxis), because the Eucharist is celebrated amid the assembly of the faithful, the visible expression of the Church. [Cf. 1 Cor 11:17-34 .]" 1336.
The word Eucharist strictly means pleasing, ... By showing that He gave this power also to His Apostles and to the priests of His Church. Q. 878.
"I just have my lips planted at (Jonathan Roumie's) cheek for a solid five minutes, just there on my tippy toes,” says "The ...
Auxiliary Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of St. Paul and Minneapolis carries the Eucharist in a monstrance during a procession June 19, 2021. (OSV News photo/CNS file, Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit) ...
Commentary: Each reception of the Eucharist expands my vision, heart and vocation. I therefore applaud the bishops' eucharistic revival. Yet, I am suspicious of the bishops' intent.
The eastern route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which Landry completed alongside six perpetual pilgrims, traveled from Hartford to Indianapolis from May 17-July 16.
Quoting the Acts of the Apostles, the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains: “In the first community of Jerusalem, believers ‘devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship ...
“The Eucharist commits us to the poor. To receive in truth the body and blood of Christ given up for us, we must recognise Christ in the poorest, his brethren.” (CCC 1397) This paragraph from ...
The Eucharist is a Catholic ceremony commemorating the Last Supper, in which Jesus ate bread and wine with his apostles the night before his crucifixion.
Jesus institutes the Eucharist at the Last Supper during the living Stations of the Cross presented at the Church of St. Patrick, Norristown, Good Friday, April 3, 2015.