Eucharist means “thanksgiving.” The Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, fully present to us. This is the summation of centuries of Church doctrine and Tradition of Scripture, the Church Doctors, Papal Encyclicals, and Councils of the Catholic Church.

The Eucharist is a sacrifice that brings us into union (Communion) with God by receiving God Himself.  The ordinary gifts of bread and wine are consecrated at Holy Mass through the words of Consecration.

The Second Vatican Council proclaimed the Eucharist as "the source and summit of the Christian life" (Lumen gentium, no. 11; Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1324). Since the essence of the Christian life is the spiritual life, we are able to understand the Eucharist as the source and summit of Christian spirituality too. 

The Eucharist is also the source of Grace or God’s Life shared with us. The Eucharist is Christ Himself, the Author of Grace. As a Sacramental sign of Grace, the Eucharist communicates the Divine Presence because it stands as an outward and visible sign of on inward and invisible reality of God’s life shared with us.

Are you seeking to rediscover your friendship with Jesus? Haven't been to Mass in a while and wondering where to start? Start by getting to know Jesus again through prayer. It doesn't matter how long its been since you have been to Mass. You are always invited to encounter Jesus in the Mass.

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The Lord Jesus, on the night before he suffered on the cross, shared one last meal with his disciples. During this meal our Savior instituted the sacrament of his Body and Blood. He did this in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the Cross throughout the ages and to entrust to the Church his Spouse a memorial of his death and resurrection.

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