Eucharist in the Catholic Church
Catholic sacrament
Eucharist in the Catholic Church
The Eucharist (Koine Greek: εὐχαριστία, romanized: eucharistía, lit. 'thanksgiving') is the term used in the Catholic Church for the sacrament in which, according to Catholic doctrine, the body and blood of Christ are made present under the appearances of consecrated bread and wine during the Eucharistic liturgy commonly called the Mass. The 1983 Code of Canon Law describes the Eucharist as "the most August sacrament in which Christ the Lord himself is contained, offered, and received and by which the Church continually lives and grows", and further teaches that the Eucharistic sacrifice is "the summit and source of all worship and Christian life", with all other sacraments and works of the apostolate ordered to it. Catholic theology commonly distinguishes three closely related dimensions of the sacrament: Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist, the reception of Holy Communion, and the sacrificial character of the Mass. The term "Eucharist" derives from the Greek word eucharistia, meaning...
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