What are the effects of the Holy Eucharist?

Answer 1

The Eucharist is central to our relationship with God because it is the Living body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Therefore in receiving the Eucharist we are united physically to God. God is therefore not distant and aloof but living in us and we in Him. This is the fulfilment of the New Covenant and all the essential elements of Christianity.

Answer 2

Catholic Answer

The Eucharist is the re-presentation of Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ's sacrifice of Himself upon the cross, for the remission of our sins, and for our salvation. The first part of the Eucharist (called the Liturgy of the Word follows the form of the old Synagogue service with readings from Scripture and a homily. The second part of the Eucharist (called the Liturgy of the Eucharist) is modeled on the Last Supper, which, itself, was modeled on the Passover Supper - this is where Christ's passion and death on the cross is made present (NOT repeated!) for us here, two thousand years later, and a half a world away.

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The Eucharist is part of the Catholic Mass- refers to the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ appearing in the form of bread and wine, and to receiving it as Jesus commanded us to do.

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During the liturgy of the Eucharist you need to sing when someone brings up the gifts to the bishop because in this meal the sacrifice of the cross is made present when the priest carries out Jesus did.

Answer 3

from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994

"The fruits of Holy Communion

1391 Holy Communion augments our union with Christ. The principal fruit of receiving the Eucharist in Holy Communion is an intimate union with Christ Jesus. Indeed, the Lord said: "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him."223 Life in Christ has its foundation in the Eucharistic banquet: "As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me."224On the feasts of the Lord, when the faithful receive the Body of the Son, they proclaim to one another the Good News that the first fruits of life have been given, as when the angel said to Mary Magdalene, "Christ is risen!" Now too are life and resurrection conferred on whoever receives Christ.225

1392 What material food produces in our bodily life, Holy Communion wonderfully achieves in our spiritual life. Communion with the flesh of the risen Christ, a flesh "given life and giving life through the Holy Spirit,"226 preserves, increases, and renews the life of grace received at Baptism. This growth in Christian life needs the nourishment of Eucharistic Communion, the bread for our pilgrimage until the moment of death, when it will be given to us as viaticum.

1393 Holy Communion separates us from sin. The body of Christ we receive in Holy Communion is "given up for us," and the blood we drink "shed for the many for the forgiveness of sins." For this reason the Eucharist cannot unite us to Christ without at the same time cleansing us from past sins and preserving us from future sins: For as often as we eat this bread and drink the cup, we proclaim the death of the Lord. If we proclaim the Lord's death, we proclaim the forgiveness of sins. If, as often as his blood is poured out, it is poured for the forgiveness of sins, I should always receive it, so that it may always forgive my sins. Because I always sin, I should always have a remedy.227

1394 As bodily nourishment restores lost strength, so the Eucharist strengthens our charity, which tends to be weakened in daily life; and this living charity wipes away venial sins.228 By giving himself to us Christ revives our love and enables us to break our disordered attachments to creatures and root ourselves in him:

Since Christ died for us out of love, when we celebrate the memorial of his death at the moment of sacrifice we ask that love may be granted to us by the coming of the Holy Spirit. We humbly pray that in the strength of this love by which Christ willed to die for us, we, by receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit, may be able to consider the world as crucified for us, and to be ourselves as crucified to the world. . . . Having received the gift of love, let us die to sin and live for God.229

1395 By the same charity that it enkindles in us, the Eucharist preserves us from future mortal sins. The more we share the life of Christ and progress in his friendship, the more difficult it is to break away from him by mortal sin. The Eucharist is not ordered to the forgiveness of mortal sins - that is proper to the sacrament of Reconciliation. The Eucharist is properly the sacrament of those who are in full communion with the Church.

1396 The unity of the Mystical Body: the Eucharist makes the Church. Those who receive the Eucharist are united more closely to Christ. Through it Christ unites them to all the faithful in one body - the Church. Communion renews, strengthens, and deepens this incorporation into the Church, already achieved by Baptism. In Baptism we have been called to form but one body.230 The Eucharist fulfills this call: "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread:"231If you are the body and members of Christ, then it is your sacrament that is placed on the table of the Lord; it is your sacrament that you receive. To that which you are you respond "Amen" ("yes, it is true!") and by responding to it you assent to it. For you hear the words, "the Body of Christ" and respond "Amen." Be then a member of the Body of Christ that your Amen may be true.232

1397 The Eucharist commits us to the poor. To receive in truth the Body and Blood of Christ given up for us, we must recognize Christ in the poorest, his brethren: You have tasted the Blood of the Lord, yet you do not recognize your brother,. . . . You dishonor this table when you do not judge worthy of sharing your food someone judged worthy to take part in this meal. . . . God freed you from all your sins and invited you here, but you have not become more merciful.233

1398 The Eucharist and the unity of Christians. Before the greatness of this mystery St. Augustine exclaims, "O sacrament of devotion! O sign of unity! O bond of charity!"234 The more painful the experience of the divisions in the Church which break the common participation in the table of the Lord, the more urgent are our prayers to the Lord that the time of complete unity among all who believe in him may return.

1399 The Eastern churches that are not in full communion with the Catholic Church celebrate the Eucharist with great love. "These Churches, although separated from us, yet possess true sacraments, above all - by apostolic succession - the priesthood and the Eucharist, whereby they are still joined to us in closest intimacy." A certain communion in sacris, and so in the Eucharist, "given suitable circumstances and the approval of Church authority, is not merely possible but is encouraged."235

1400 Ecclesial communities derived from the Reformation and separated from the Catholic Church, "have not preserved the proper reality of the Eucharistic mystery in its fullness, especially because of the absence of the sacrament of Holy Orders."236 It is for this reason that, for the Catholic Church, Eucharistic intercommunion with these communities is not possible. However these ecclesial communities, "when they commemorate the Lord's death and resurrection in the Holy Supper . . . profess that it signifies life in communion with Christ and await his coming in glory."237

1401 When, in the Ordinary's judgment, a grave necessity arises, Catholic ministers may give the sacraments of Eucharist, Penance, and Anointing of the Sick to other Christians not in full communion with the Catholic Church, who ask for them of their own will, provided they give evidence of holding the Catholic faith regarding these sacraments and possess the required dispositions.238 " ~Catechism of the Catholic Church

Answer 4

The fullness of the Holy Spirit, and His grace, as well as the strength against temptation and strengthen the face of attacks by opponents of the Faith, are the effects of Confirmation. Holy Eucharist brings about a union with Christ and an increase in grace, which causes us to have more love for God, helps us avoid sin. Many other effects are caused by these basic ones.

Answer 5

The Eucharist is the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.It is the one way in which we are in complete union with Christ and as such it is that person's responsibility to then focus on that union and live accordingly.

Answer 6

The Eucharist serves as a place of restoration for Christians along the way. Many Christians see life as a pilgrimage - often a long, hard journey. Along the way we become tired and worn out and we are tempted to give up and turn back.

But the faith that Christ has provided us with the Eucharist as a place where we can go to (metaphorically) bathe our aching feet and to be refreshed in body and soul for the journey that is still ahead.

When communion is given to a sick person we call it viaticum, which means 'provisions for the journey.' The Eucharist is always a viaticum: in the Eucharist we derive strength to continue our upward journey toward God.

The Sacraments, known as the body and blood of Christ, is also seen as spiritual nourishment for that continued journey.

The Eucharist, also referred to as Holy Communion, the Sacrament of the Altar, the Blessed Sacrament, the Lord's Supper, and other names, is a Christian sacrament or ordinance. It is re-enacted in accordance with Jesus' instruction during the 'Last Supper' as recorded in several books of the New Testament, that His followers do in remembrance of Him as when He gave His disciples bread, saying, "This is my body", and gave them wine, saying: "This is my blood."

There are different interpretations of the significance of the Eucharist, varying among Christian denominations and sometimes even among churches within the same denomination.

The word Eucharist refers not only to the rite but also to the consecrated bread and wine.

There is substantial anecdotal evidence of the effects of receiving The Sacraments from believers and non-believers alike. Whether as some believe - it is merely derived from the power of suggestion, or others who affirm it is a tangible elixir from the power of a Divine Entity, it remains as the apex of many Christian denominations.

Occasionally, in its most secular interpretations, the Eucharist or Communion has been simply interpreted as a gathering of people to share the warmth of friendship over a meal.

Some use the receipt of the Sacraments as a cleansing of the heart and soul, where transgressions are forgiven, frustrations are calmed, most fervent prayers are heard. Others may use it as a launch-point for new perspectives, and some may use it as spiritual nourishment and refreshment.