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When you receive the Eucharist, you remember that is is the Body and Blood of Christ, and Christ gave himself up for all of us.
To hear the Word of God, worship with others, and receive the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
In holy communion, we receive the gift of Jesus Christ himself and are joined more deeply to him. All who have received him in the eucharist are strenghtend as the body of christ. The holy spirit unites us in our love for christ
You go to receive the Eucharist, which was originally ordinary bread but is now (after the consecration) the body of Christ. We receive this and are then united with Christ through this. It still looks and taste like bread, yet it is the Body of Jesus.
A Eucharist wafer is the body of Christ, who died for you.
The Eucharist gives one the "food of eternal life." The Eucharist also allows us to receive the Lord and shows us that we are committed to Him. The Eucharist also is the initiation into Christ's body and blood which was shed for us. Therefore Eucharist is a sacrament of Initiation.
The Eucharist is the Body of Christ.
The purpose of the Eucharist in mass is for everyone to take in Jesus. The Bread and Winebecomes the Body and Blood of Christ once the priest has blessed it.To be able to take Communion you must have had you first Holy Communion. Once you have had it you can receive Bread and Wine (The body and Blood) at Church. When you go up for Communion the priest will say "the body of Christ" and will have to answer "Amen" to receive it.
the body and blood of christ.
Eucharist.
You receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ. As Catholics we believe that there is the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, that it is his body, blood, soul, and divinity.
The sacrament that is known as the sacrament of sacraments is the Eucharist. It is considered the most important and central sacrament in the Catholic Church, as it is believed to be the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. Through the Eucharist, Catholics believe they receive the true presence of Christ and are united with him and with one another as his followers.