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What is the name of the holder of the Eucharist that Eucharistic Ministers use to bring communion to those not able to come to church?
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∙ 12y ago
A pyx is the container used to take the Eucharist to the sick and elderly shut ins.
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What is Eucharistic assembly?
A church service that includes the Eucharist.
What comes first the Eucharistic prayer or Communion rite in the Catholic Church?
The Eucharistic prayer, which included the Consecration, comes before Communion.
What is a description of the Eucharist in the early Church?
Eucharist is a form of Initiation to the church to receive God's Communion.
What is Eucharistic service?
It's a church service which includes the Eucharist, such as a Catholic Mass.
Do Catholic churches still have ministers?
The clergy of the Roman Catholic Church are called Priests. The priest who heads a parish is also called a Pastor. The catholic church has extraordinary ministers such as the Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist. These are lay people who assist with giving communion.
Who can distribute communion in the catholic church?
A bishop, priest, deacon, or Eucharistic minister.
What is the eucharist held in?
The eucharist is normally held in a church building although it can be held anywhere.
What is the eucharist at pentecostal churches?
In the pentecostal church, it is called communion.
What often accompanied the Eucharist in the early church to celebrate christian fellowship and unity?
In the early church, the Eucharist was often held as part of a banquet - called the Eucharistic feast.
Are there more catholic priests than ministers?
Depends upon your definition of "minister'. The Catholic Church has many ministers. We have Eucharistic ministers who bring the Holy Eucharist (communion) to believers, ministers to the sick, the elderly, prisoners, the young, the needy, etc. We believe that ministry is not limited to the ordained. As the Good Samaritan, we are called upon to minister, help, everyone in need, We all can, and should be Christ's ministers. As one of our leaders once said "Christ has no hands but yours, no voice but yours, no physical presence but yours " (my recollection). We, his followers are all called upon to be ministers.
What is one name the church uses for the eucharist to understand the meaning of this mystery?
The Eucharist is Holy Communion. Communion means a coming together in celebration with each other and Jesus Christ. Eucharist is in "remembrance of" Christ.
Is Eucharist the same as Holy Communion?
Yes, in the Catholic Church, the Eucharist and Holy Communion refer to the same thing; although the Eucharist not only refers to His abiding presence in Holy Communion, it may also refer to the Real Presence or the Sacrifice of the Mass.
