John 6:53-56
Jesus said to them "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him."
The Catechism of the Catholic Church refers to the Eucharist celebrated in Mass as the "source and summit of the Christian life" (1324).
No. The Eucharist is the most important sacrament. This is the clear teaching of the Catholic Church, as is found, for example, in the Catechism of the Catholic Church:1324 The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life" (Lumen Gentium, no. 11). "The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch" (Presbyterorum ordinis, no. 5).
Eucharist, confirmation, communion, Baptism and Sacrament of the sickRoman Catholic AnswerBy definition, all the sacraments of the Church are important, as they are all means of grace that Our Blessed Lord as left us. The most important is, of course, the Blessed Eucharist, which is the actual Body and Blood of Our Blessed Lord. All of the other Sacraments lead up to or flow from it. from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 19941113 The whole liturgical life of the Church revolves around the Eucharistic sacrifice and the sacraments. (Cf. Sacrosanctum concilium 6) There are seven sacraments in the church: Baptism, Confirmation or Chrismation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony. (Cf. Council of Lyons II (1274) Denzinger-Schonmetzer, Enchiridion Symbolorum, definitionum et declarationum de rebus fidei et morum {1965} 860).
The Vatican..Catholic AnswerThe center of the Catholic religion is the most Blessed Eucharist, which is Our Blessed Lord, Christ Himself, complete - His Body and Soul, Humanity, and Divinity: .from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life." (Lumen Gentium 11) The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ Himself, our Pasch." (Presbyterorum ordinis 5)
Catholic AnswerThe Eucharist is nothing less then Our Blessed Lord, Body and Soul, Humanity and Divinity. He is the source of everything and everything ends in Him. He created everything, He came to earth, taught us, and died for us. He gave us the Blessed Eucharist to remain with us always and to give us the grace we need to journey to Him in heaven. The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life" comes from section 11 of the document, Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church from the Second Vatican Council. The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch. Presbyterorum ordinis 5. taken from Catechism of the Catholic Church, article 1324.
The phrase "source and summit of the Christian life" refers to the Eucharist, and can be found in The Catechism of the Catholic Church, as well as the Vatican II document Lumen Gentium, no. 11. In paragraph 1324, The Catechism statesThe Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life." "The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch."REFERENCESLibreria Editrice Vaticana. Catechism of the Catholic Church, (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1994).Flannery, A. ed. The Basic Sixteen Documents - Vatican Council II - Constitutions, Decrees, Declarations, (Northport, NY: Costello Publishing Company, 1996).
The Church's greatest sacrament, the source and summit of her worship, is the Eucharist.
Catholic AnswerThe Eucharist is Jesus Christ, nothing more, nothing less, in other words, the Eucharist is God incarnate and bodily present in His Church. In the Eucharist, Jesus not only is with His Church, but He is His Church. Without the Eucharist, there is no Church, and without the Church there is no Eucharist. It is Our Blessed Lord present among us and feeding us and leading us to His Heavenly Father.from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994 1324 The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life." (Lumen Gentium 11)" The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch." (Presbyterorum ordinis)1325 "the Eucharist is the efficacious sign and sublime cause of that communion in the divine life and that unity of the People of God by which the church is kept in being. It is the culmination both of God's action sanctifying the world in Christ and of the worship men offer to Christ and through him to the Father in the Holy Spirit." (Congregation of Rites, instruction, Eucharisticum mysterium, 6)1326 Finally, by the Eucharistic celebration we already unite ourselves with the heavenly liturgy and anticipate eternal life, when God will be all in all. (Cf. 1 Cor 15:28)
The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, It is really His Body, and it is the way in which He comes to each individual person in the world here and now. In other words, the Catholic Church is how God set it up for us to be saved, so the most important feature of it would be its Bishops and Priests, who are Christ's hands and feet; and the sacraments - administered by His Bishops and priests. The sacraments are the way in which God communicates sanctifying grace to us.
Saint Cecilia is important in the Catholic Church as she is considered the patroness of musicians and Church music. She is also one of the most revered martyrs of the early Church. Her steadfast faith and commitment to her beliefs, even in the face of persecution, make her a source of inspiration for many Catholics.
The ultimate good in the Catholic Church is God who is the author and source of all Good.
There is no one source that governs all of Catholic Church life. The Code of Canon Law covers many legal aspects, the Missal and the General Instruction on the Roman Missal cover most aspects of the Eucharist. The Breviary would cover instructions for the Divine Office. There are dozens of different books issued to cover various aspects of the Church.