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Form: "Take this, all of you, and eat of it: For this is by body which will be given up for you. Take this, all of you, and drink from it: for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me."
Matter:
Minister: deacons, priests, bishops and trained lay people distribute the Eucharist; only priests and bishops can consecrate the Eucharist
Rite: the consecration and distribution of the Eucharist
How can you prepare to receive the Eucharist? Prayer and fasting: being spiritually mindful of the realty of Christ's presence in the Eucharist; and fasting for at least one hour before receiving the Eucharist is required by law of the Church
Who Can receive the Eucharist? Catholics in a state of grace (without mortal sin) and Orthodox Christians in special circumstances with special permission
How often can you receive the Eucharist?
Effects of the Eucharist:
Scriptural Foundation:
Matter:
- bread made from wheat and water
- Roman/ Western Christians do not use yeast in the bread for the Eucharist
- Eastern/ Orthodox Christians use yeast in the bread for the Eucharist.
- wine made from grapes
Minister: deacons, priests, bishops and trained lay people distribute the Eucharist; only priests and bishops can consecrate the Eucharist
Rite: the consecration and distribution of the Eucharist
How can you prepare to receive the Eucharist? Prayer and fasting: being spiritually mindful of the realty of Christ's presence in the Eucharist; and fasting for at least one hour before receiving the Eucharist is required by law of the Church
Who Can receive the Eucharist? Catholics in a state of grace (without mortal sin) and Orthodox Christians in special circumstances with special permission
How often can you receive the Eucharist?
- Minimum requirement: at least once a year
- Maximum requirement: no more than once a day
- Exception: If you go to Mass in the morning and a wedding in the afternoon of the same day because they are two different celebrations.
Effects of the Eucharist:
- intimate union with Christ
- receiving Christ's flesh and blood
- spiritual nourishment and strength
- medicine of grace
- separates us from sin
- removes venial sin
- unites us to the Body of Christ and the Church (Mystical Body of Christ)
Scriptural Foundation:
- "For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, 'This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.'" Corinthians 11: 23-25