The Holy Eucharist
In his first letter to the Corinthians, the apostle Paul says that we proclaim the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus in every Eucharist. It is, until the day of his return in glory, the memorial of his paschal mystery. Centuries later, Saint Augustine of Hippo, one of Catholicism's greatest theologians and bishops, said simply, "Every Sunday is a little Easter."
As a help to spiritual growth and to an ever deepening union with Christ, and as a precious gift of the Lord to his church, the Eucharist, and especially the Sunday (dominical) Eucharist is the central sacrament of our Christian life. It increases the life we were given in baptism and inspires the church's mission of evangelization and building the kingdom of God.
The Catholic Church possesses a richness and diversity of insights into this important mystery. It is a treasure to be prayed and reflected upon.
BENEDICT XVI ON THE EUCHARIST
Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis
INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESSES
The
Eucharist: God's Gift for the Life of the World
June 15-22, 2008, Québec, Province Québec,
Canada
CHURCH DOCUMENTS
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy,
Second Vatican Council
The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist,
USCCB
Nine Questions on
Eucharistic Adoration, USCCB
PAPAL DOCUMENTS
On the Holy Eucharist, Leo XIII
On the Mystical Body of Christ, Pius XII
On the Sacred Liturgy, Pius XII
On the Holy Eucharist, Paul VI
Eucharisticum Mysterium, Paul VI
Approaching Jesus Today, Paul VI
JOHN PAUL II ON THE EUCHARIST
Instruction on Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery
On the Holy Eucharist (Dominicae Cenae)
On Active Participation in the Liturgy
Jesus, Founder of the Sacramental Structure
Liturgy Preserves Faith Experience of Generations
Mary Leads Us to Eucharist
Prayer, Penance, and the Eucharist: Spirituality for Married Couples
The Intrinsic Link . . . The Eucharist and the Gift of the Holy Spirit
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
JOHN PAUL II ON THE PRIESTHOOD
I Will Give You Shepherds (Pastores Dabo Vobis)
Priests are Conformed to Christ the Head
Priests are Ordained to Celebrate Mass
Priests Must Foster Devotion to Mary
The Eucharist Is at the Heart of the Priest's Spirituality
The Priest Is a Shepherd to the Community
The Priesthood and the Third Millennium
EUCHARISTIC SPIRITUALITY
Corpus Christi - Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Eymard Library: Writings of Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Eymard . . . In His Own Words
Life and Letters of Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Little Book of Acts - Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament
Eymard's Our Father
Eymard's Way of Praying
The Fire and the Flame - (8) - Fr. Manuel Barbiero, S.S.S.
Uniquely Called by the Eucharist - (9) - Fr. Manuel Barbiero, S.S.S.
Gift of Self - (10) - Fr. Manuel Barbiero, S.S.S.
Fr. Eugene LaVerdiere, S.S.S. - Recent Books and Tapes
Prayer Before the Eucharist - Fr. Bernard Camiré, S.S.S.
HYMNS OF SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS
Adoro Te
Verbum Supernum
Pange Lingua
Sacris Solemnis
Lauda Sion
VARIOUS
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