Quotes:
Pope Benedict teaches that the Eucharist finds its source within the wellspring of love that is the Trinity, the love that is so abundantly expressed in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and in the new life of the Holy Spirit that flows into the hearts of those who participate in his sacrifice and receive him in Communion. The Holy Father also shows how the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Church’s life in its relation to the other sacraments, especially the sacrament of Holy Orders and the sacrament of Matrimony.
--Bishop William S. Skylstad, President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
General Description:
CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION
The food of truth
The development of the eucharistic rite
The Synod of Bishops and the Year of the Eucharist
The purpose of the present Exhortation
PART ONE:
THE EUCHARIST, A MYSTERY TO BE BELIEVED The blessed Trinity and the Eucharist
The Eucharist: Jesus the true sacrificial Lamb
The Holy Spirit and the Eucharist
The Eucharist and the Church
The Eucharist and the Sacraments
I. The Eucharist and Christian initiation
II. The Eucharist and the sacrament of reconciliation
III. The Eucharist and the anointing of the sick
IV. The Eucharist and the Sacrament of Holy Orders
V. The Eucharist and matrimony
The Eucharist and Eschatology
The Eucharist and the Virgin Mary
PART TWO: THE EUCHARIST, A MYSTERY TO BE CELEBRATED Lex orandi and lex credendi
Beauty and the liturgy
The Eucharistic celebration, the work of "Christus Totus" Ars celebrandi
The structure of the Eucharistic celebration Actuosa participatio
Interior participation in the celebration
Adoration and Eucharistic devotion
PART THREE: THE EUCHARIST, A MYSTERY TO BE LIVED
The Eucharistic form of the Christian life
The Eucharist, a mystery to be proclaimed
The Eucharist, a mystery to be offered to the world
CONCLUSION
This is the long awaited post-synodal exhortation on the Eucharist from Pope Benedict XVI.
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