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The Eucharist

Bread and wine become the heart of Christian worship: "This is my body, this is my blood"

The Eucharist is the sacrament of Christ's body and blood given under bread and wine, and the central act of Christian worship from the earliest days, attested in Paul, the Didache, and Ignatius of Antioch. Christians universally treasure it, yet the traditions differ deeply: communions disagree over how Christ is present in the elements and whether the rite is itself a sacrifice. These remain among the most contested questions between churches.

How it traveled

  1. 1 Corinthians
    Ephesus · 67
    explains
  2. Mark
    Rome · 68
    explains
  3. Matthew
    Antioch · 80
    explains
  4. Luke
    Rome · 84
    explains
  5. John
    Ephesus · 100
    explains
  6. Epistle to the Romans: Shorter and Longer Versions
    Antioch · 108
    explains
  7. The First Apology
    Rome · 165
    explains
  8. Dialogue with Trypho
    Rome · 165
    explains
  9. Against Heresies: Book V
    Lyons · 202
    explains
  10. Against Heresies: Book IV
    Lyons · 202
    explains
  11. The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
    — · 220
    explains
  12. Book VIII. Concerning Gifts, and Ordinations, and the Ecclesiastical Canons
    — · 220
    explains
  13. On the Resurrection of the Flesh.
    — · 220
    explains
  14. Decrees of Fabian.
    — · 220
    explains
  15. Appendix to the Works of Hippolytus. Containing Dubious and Spurious Pieces.
    Rome · 235
    explains
  16. The Epistles of Cyprian.
    Carthage · 258
    applies
  17. The First Ecumenical Council: The First Council of Nice
    Nicaea · 325
    applies
  18. The Church History of Eusebius
    Caesarea · 339
    explains
  19. The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods
    — · 360
    explains
  20. The Letters
    Caesarea (Cappadocia) · 379
    applies
  21. The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril
    Jerusalem · 386
    explains
  22. The Great Catechism
    Nyssa · 395
    explains
  23. Exposition of the Christian Faith
    Milan · 397
    explains
  24. On the Mysteries
    Milan · 397
    explains
  25. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  26. Homilies on First Corinthians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  27. A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  28. The Homilies on the Statues to the People of Antioch
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  29. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  30. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains

Key passages(20)

An Invitation to Holy Communion — Many Blessings Are Given Those Who Receive Communion Worthily↗explains

An Invitation to Holy Communion · Thomas à Kempis

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The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril — On the Mysteries. IV: On the Body and Blood of Christ.↗explains

The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril · Cyril of Jerusalem

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 73 - OF THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST (SIX ARTICLES) — part 1↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 80 - OF THE USE OR RECEIVING OF THIS SACRAMENT IN GENERAL (TWELVE ARTICLES) — part 4↗applies

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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An Invitation to Holy Communion — The Body of Christ and Sacred Scripture Are Most Necessary to a Faithful Soul↗explains

An Invitation to Holy Communion · Thomas à Kempis

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An Invitation to Holy Communion — The Great Reverence With Which We Should Receive Christ↗applies

An Invitation to Holy Communion · Thomas à Kempis

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Homilies on First Corinthians — Homily XXVII — part 4↗explains

Homilies on First Corinthians · John Chrysostom

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On the Mysteries — Chapter VIII. Of the mystical feast of the altar of the Lord. Lest any should think lightly of it, St. Ambrose shows that it is of higher antiquity than the sacred rites of the Jews, since it was foreshadowed in the sacrifice of Melchisedech, and far better than the manna, as being the Body of Christ.↗explains

On the Mysteries · Ambrose of Milan

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The First Apology, Chapter LXVI↗explains

The First Apology · Justin Martyr

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 73 - OF THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST (SIX ARTICLES) — part 2↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 79 - OF THE EFFECTS OF THIS SACRAMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES) — part 1↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 79 - OF THE EFFECTS OF THIS SACRAMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES) — part 2↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 79 - OF THE EFFECTS OF THIS SACRAMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES) — part 4↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 79 - OF THE EFFECTS OF THIS SACRAMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES) — part 5↗applies

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 80 - OF THE USE OR RECEIVING OF THIS SACRAMENT IN GENERAL (TWELVE ARTICLES) — part 1↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 80 - OF THE USE OR RECEIVING OF THIS SACRAMENT IN GENERAL (TWELVE ARTICLES) — part 3↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 82 - OF THE MINISTER OF THIS SACRAMENT (TEN ARTICLES) — part 3↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 65 - OF THE NUMBER OF THE SACRAMENTS (FOUR ARTICLES) — part 3↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 75 - OF THE CHANGE OF BREAD AND WINE INTO THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (EIGHT ARTICLES) — part 3↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 76 - OF THE WAY IN WHICH CHRIST IS IN THIS SACRAMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES) — part 1↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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