1374. The mode of Christ’s presence under the Eucharistic species is unique. It raises the Eucharist above all the sacraments as “the perfection of the spiritual life and the end to which all the sacraments tend.”199 In the most blessed sacrament of the Eucharist “the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained.”200 “This presence is called ‘real’ – by which is not intended to exclude the other types of presence as if they could not be ‘real’ too, but because it is presence in the fullest sense: that is to say, it is a substantial presence by which Christ, God and man, makes himself wholly and entirely present.”201
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
547. Is there a prayer of Mary in the Gospel?
72. What was the original condition of the human person according to the plan of God?
357. How is the Christian moral life bound up with faith and the sacraments?
265. What place does Confirmation have in the divine plan of salvation?
461. How are parents to educate their children in the Christian faith?
64. What kind of bond exists between created things?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What lessons can we learn from Haman’s fall in Esther 7:7-8?
How is the humility and grace of God manifested in the Christian’s life, according to Psalm 138:6-7?
How was the defeat of the Maccabees at the Battle of Elasa described in 1 Maccabees 6:17-47?
What is the importance of fellowship with Christ according to 1 Corinthians 1:9?
What is the role of the law in the Old Testament, according to Galatians 3:10-14?
The Light of the World: Jesus is the light that illuminates the darkness (John 8:12)
How the Annunciation Story Can Inspire Us to Trust God (Luke 1:26-38)
