1396. The unity of the Mystical Body: the Eucharist makes the Church. Those who receive the Eucharist are united more closely to Christ. Through it Christ unites them to all the faithful in one body – the Church. Communion renews, strengthens, and deepens this incorporation into the Church, already achieved by Baptism. In Baptism we have been called to form but one body.230 The Eucharist fulfills this call: “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? the bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread:”231
If you are the body and members of Christ, then it is your sacrament that is placed on the table of the Lord; it is your sacrament that you receive. To that which you are you respond “Amen” (“yes, it is true!”) and by responding to it you assent to it. For you hear the words, “the Body of Christ” and respond “Amen.” Be then a member of the Body of Christ that your Amen may be true.232
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
497. When is it moral to regulate births?
196. In what sense is the Blessed Virgin Mary the Mother of the Church?
339. How does sin threaten marriage?
30. Why is faith a personal act, and at the same time ecclesial?
559. In the Church are there different ways of praying?
13. In what ways does Apostolic Tradition occur?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How important is God’s love to our lives, according to 1 John 4:8?
What is the significance of Aeneas’ healing and Dorcas’ resurrection in Acts 9:32-43?
The Light of the World: Jesus is the light that illuminates the darkness (John 8:12)
What do the horseman, angel, and Lord symbolize in Zechariah’s vision described in Zechariah 1:8-17?
The Fall of Mankind: How Did Adam and Eve’s Disobedience Affect the World? (Genesis 3:1-24)
