1689. The Eucharistic Sacrifice. When the celebration takes place in church the Eucharist is the heart of the Paschal reality of Christian death.189 In the Eucharist, the Church expresses her efficacious communion with the departed: offering to the Father in the Holy Spirit the sacrifice of the death and resurrection of Christ, she asks to purify his child of his sins and their consequences, and to admit him to the Paschal fullness of the table of the Kingdom.190 It is by the Eucharist thus celebrated that the community of the faithful, especially the family of the deceased, learn to live in communion with the one who “has fallen asleep in the Lord,” by communicating in the Body of Christ of which he is a living member and, then, by praying for him and with him.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
395. When does one commit a mortal sin?
170. What is the bond that exists between the Catholic Church and non-Christian religions?
492. What are the principal sins against chastity?
349. What is the attitude of the Church toward those people who are divorced and then remarried?
429. How does the Church nourish the moral life of a Christian?
107. Who is invited to come into the Kingdom of God proclaimed and brought about by Jesus?
235. How does the Church on earth celebrate the liturgy?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the main message of Jonah’s story and how does it reveal God’s grace?
What are 5 important lessons about wisdom found in Baruch 3:9-12?
O que o livro de Cantares nos ensina sobre a beleza da mulher noiva e da mulher madura?
What is the importance of humility and repentance according to the book of Baruch?
What is the importance of faith in the Christian life, according to the Bible?
How is God’s sovereignty portrayed amidst the chaos in Lamentations 2:8-9?
