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The Practice Of The Eucharist

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Part A

1. The practice of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church is usually called the Liturgy of the Eucharist, Holy Communion or the Lords supper. The Eucharist usually occurs near the end of the mass, firstly it begins with the preparation of the gifts and the altar, and once this has been done volunteers of the community bring forward the bread and the wine to the Priest at the Altar. Then the priest blesses the bread and wine. After that the priest breaks the bread and says “Take this all of you and eat it this is my body which will be given up for you” he holds up the chalice of wine and says “Take this all of you and drink from it for this is my blood which has been given up for you”. The Priest then places the gifts on the altar in sacrifice, and volunteers then come up to the altar and takes the gifts to share with the community. Initially the Eucharist is ended with the Prayer after Communion which is asked for us to remember the Eucharist throughout our day.

2. The nature and meaning of the Eucharist is quite significant in the Catholic Church. The Eucharist for Catholics was an inspiration from the bible mainly from the passage of the Last Supper Jesus shared with his disciples.. For Catholics they usually receive Eucharist during Mass, for Catholics the Eucharist is a symbol of Jesus’ body and blood (bread and wine). For Catholics the Eucharist is a main sacrament which is based around Catholics daily lives, the Eucharist is a reminder of Jesus and a

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