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What is the purpose and importance of the Most Holy Eucharist in the Catholic faith?
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Catholic Answer.The Holy Eucharist is "the source of summit of the Christian life." (Lumen Gentium 11). The Most Holy Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Our Blessed Lord as it was offered on the Cross for our salvation now present under the appearances of Bread and Wine. Our Blessed Lord comes to us in this way for many purposes: as an act of Thanksgiving, as a memorial, as presence, as sacrifice, as source and summit of Church Life; the effects of the Eucharist include: cleanses and separates us from sin, commits us to the poor, communicates the mystery of the communion of the Holy Trinity, establishes the community of believers, as a foretaste of the future life, as growth in Christian life, as an increase of the grace received in Baptism, as the source of conversion and penance, as spiritual food, transforms man through Christ, unites with Christ, unites Christians, unites with the heavenly liturgy, we participate in Christ's sacrificed. (all from the Catechism numbers 790, 805, 950, 1000, 1003, 1074, 1212, 1275, 1322-1419, 1436, 1644, 1846, 2637, 2837, 2845)
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AnswerThe Eucharist is important because it is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ veiled under the appearance of bread and wine. AnswerThe Eucharist is important because Jesus is present in it under the appearance of bread and wine..
AnswerThe importance of the Eucharist is that it is a pledge of future glory because it fills us with every grace and heavenly blessing. It fortifies us for our pilgrimage in this life and makes us long for eternal life. It unites us already to Christ seated at the right hand of the Father, to the Church in heaven and to the Blessed Virgin and all the saints.The Holy Eucharist is our main means of nourishment for our souls. It is Actually the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Eucharist is important because it is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ veiled under the appearance of bread and wine.
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