In the Eucharist, all these elements are combined to make up Mass as our keeping of the memorial feast of Christ: “Do this in memory of me” (Luke 22:19). It might also be noted that after God ...

A 1994 New York Times/CBS poll showed that 70% of Catholics between the ages of 18 and 44 believed that the Eucharist is a symbolic reminder of Jesus. The same survey revealed that 51% of Mass ...

The first is called the liturgy of the Word and the second the Eucharistic liturgy. In the first part a passage from the ...

We know that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist at each and every single Mass: Jesus comes down to us and is truly with us in that tiny Host placed on the altar. Crowds gather around that ...

Hope comes and is fulfilled in Christ,’ the Southwark, England, shepherd reminds the faithful in new YouTube reflection.

Attending Mass on Holy Thursday a few weeks after I ... Church teaching holds that for bread to be valid matter for the Eucharist, it must “contain enough gluten to affect the confection of ...

Every other sacrament is linked to the Eucharist. During the service of Mass, prayers are said and Catholics confess their sins. They are given bread by the priest and wine from a shared cup.