Catholic Bible Traces : The Eucharist
Know the Faith. Defend The Faith
Men,
The Eucharist is the source and summit of our Faith. All of the other sacraments are bound up within it and oriented towards it. It is the culmination of God’s action sanctifying the world in Christ and of the worship us men offer to Jesus Christ and through Him to the Father in the Holy Spirit.
As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. Christ instituted this sacrament during the Last Supper before his Passion.
Below are scriptural references in defense of the Eucharist. Use these references as you go out into the world and spread the Good News.
John 6:53-59
53The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
54Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.
55He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day.
56For my flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed.
57He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in him.
58As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, the same also shall live by me.
59This is the bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead. He that eateth this bread, shall live for ever.
Matthew 26:26-28
26And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke: and gave to his disciples, and said: Take ye, and eat. This is my body.
27And taking the chalice, he gave thanks, and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this.
28For this is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins.
Mark 14:22-24
22And whilst they were eating, Jesus took bread; and blessing, broke, and gave to them, and said: Take ye. This is my body.
23And having taken the chalice, giving thanks, he gave it to them. And they all drank of it.
24And he said to them: This is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many.