The Eucharist

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  Word of God  
 
Take and eat; this is my body.
Jesus; Matthew 26:26
 


Every fresh Communion is a new gift
which Jesus Christ makes of himself.

 
St. Ignatius of Loyola, 16th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Take, eat; this is my body.
Jesus; Matthew 26:26
 


This is the food 
which gives life and is never wanting;
which is taken and not consumed;

which feeds the hungry and remains whole.

 
St. Augustine of Hippo, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I am the bread of life,
whoever comes to me will not hunger.
Jesus; John 6:35
 


Jesus alone, nourishes the soul.

 
Pope Francis, 21st century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
This is my body which is given for you.
Jesus; Luke 22:19
 


The Eucharist means God in us, God with us,
God continually giving himself to us.

 
Bl. Charles de Foucauld, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I am the bread of life.
Jesus; John 6:35
 


This is the medicine of immortality,
the antidote against death
which gives eternal life in Jesus Christ.

 
St. Ignatius of Antioch, 1st century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The bread of God is that which comes down
from heaven, and gives life to the world.
Jesus; John 6:33
 


The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love;
It signifies Love, it produces love.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I came that they may have life.
Jesus; John 10:10
 


The proper effect of the Eucharist
is the transformation of man into God.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Take, eat; this is my body.
Jesus; Matthew 26:26
 


This is the food which gives life and is never wanting;
which is taken and not consumed;
which feeds the hungry and remains whole.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 

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