The Eucharist is the source and summit of all Christian life. However, the Eucharist is also the most confusing and the most complicated of all sacraments. This article will only go over and review the basics of the Eucharist.
The first thing that Catholics must understand is that the Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Christ. The Sacrament of Eucharist does not represent any symbols but it is truly and really the Body and Blood of Christ but just in the form of bread and wine. In the Eucharist they have become Christ- body and blood, soul and divinity. Jesus himself told us that, "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I give is my flesh for the life of the world." (John 6:51)
He went on to say, "Unless you have eaten the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink." (John 6:53-55)
As Catholics, we believe that the celebration of the Eucharist makes present to us the sacrifice Jesus offered once and for all on the cross. At the Eucharist, we remember Good Friday not merely as a story or an event from the past, but the sacrifice of Jesus is a mystery; it is more than words can say. It is a mystery we remember and make present each time we celebrate the Eucharist.
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