THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST "The Liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; at the same time it is the fountain from which all her power flows" (Abbott 142). This solemn quote represents the core of the church's official teaching on the Sacred Liturgy. When sin entered the world with the fall of Adam and Eve1 so began the need for reconciliation between God and His people. Throughout the Hebrew …
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…In so doing, Catholics help strengthen the Christian community and offer a model for the building up of the whole human family. The Sacrament of the Eucharist is to be lived. After gathering as a faith community to celebrate this Sacred Mystery of the Body and Blood of Jesus and reflecting on God's word in the scriptures, the faithful nourished by this experience are to go forth and be Christ's presence in the world. ENDNOTES