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  2. Eucharist - Wikipedia

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    e. The Eucharist ( / ˈjuːkərɪst / YOO-kər-ist; from Koinē Greek: εὐχαριστία, romanized: evcharistía, lit. 'thanksgiving' ), also known as Holy Communion, Blessed Sacrament and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. Christians believe that the rite ...

  3. Eucharist in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The name Eucharist comes from the Greek word eucharistia which means 'thanksgiving" and which refers to the accounts of the last supper in Matthew 26:26–28, Mark 14:22–24, Luke 22:19–20 and 1 Corinthians 11:23–29, all of which narrate that Jesus "gave thanks" as he took the bread and the wine. [2]

  4. First Communion - Wikipedia

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    First Communion is an important tradition for Catholic families and individuals. For Latin Church Catholics, Holy Communion is usually the third of seven sacraments received; it occurs only after receiving Baptism, and once the person has reached the age of reason (usually, around the second grade). First confession (the first sacrament of ...

  5. Spiritual communion - Wikipedia

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    Spiritual communion. Spiritual communion is a Christian practice of desiring union with Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. It is used as a preparation for Mass and by individuals who cannot receive holy communion. [1] This practice is well established in Lutheran, [2] Anglican, and Methodist churches, as well as in the Catholic Church, where it has ...

  6. Thanksgiving after Communion - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Thanksgiving after Communion is a spiritual practice among Christians who believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Communion bread, maintaining themselves in prayer for some time to thank God and especially listening in their hearts for guidance from their Divine guest. This practice was and is highly recommended by saints ...

  7. Words of Institution - Wikipedia

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    Words of Institution. The Words of Institution (also called the Words of Consecration) are words echoing those of Jesus himself at his Last Supper that, when consecrating bread and wine, Christian Eucharistic liturgies include in a narrative of that event. Eucharistic scholars sometimes refer to them simply as the verba (Latin for "words").

  8. Communion of saints - Wikipedia

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    The communion of saints ( Latin: commūniō sānctōrum, Ancient Greek: κοινωνίᾱ τῶν Ἁγῐ́ων, koinōníā tôn Hagíōn ), when referred to persons, is the spiritual union of the members of the Christian Church, living and the dead, but excluding the damned. [1] They are all part of a single "mystical body", with Christ as ...

  9. Conversations with God - Wikipedia

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    Conversations with God (CWG) is a sequence of books written by Neale Donald Walsch.It was written as a dialogue in which Walsch asks questions and God answers. The first book of the Conversations with God series, Conversations with God, Book 1: An Uncommon Dialogue, was published in 1995 and became a publishing phenomenon, staying on The New York Times Best Sellers List for 137 weeks.

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