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The Eucharist

37 claims
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37 claims in this doctrine
The Eucharist
The Eucharist transforms those who receive it into the body of Christ — communicants become what they receive
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The Eucharist
Fasting before receiving the Eucharist is an ancient Christian practice
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The Eucharist
The congregation’s response of Amen to the eucharistic prayer is an act of participation and ratification
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The Eucharist
The Eucharist is the daily bread for which Christians pray in the Lord’s Prayer
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The Eucharist
Ambrose describes the consecrated eucharistic elements as the true body and blood, changed from bread and wine
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The Eucharist
The eucharistic thanksgiving is addressed to the Father through Christ and the people respond Amen
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The Eucharist
Deacons carry the Eucharist to those absent from the assembly
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The Eucharist
Chrysostom describes the Eucharist as physically receiving Christ — the communicant fixes their teeth in his flesh
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The Eucharist
The Eucharist consists of bread and a cup of water and wine, over which the president gives thanks
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The Eucharist
Receiving the Eucharist unworthily is a sin against the body and blood of the Lord
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Primary Sources

Patristic Texts Addressing The Eucharist

These texts from the Fideograph library contain annotated passages directly bearing on this doctrine. Each passage is tagged so you can filter to the relevant chapters immediately.

c. AD 107 Intermediate
Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch — Letter to the Smyrnaeans
Contains the first use of Catholic Church in Christian literature, the clearest early statement on the Real Presence, and the most concentrated early treatment of episcopal authority — written en route to martyrdom, c. AD 107.
4 chapters on The Eucharist
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c. AD 350 Intermediate
Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem — Mystagogical Catecheses
Five post-baptismal lectures delivered at the Holy Sepulchre c. AD 350 — the most systematic early treatment of the sacraments, including the clearest patristic account of Real Presence and the Epiclesis.
6 chapters on The Eucharist
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c. AD 50–120 Introductory
Anonymous (Apostolic)
The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)
The oldest surviving Christian catechism outside the New Testament — containing the earliest extra-biblical instructions for Baptism, the Eucharist, fasting, and church order. c. AD 50–120.
3 chapters on The Eucharist
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