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WASHINGTON – The Vatican recently published a circular letter, "On the bread and wine for the Eucharist," sent to diocesan bishops at the request of Pope Francis. Dated June 15 – the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ – the letter was made public by the Vatican July 8.

]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Vatican Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:30:00 -0400 A primal understanding of the Eucharist /faith/columnists/item/20526-a-primal-understanding-of-the-eucharist /faith/columnists/item/20526-a-primal-understanding-of-the-eucharist

Christian de Cherge, the Trappist Abbott who was martyred in Algeria in 1996, tells this story of his first communion. He grew up in a Roman Catholic family in France and on the day of his first communion he said to his mother: “I don’t understand what I’m doing.” She answered simply: “ItƵapp okay, you don’t have to understand it now, later you will understand.”

]]> frronrolheiser@catholicregister.org (Fr. Ron Rolheiser) Fr. Ron Rolheiser Thu, 02 Jul 2015 07:30:00 -0400 The Last Supper and the ritual of family meals /faith/item/19972-the-last-supper-and-the-ritual-of-family-meals /faith/item/19972-the-last-supper-and-the-ritual-of-family-meals

During Holy Week, Catholics are called to reflect on the Last Supper, when the apostles came together like a family to break bread with Jesus for the final time. It was from that simple meal, with bread at its centre, that Christ gave mankind the Eucharist.

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Faith Fri, 03 Apr 2015 14:00:00 -0400