Body and Blood of Christ

Sacrament of → (bread and wine) CATECHISM FOR FILIPINO CATHOLICS TELLS US THAT THE

EUCHARIST “Bread of Life”

→ food for our souls; increase the soul’s
supernatural life.
WHOLE EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION CONSISTS OF:

INTRODUCTORY RITES
3. The Promise of Perfect Happiness and Future • Entrance Hymn
JESUS - LAST SUPPER – EUCHARISTIC SACRIFICE OF HIS Resurrection • Greeting
BODY AND BLOOD “He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood will • Penitential Rite
have everlasting life; and I will raise him in the • The Gloria
• To perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross last day” • Opening Prayer
throughout the ages JOHN 6:55
• Entrust to his beloved spouse (church) a LITURGY OF THE WORD
memorial of his de TRANSUBSTANTIATION • Scripture Readings
• Process of the transformation of the bread and • Homily
EUCHARIST wine into the body and blood of Christ in the • Creed
• Sacrament of love Eucharist. • Prayer of the Faithful
• Sign of unity → WORDS OF CONSECRATION
• Bond of charity LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
• Paschal feast in which Christ is consumed, the • Preparation of the Gifts
mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of FOUR MODES OF GOD’S PRESENCE IN THE EUCHARIST • Eucharistic Prayer
future glory is given to us. → Preface, Invocation of the Holy Spirit
• Center of all the celebrations in the Church. Community → Last Supper’s Narrative of Institution,
• Highest form of prayer which unites us with • JESUS: “When there are two or three gathered Acclamation
God and the members of the community. together in my name, I am there in their midst” → Commemoration, 2nd Invocation of the
MATTHEW 18:20 Holy Spirit
MINISTER OF THE EUCHARIST → Intercessions, Great Doxology with Amen
• VALIDLY ORDAINED PRIEST (Entitled to offer Minister
Mass both for the living and the dead) • The priest acts as “another Christ” COMMUNION RITE
• Our Father
THE EFFECTS OF THE EUCHARIST Bread and Wine • Prayer for Deliverance
• We receive Jesus himself in the form of • Prayer for Peace
1. Unity with Christ (primary effect) bread and wine in the Eucharist through • Breaking of the Bread
“He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood communion. • Communion
abides in me, and I in him” • Prayer after Communion
JOHN 6:57 Word
• Readings: words of God announcing to all CONCLUDING RITES
2. The Increase and Preservation of Sanctifying men the Gospel of hope, love, and • Final Blessing
Grace salvation. • Dismissal
LITURGY OF THE WORD
→ Not a lecture or message for the crowd.
→ Meant to nourish our Christian life.

✓ Through the Scriptures, God speaks to us and

leads us along the path to salvation.
✓ The Responsorial Psalm is sung between the
readings and helps us to meditate on the word
of God.
✓ The high point of the Liturgy of the Word is the
reading of the Gospel.
✓ Homily brings to the here and now the
message of the Scripture readings.
✓ Homily allows us to reflect and be inspired by
the teachings of Jesus Christ.
✓ Profession of Faith: CREED
✓ Prayer of the Faithful makes the assembly
intercede with God on behalf of the Church,
the world, and the faithful gathered.
✓ INTERCEDE: to speak to someone in order to
defend or help another person.

LITURGY
✓ Celebration of divine worship
✓ Proclamation of the Gospel
✓ ACTIVE CHARITY
→ We do not just listen intently and
actively respond to the liturgy of the
word but also reflect on how we can
be of service to God and neighbor
• Charitable acts