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    Eucharist: The Real Presence
    Eucharist: The Real Presence
    Eucharist: The Real Presence
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    Eucharist: The Real Presence

    By Michael C. Hasychak

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    This book will focus on why we believe as Catholics that the Eucharist is the real presence, body blood soul, and divinity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We will cover excerpts from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Sacred Scripture passages from the Old and New Testament, Canon Law, quotes from our early Church Fathers, and Miracles pertaining to the Eucharist.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateFeb 1, 2022
    ISBN9781471760211
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      Eucharist - Michael C. Hasychak

      Introduction

      During the 1960s, I was an altar boy serving morning Mass during the week and attending Mass regularly with my family on Sundays and on Holy Days of Obligation. I recall scooting by and walking over people in the pews to get in line to receive the Eucharist. Back then the confession lines were long and not everyone got up to receive the Eucharist at Mass. Most Catholics at that time believed in transubstantiation. Transubstantiation is the process in which, through the consecration by the priest of the bread and wine, there takes place a change of the bread into the substance of the body of Christ and the wine into the substance of his blood. In addition to their belief in transubstantiation, they also understood that if they were aware of committing a mortal sin they would need to first, receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession), before partaking in the Eucharist. Most Catholics back then had reverence and respect for the Eucharist.

      Many people also attended Mass dressed up like they were attending a wedding. There used to be an expression, Wearing your Sunday Best, indicating that the dress code for an event was wearing something similar to how you dressed when attending Church on Sunday. Nowadays, some attend Mass in sweat clothes or shorts.

      It’s not surprising that in a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in February of 2019, only 31% of self- described Catholics believe in the Church teaching on transubstantiation.¹ That means approximately 70% of Catholics do not believe that the Eucharist is the real presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All one needs to do to validate the above-mentioned survey is to attend Mass on Sunday and observe everyone getting up to receive the Eucharist. Excuse me for seeming judgmental, but the odds of 99% of those attending Mass being in the state of grace to receive Holy Communion is at best a stretch! Particularly, given the significant falloff in those who go to confession on a regular basis. You might even see a few people high fiving or waiving to acquaintances while in line or saying hello and greeting a friend in the pews while in line to receive the Eucharist. Some people leave the Church immediately after receiving the Eucharist or sit back in the pew and start having a conversation with the person next to them.

      It’s fairly obvious that over the last fifty years there has been a significant decline in the belief in the real presence and reverence for the Eucharist. Many would attribute the decline to poor catechesis. Actions and results always speak louder than words. You have probably heard the expression: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. If what you are teaching in the Catholic Schools and Parish Schools of Religion (PSR) is not resulting in proper faith formation then it needs to be changed. I have experienced it firsthand with my four grandchildren. None of them understood that the Eucharist was the body, blood, soul and divinity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after making their first Holy Communion. Even as they have gotten older and are still attending PSR they do not understand the importance of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. That is beginning to change with family personal involvement in their catechesis.

      This book will focus on why we believe as Catholics that the Eucharist is the real presence, body, blood, soul and divinity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We will cover excerpts from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Sacred Scripture passages from the Old and New Testament, Canon Law, quotes from our early Church Fathers and Miracles pertaining to the Eucharist. In addition, suggestions will be made regarding reverence and adoration for the Eucharist.

      Chapter 1

      What The Catechism of the Catholic Church Teaches Us About the Eucharist

      As Pope John Paul ll wrote in his

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