The Enchiridion is a compendium of all the basic texts on Catholic dogma and morality since the Apostolic Age.
New, Updated Edition Latin and English This compendium of theological-historical source texts, in a bilingual edition, is completely revised and extended to the pontificate of Benedict XVI. The original language and the English translation are presented in two columns so readers can refer to the original text, while deepening their understanding through the introductions, notes, and reliable English translation.Īrticles needing additional references from November All articles needing additional references.Īt the time of his death he was preparing a complete compendium of dogmatic theology. Theological students and Church history enthusiasts may find it useful and interesting. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Eucharist gives healing power, the creative energy and the building force of our lives – no matter how broken they may be.Denzinger Schonmetzer Enchiridion Symbolorum By ryaquekelnsar1971 Follow | Public We are all encouraged to make Eucharist ‘the source and summit’ of our lives. This is potentially ‘a life-changing communion’ ( Evangelii Gaudium, #138.) When we are offered the Bread of Life, our ‘Amen!’ should be spoken with confidence, without hesitation. Participation in Mass and Communion is a participation in ‘the Sacrifice of the Cross’ – literally the most momentous event in the history of the cosmos! It is therefore appropriate that we approach this participation with deep reverence and great joy, with high hopes and strong expectations.
For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch’. ‘The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it.
The Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Christian life’ (Lumen Gentium, #11) ’. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: The Eucharist, although it is the fullness of sacramental life, is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak. say but the word and my soul shall be healed. Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof. Listen to the words the celebrant at Mass says as he holds up the host:īehold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world, blessed are those who are called to the supper of the Lamb. This profound and beautiful Eucharistic tradition implies that the Eucharist is there for us, not because we are pure and without sin, but precisely because we are not. (See Office of Readings for the Feast of Corpus Christi.) No other sacrament has greater healing power through it sins are purged away, virtues are increased and the soul is enriched with an abundance of every spiritual gift.
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), in a work on the Feast of Corpus Christi, writes: It should not surprise us therefore when St. The sacrificial nature of the Mass, solemnly asserted by the Council of Trent in accordance with the Church’s universal tradition, was reaffirmed by the Second Vatican Council, which offered these significant words about the Mass: ‘At the Last Supper our Savior instituted the Eucharistic Sacrifice of his Body and Blood, by which he would perpetuate the Sacrifice of the Cross throughout the centuries until he should come again, thus entrusting to the Church, his beloved Bride, the memorial of his death and resurrection.’ The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (2002) goes to the heart of the Church’s teaching on the Eucharist: More than by fear of going astray, my hope is that we will be moved by the fear of remaining shut up within structures which give us a false sense of security, within rules which make us harsh judges, within habits which make us feel safe, while at our door people are starving and Jesus does not tire of saying to us: 'Give them something to eat' (Mk 6:37)." (Pope Francis, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (November 2013), #49) If something should rightly disturb us and trouble our consciences, it is the fact that so many of our brothers and sisters are living without the strength, light and consolation born of friendship with Jesus Christ, without a community of faith to support them, without meaning and a goal in life. I do not want a Church concerned with being at the centre and then ends by being caught up in a web of obsessions and procedures. "I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.
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