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The Last Supper
The Last Supper was the final meal Jesus shared with His twelve apostles on the night before He died, and He used that meal to give the Church the greatest gift she has ever received.
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Understand the Mass
Connect Scripture, the Eucharist and the Church’s sacramental worship.
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The Eucharist
The Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, truly present under the appearance of bread and wine.
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Transubstantiation: What Happens at the Consecration of the Mass
Transubstantiation is the term the Catholic Church uses to describe the complete change of the substance of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ that occurs at the words of consecration during Mass.
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The Mass: Structure, Meaning, and Theology of the Catholic Liturgy
The Mass is the central act of Catholic worship, in which the Church joins herself to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Calvary and receives him truly present in the Eucharist as food for eternal life.
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