The question now is what place the Eucarist has in the history of salvation. Where should we place it...? And the answer is that it has no particular place - it is the whole thing. The Eucharist is coextensive with the history of salvation....Just as on a clear morning the whole sky is reflected in a dewdrop on a bush, so the Eucharist reflects the whole of the history of salvation.

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Title: The Eucharist Our Sanctification
By: Raniero Cantalamessa
Translated By: Frances Lonergan Villa
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 96
Vendor: Liturgical Press

Publication Date: 1993
Dimensions: 8.2 X 5.3 X 0.3 (inches)
Weight: 5 ounces
ISBN: 0814620752
ISBN-13: 9780814620755
Stock No: WW4620752

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The Eucharist should not be limited to the congregation that gathers to hear the word of God and proclaim its faith. It is, first of all, the active presence of the sacrifice of Christ, who gathers us together and lets us partake of his divine life through his body and blood in Communion.

Christians are always hoping to find helpful ways to contemplate the eucharistic mystery in all its fullness, and this set of meditations by Father Raniero Cantalamessa - presented by him in the presence of Pope John Paul II - is written in a simple and warm style and nourished by Scripture and the teachings of the Church Fathers from both the East and the West. These meditations answer the needs of all who hope to experience the radiant and radiating Eucharist that shines into their hearts and into the life of the Church.

Author Bio

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Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap, taught the history of Christian origins at the Catholic University of Milan and served on the International Theological Commission. He devotes his ministry to preaching and writing, and since 1980 he has been the Preacher to the Papal Household. Cantalamessa is author of Jesus Began to Preach: The Mystery of God’s Word; Come, Creator Spirit; Mary: Mirror of the Church; The Eucharist: Our Sanctification; Easter: Meditations on the Resurrection; The Holy Spirit in the Life of Jesus; The Mystery of Easter; The Mystery of Pentecost; and Life in Christ (all published by Liturgical Press).