SACRAMENT OF HOLY EUCHARIST

Eucharist

Eucharist comes from the Greek word “eucharistia”. It means thanksgiving.

Ever since Pentecost, when the Church, the People of God, began gathering they were sustained with the spiritual food in times of trials and celebration.

Eucharist is that food, the real presence of the risen Lord.

The Eucharist is, for Catholics, both a meal and a sacrifice. In the Eucharist, we are nourished spiritually, brought closer to God, again and again: “By eating the Body and drinking the Blood of Christ in the Eucharist we become united to the person of Christ through his humanity,” write the bishops. They remind us of the words of Jesus in John’s Gospel: “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him” (Jn 6:56).

The First Eucharist for our children also has meaning for the whole community as they are joining us at our family table: the table of God’s family.

For more information on receiving the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist, please contact Donna Brown, Pastoral Coordinator for more details pastoral@pncathedral.org.nz