1. Pre-Reformation and Theology of the Eucharist
"5 The Western liturgy has preserved the "open" character of the Eucharist as a celebration in which the whole the community is able to participate.6 They take part in the story of the Eucharist, the importance of which Ignatius of Antioch makes clear when he says that "The Eucharist is the flesh of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, who suffered for our sins, which the Father raised up in his goodness"7 In this sense, the celebration of the Holy Eucharist is a memorial of Christ, who suffered and interceded for as to the Father so that the sin of all humankind could be forgi...
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