Spirit of Truth, High School > Course V > Unit 3
Chapter 9: The Mass and the Real Presence
Transubstantiation is the word used to describe the substantial transformation of the bread and wine into the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course V > Unit 3
Chapter 10: Living the Sacrament of the Eucharist
The Eucharist is our daily bread, sustaining our spiritual life.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course IV > Unit 2
Chapter 5: Images of the Church in the New Testament
The Church is the Body of Christ: a complex spiritual and physical reality that makes Jesus visible to the world in and through her many members, who each build up the Church by their unique gifts and talents.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course IV > Unit 5
Chapter 13: The Sacrament of Our Salvation
As the sacrament of salvation, the Church contains everything we need for communion with God. Through her, Gods grace is made visible to humanity; she lacks nothing.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course III > Unit 3
Chapter 8: Jesus Institutes the Eucharist
At the Last Supper, Jesus offered the same Body and Blood He offered on the Cross.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course III > Unit 5
Chapter 14: Living as a Disciple of Jesus
In order to be a disciple of Jesus we must love Him as our Savior and imitate Him.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course E > Unit 3
Chapter 10: The Special Relationship of the Catholic Church and the Jewish People
Abraham, the father of Isaac and Ishmael, is the father of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course D > Unit 1
Chapter 1: The Universal Call to Holiness
The universal call to holiness is the vocation of every human person; God calls each of us to be holy as He is holy, that is, to be saints.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 1
Chapter 2: The Underground Church
While the Romans worshipped many gods, they found it difficult, if not impossible, to accommodate the Christian monotheistic religion which led to many Christian martyrs.
A Family of Faith > Volume 2 > January
Lesson 7: Holy Mass and the Effects of the Eucharist
This lesson examines the celebration of the Mass and how the gifts of bread and wine are transformed in the Body and Blood of Jesus. When we receive Holy Communion, our souls are strengthened, our venial sins forgiven, and we are united with other Christians in the Body of Christ. Only Catholics in a state of grace should receive Communion in order to receive Jesus’ Body and Blood worthily. We should receive Holy Communion reverently and often.
A Family of Faith > Volume 2 > January
Lesson 6: The Eucharist: Jesus, the Passover Lamb
This lesson examines the Eucharist as a sacrifice, and its foreshadowing in the Old Testament — especially as seen in the Passover. In the Old Covenant, God saved the physical lives of His people, the Israelites, through the blood of a lamb. In the New Covenant, Jesus saves the spiritual lives of His people through the shedding of His own Blood. It is this sacrifice of Jesus’ Body and Blood that we commemorate every time we celebrate the Eucharist at Holy Mass.
Spirit of Truth, Sacramental Prep > First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion (First Edition) > Unit 2
Session 11: Old Testament Roots of the Eucharist, Part I
Ancient people offered animal sacrifices to praise God, to thank God, to mark new beginnings, and to show sorrow for their sins.
Spirit of Truth, Sacramental Prep > First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion (First Edition) > Unit 2
Session 12: Old Testament Roots of the Eucharist, Part II
Jesus’ Death and Resurrection are a new Passover, which brought about salvation from sin and death.
Spirit of Truth, Sacramental Prep > First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion (First Edition) > Unit 2
Session 13: The Eucharist Is Jesus’ Body and Blood
At Mass, the bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
Spirit of Truth, Sacramental Prep > First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion (First Edition) > Unit 2
Session 16: How to Receive Holy Communion
We must be prepared to receive Holy Communion at Mass and to better understand the mystery of Christ’s presence to us in the Eucharist.
