SYNOD OF BISHOPS - XI ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE EUCHARIST: SOURCE AND SUMMIT OF THE LIFE AND MISSION OF THE CHURCH

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Preface
INTRODUCTION
WHY A SYNOD ON THE EUCHARIST?

CHAPTER I
THE SACRAMENT OF
THE NEW AND EVERLASTING COVENANT

The Eucharist in Salvation History
The One Sacrifice and Priesthood of Jesus Christ
Thanksgiving and Praise to the Father
The Memorial of the Paschal Mystery
The Abiding Presence of the Lord

CHAPTER II
THE EUCHARIST: A GIFT TO THE CHURCH,
ALWAYS TO BE DISCOVERED

The Fathers and Doctors of the Church
The Sacrament of the Church’s Unity and Holiness
The Apostolicity of the Eucharist
The Catholicity of the Eucharist

CHAPTER III
THE EUCHARIST:
THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH PROCLAIMED

The Magisterium of the Catholic Church
The Nature of the Eucharist
The Eucharist and the Incarnation of the Word
Lights and Shadows in Appreciating the Gift
The Eucharist: Signum Unitatis

CHAPTER IV
THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

The Centre of the Cosmic Liturgy
When the Eucharist is Validly Celebrated
The Penitential Rite
The Word of God and the Symbol of Faith.
The Presentation of the Gifts
The Eucharistic Prayer
The Institution of the Eucharist
The Epiclesis over the Consecrated Gifts
The Church of the Saints in the Eucharist
The Preparation for Communion
Holy Communion

CHAPTER V
THE EUCHARISTIC MYSTAGOGY
FOR THE NEW EVANGELIZATION

The Church Fathers
The Denial of Mystery Today
Mystagogy Today
Presiding at the Eucharist
Dignity at Eucharistic Celebrations
The Dignity of Chant and Sacred Music
The Encounter with Mystery through Art.
The Orientation of Prayer
The Sacred Area for the Clergy or Sanctuary
The Altar, the Table of the Lord
The Tabernacle, the Tent of Presence

CHAPTER VI
THE EUCHARIST: A GIFT TO BE ADORED

The Spirit of the Liturgy is Adoration
Communion and Adoration are Inseparable
The Sense of Mystery and Attitudes Which Express It
The Eucharist: Sacramentum Pietatis

CHAPTER VII
THE EUCHARIST: A GIFT FOR MISSION

The Sanctification and Divinization of Humanity
The Eucharist: Vinculum Charitatis
The Medicine of Body and Spirit
The Social Meaning of the Eucharist

CONCLUSION
QUESTIONS

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