eucharist boothey

By williamboothey
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    last supper

    Jesus is believed to have taken bread and given it to his disciples, telling them to eat of it, because it was his body, and to have taken a cup and given it to his disciples, telling them to drink of it because it was his blood.
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    description of rite

    St.Justin writes the description of the Rite today.
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    latin language

    Latin was now the Language of the liturgy
  • Jun 13, 1215

    latin council

    Law was passed to give people the right to the lay people to receive communion at least one time in a calendar year
  • Jan 1, 1570

    pope puis the v

    Pope Pius published a roman missal that thoroughly explained the ritual of the Eucharist.

  • law introduced

    Dedication to the blessed sacrament continued to shine, although people rarely received communion until 1910, when Pope Pius X permitted children who attained the age of maturity to receive holy communion and encouraged frequent communion by all the faithful.