The Eucharist - Two


  1. Name the book, chapter, and verse from which this comes: "he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life ".

  2. The Eucharistic celebration always includes:
    Pick any combination of the following:

    1. the singing of a psalm of praise.
    2. the proclamation of the Word of God.
    3. thanksgiving to God.
    4. consecration of the bread and wine.
    5. reception of the Lord's body and blood.

  3. True or false. In the Mass it is Christ who boths offers the sacrifice and is offered as the sacrifice.

  4. True or false. Because through our baptism we share in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly minstry of Christ, every believer can therefore validly preside at the Eucharist.

  5. The essential signs of the Eucharist are the consecrated bread and wine. Name at least one Old or New Testament event that prefigures, that prepares for, the offering of bread and wine in the Eucharist.

  6. Which of the following is true about the eucharistic species?
    Pick any combination of the following.

    1. Christ is present symbolically.
    2. Christ is not present bodily, but is present in the power of the Holy Spirit.
    3. Christ is present in his Body and Blood, soul and divinity.
    4. Christ is bodily present along with the true bread and wine.
    5. Christ is present really, truly and substantially.

  7. True or false. The Church no longer considers the Eucharist a sacrifice, since that is a remnant from an earlier concept of a vengeful, judmental God.

  8. Which of the following is true regarding the Eucharist?
    Pick any combination of the following.

    1. The Church encourages the reception of Communion, even in the state of mortal sin.
    2. A Catholic is obligated to receive Holy Communion during both Advent and Lent.
    3. The Eucharist preserves us from future mortal sins.
    4. One is required to be in a state of grace to receive communion.
    5. The Eucharist wipes away venial sins.

  9. True or false. Eucharistic adoration is still recommended as a proper way to adore Christ.

  10. Pick any combination of the following. Participation in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass:

    1. identifies us with his Heart.
    2. unites us to the Church in heaven.
    3. sustains our strength in our pilgrimage.
    4. gives us a pledge of glory.
    5. makes us long for eternal life.

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