“[It is appropriate that the Body and Blood of Christ be truly present in this Sacrament] because of the perfection of the New Covenant. The sacrifices of the Old Covenant contained the true sacrifice of Christ's Passion only in symbol....Therefore it was necessary that the sacrifice of the New Covenant, instituted by Christ, have something more, namely, that it contain Christ Himself who has suffered and contain Him not only in symbol but in reality.” BodyRealityPassionChristSacrificeBloodPerfectionSymbolsAppropriateSacramentsCovenant Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field.” HappensPrayerSinGraceSacrificeFieldsDisciplineEssentialsGainsDuesConfessionSacraments Author:Lou Holtz
“Worthy partakers of the sacrament are in harmony with the Lord and put themselves under covenant with Him to always remember His sacrifice for the sins of the world, to take upon them the name of Christ, and to always remember Him, and to keep His commandments. The Savior covenants that we who do so shall have His Spirit to be with us and that, if faithful to the end, we may inherit eternal life.” IfsWorldMayEndsRememberSpiritNamesChristSinLordSacrificeEternalHarmonyWorthyFaithfulSaviorCommandmentsSacramentsEternal LifeCovenant Author:David B. Haight
“Now is the time to become a disciple of Jesus Christ, which means accepting His invitation to 'come, follow me' (Luke 18:22). This is the decision we made in our premortal lives. Now we must make it again here in mortality, every day, in every situation by taking the Savior's name upon us, remembering His atoning sacrifice, and keeping His commandments. This we covenanted to do when we were baptized, and we have the opportunity to renew those covenants each week as we partake of the sacrament.” MeanMadeRememberOpportunityJesusNamesChristDecisionSituationAcceptingSacrificeWeekJesus ChristMortalitySaviorCommandmentsDiscipleSacramentsInvitationsCovenantFollow MeLukeBaptized Author:Robert D. Hales
“Recognize in this bread what hung on the cross, and in this chalice what flowed from His side... whatever was in many and varied ways announced beforehand in the sacrifices of the Old Testament pertains to this one sacrifice which is revealed in the New Testament.” WaySidesSacrificeCrossesBreadHungCommunionTestamentSacramentsNew TestamentOld TestamentEucharistBlessed SacramentHoly CommunionHoly EucharistChaliceHoly Mass Author:Saint Augustine