Eucharistic Living
We are called to refrain from eating how long before receiving Holy Communion?
What is one hour?
This young Italian saint is known for creating a website documenting Eucharistic miracles before his death at age 15.
Who is Saint Carlo Acutis?
During Eucharistic Adoration, this ornate vessel is used to display the consecrated Host so people can adore Jesus.
What is the monstrance?
At the Last Supper, Jesus took the bread and said, “This is my ______,” referring to Himself in the Eucharist.
What is Body?
This term describes extraordinary events in which the Eucharist is believed to have physically transformed, bled, or been preserved as a sign of Christ’s Real Presence.
What are Eucharistic Miracles?
This sacrament prepares our hearts to receive the Eucharist worthily if we are in mortal sin.
This saint from Calcutta drew strength from daily Mass and Eucharistic Adoration while serving the poorest of the poor.
Who is Saint Teresa of Calcutta? (or Mother Teresa)
The word “Eucharist” comes from the Greek word eucharistia, which means ____________, reminding us that every Mass is an act of gratitude.
What is thanksgiving?
This chapter of the Gospel of John is known as the Bread of Life discourse, where Jesus teaches that He is the true bread from heaven.
What is John 6?
During this period, Catholics are encouraged to make a special effort to receive the Eucharist and participate in adoration, especially in preparation for Easter.
What is Lent? (or Holy Week)
What is grace?
Though he loved the Eucharist deeply, this saint didn’t just pray — he also climbed mountains and helped the poor, showing that living Eucharistically calls for prayer and service.
Who is Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati?
The doctrine that the bread and wine truly become the Body and Blood of Christ is called this.
What is transubstantiation?
The multiplication of the loaves and fishes is a sign that in the Eucharist, Jesus provides both nourishment for the body and _______ ____ for the soul.
What is Eternal Life?
This holy day celebrates the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper.
What is Holy Thursday?
This word, said before receiving the Eucharist, means “I believe” and expresses faith in the Real Presence of Jesus.
What is "Amen?"
During an invasion near Assisi, this saint raised the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance, and the attackers fled.
Who is Saint Clare of Assisi?
This term refers to a short ceremony, often following Mass, where the priest blesses the people with the Eucharist.
What is benediction?
Jesus celebrated this Jewish feast with His disciples, transforming it into the first Eucharist, showing that He is the Lamb who saves His people.
What is Passover?
This feast honors the Body of Christ and often includes public processions with the Blessed Sacrament.
What is Corpus Christi?
Since the Eucharist unites Heaven and Earth, living Eucharistically requires keeping your focus on this ultimate goal, not just earthly success.
What is Eternal Life? (or Heaven)
This mystic and Doctor of the Church had such intense Eucharistic devotion that she sometimes survived almost entirely on Holy Communion.
Who is Saint Catherine of Siena?
Like the chalice holds the Precious Blood, this vessel is specifically designed to safely store and protect the Body of Christ in the tabernacle.
What is a ciborium?
In the Old Testament, this “bread from heaven” prefigures the Eucharist by sustaining God’s people on their journey to the Promised Land.
What is manna?
Eucharistic miracles like those in Bolsena, Lanciano, and Buenos Aires strengthen belief in this doctrine, showing that Jesus is truly present under the appearances of bread and wine.
What is the Real Presence?