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CCC Paragraphs 13221327

The Holy Sacrifice of the Eucharist (CCC 1322-1327)

Pillar: PART 2 SACRAMENTS

The Holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it.

Magisterial Citation: Second Vatican Council (Lumen Gentium §11)

Doctrinal Classification: Source and Summit of Christian Life

Related Formation Lessons

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass & Sacraments

Lesson 1.2 — The Real Presence in the Eucharist

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Official Vatican Source: Catechism of the Catholic Church, Vatican Publishing House (Libreria Editrice Vaticana).