YOUCAT*: Holy Eucharist is the Sacrament in which Jesus Christ gives his Body and Blood — himself — for us, so that we too might give ourselves to him in love and be united with him in Holy Communion. In this way we are joined with the one Body of Christ, the Church. [1322, 1324, 1409, 1413]
The Holy Eucharist is, I’d say, the most important doctrine in our Catholic faith. “Lumen Gentium,” a document out of the Second Vatican Council, says that the Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Christian life.”
We Catholics believe that the Eucharist is, literally, the Body and Blood of Jesus. This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commemorating the institution of the Eucharist. Our bishop will celebrate Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa then lead a procession of the Eucharist through the streets of Honolulu ending at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. All are invited to participate.
*Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church
Lisa Gomes is the director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
