Sacrament of Charity (Sacramentum Caritatis)

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Don't let the title of this document fool you, this writing is not about giving alms to the poor. Instead, the word charity means love. Pope Benedict show us how Christ's amazing love for us led him to give us the Eucharist and to die for us. In this Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhoration, Pope Benedict XVI explains:

Why the Eucharist is so important in the Church
How it is related to the other sacraments
How it brings us the hope of eternal life
The beauty of the liturgy
How the liturgy should be celebrated
The role of liturgical art and music
What it means to participate at Mass
Reverence for the Eucharist
Forms of Eucharistic devotion
The meaning of Sunday worship
How the Eucharist makes us holy

Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhoration Sacramentum Caritatis of the Holy Father Benedict XVI to the Bishops, Clergy, Conssecrated Persons, and the Lay Faithful on the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of the Church's Life and Mission

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Part I: The Eucharist, A Mystery to be Believed
The Blessed Trinity and the Eucharist
The Eucharist: Jesus the True Sacrificial Lamb
The Holy Spirit and the Eucharist
The Eucharist and the Church
The Eucharist and the Sacraments
The Eucharist and Eschatology
The Eucharist and the Virgin Marcy

Part II: The Eucharist, A Mystery to be Celebrated
The Eucharistic Celebration, the Work of "Christus Totus"
Ars Celebrandi
The Structure of the Eucharistic Celebration
Actuosa Participatio
Interior Participation in the Celebration
Adoration and Eucharistic Devotion

Part III: The Eucharist, A Mystery to be Lived
The Eucharistic Form of the Christian Life
The Eucharist, a Mystery to be Proclaimed
The Eucharist, a Mysterty to be Offered to the World

Conclusion