CET: The Eucharist: Source and Summit of Family Life

By the Catholic East Texas Staff, March 22, 2022

In a recent podcast episode on Life Beyond the Chariot, Deanna Johnston and Mikki Sciba discuss the Eucharist as the source and summit of family life. Below are some tips from their discussion. You can view the full episode here.

In the Catechism, we’re told that the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. We’re also told that all other sacraments are bound up with the Eucharist. Here’s what the Catechism says:

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. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.” …

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