Sacramentum carit. EN

BENEDICT XVI Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation "Sacramentum caritatis" On the Eucharist as the source and summit af the Church Life and Mission 22 February 2007 © Copyright 2007 - Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20070222_sacramentum-caritatis_en.html

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POST-SYNODAL APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY, CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON THE EUCHARIST AS THE SOURCE AND SUMMIT OF THE CHURCH'S LIFE AND MISSION 1 INTRODUCTION 2 The food of truth 3 The development of the eucharistic rite 4 The Synod of Bishops and the Year of the Eucharist 5 The purpose of this Exhortation PART ONE THE EUCHARIST, A MYSTERY TO BE BELIEVED 6 The Church's eucharistic faith The Blessed Trinity and the Eucharist 7 The bread come down from heaven 8 A free gift of the Blessed Trinity The Eucharist: Jesus the true Sacrificial lamb 9 The new and eternal covenant in the blood of the Lamb 10 The institution of the Eucharist 11 Figura transit in veritatem The Holy Spirit and the Eucharist 12 Jesus and the Holy Spirit 13 The Holy Spirit and the eucharistic celebration The Eucharist and the Church 14 The Eucharist, causal principle of the Church 15 The Eucharist and ecclesial communion The Eucharist and the Sacraments 16 The sacramentality of the Church I. The Eucharist and Christian initiation 17 The Eucharist, the fullness of Christian initiation 18 The order of the sacraments of initiation 19 Initiation, the ecclesial community and the family II. The Eucharist and the Sacrament of Reconciliation 20 Their intrinsic relationship 21 Some pastoral concerns 22 III. The Eucharist and the Anointing of the sick IV. The Eucharist and the Sacrament of Holy Orders 23 In persona Christi capitis 24 The Eucharist and priestly celibacy 25 The clergy shortage and the pastoral care of vocations 26 Gratitude and hope V. The Eucharist and Matrimony 27 The Eucharist, a nuptial sacrament 28 The Eucharist and the unicity of marriage 29 The Eucharist and the indissolubility of marriage The Eucharist and Eschatology 30 The Eucharist: a gift to men and women on their journey 31 The eschatological banquet 32 Prayer for the dead 33 The Eucharist and the Virgin Mary PART TWO THE EUCHARIST, A MYSTERY TO BE CELEBRATED 34 Lex orandi and lex credendi 35 Beauty and the liturgy The eucharistic celebration, the work of "Christus Totus" 36 Christus totus in capite et in corpore 37 The Eucharist and the risen Christ 38 Ars celebrandi 39 The Bishop, celebrant par excellence 40 Respect for the liturgical books and the richness of signs 41 Art at the service of the liturgy 42 Liturgical song 43 The structure of the eucharistic Celebration 44 The intrinsic unity of the liturgical action 45 The liturgy of the word 46 The homily 47 The presentation of the gifts 48 The Eucharistic Prayer 49 The sign of peace 50 The distribution and reception of the Eucharist 51 The dismissal: "Ite, missa est" Actuosa participatio 52 Authentic participation 53 Participation and the priestly ministry 54 The eucharistic celebration and inculturation 55 Personal conditions for an "active participation" 56 Participation by Christians who are not Catholic 57 Participation through the communications media 58 Active participation by the sick 59 Care for prisoners 60 Migrants and participation in the Eucharist 61 Large-scale concelebrations 62 The Latin language 63 Eucharistic celebrations in small groups Interior participation in the celebration 64 Mystagogical catechesis 65 Reverence for the Eucharist Adoration and eucharistic devotion 66 The intrinsic relationship between celebration and adoration 67 The practice of eucharistic adoration 68 Forms of eucharistic devotion 69 The location of the tabernacle PART THREE THE EUCHARIST, A MYSTERY TO BE LIVED 70 Spiritual worship – logiké latreía\i 71 The all-encompassing effect of eucharistic worship 72 Iuxta dominicam viventes – living in accordance with the Lord's Day 73 Living the Sunday obligation 74 The meaning of rest and of work 75 Sunday assemblies in the absence of a priest 76 A eucharistic form of Christian life, membership in the Church 77 Spirituality and eucharistic culture 78 The Eucharist and the evangelization of cultures 79 The Eucharist and the lay faithful 80 The Eucharist and priestly spirituality 81 The Eucharist and the consecrated life 82 The Eucharist and moral transformation 83 Eucharistic consistency The Eucharist, a mystery to be proclaimed 84 The Eucharist and mission 85 The Eucharist and witness 86 Christ Jesus, the one Saviour 87 Freedom of worship The Eucharist, a mystery to be offered to the world 88 The Eucharist, bread broken for the life of the world 89 The social implications of the eucharistic mystery 90 The food of truth and human need 91 The Church's social teaching 92 The sanctification of the world and the protection of creation 93 The usefulness of a Eucharistic Compendium 94 CONCLUSION