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The Thomistic Institute
1 - Introduction To The Study Of The Eucharist | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
Apr 21, 2024
Fr. Thomas Joseph White discusses the Eucharist in Scholastic theology, sacraments, salvation, and the role of grace. He explores Aquinas' views on grace, salvation, and Eucharist, Old Testament ties to Eucharist, and the symbolic meanings of bread, wine, and the Paschal lamb in the Eucharist. The importance of adhering to the elements of bread and wine for sacramental validity and grace is highlighted.
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- The Eucharist embodies the Church's unity in charity through the grace of charity it imparts.
- Aquinas emphasizes the essentiality of proper matter, bread and wine, in the Eucharistic sacrament, symbolizing sacrifice and ecclesial unity.
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The Relationship Between the Three Bodies in Medieval Theological Debates
Augustinian theologians debated the relationship between the bodies on the altar in the mass and the body of Christ as the Church. Aquinas discussed the Eucharistic body of the Lord as the true body of Christ and the body of the church as the mystical body. The Eucharist is viewed as the instrumental source of the grace of charity that binds the Church together, effectuating the Church's unity in charity.
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