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Eucharist

[yoo-kuh-rist] / ˈju kə rɪst /
NOUN
holy communion
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In June 1530 Hans Holbein the Younger was rounded up for being a truant from the Reformed Church and its newfangled Eucharist.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

One sister recalled a time when she and another altar server accidentally spilled open a bag of already-consecrated Eucharist wafers as they were preparing for mass in the wood-paneled sacristy.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2024

The bishops also heard a progress report on plans for a nationwide gathering in Indianapolis in July 2024 focused on devotion to the Eucharist — the communion celebration at the heart of Catholic worship.

From Seattle Times Jun. 15, 2023

He added that he then went to the chapel of the hospital, where he prayed and received the Eucharist.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2023

And the effect of this rearrangement is to make the mass seem less a prayer directed to God, more a communal celebration of the Eucharist.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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