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Letter #155, 2021, Wednesday, Nov 24: Thanksgiving

    “When Jesus instituted the Eucharist, he established it as an act of thanksgiving.” —Fr. Michael Van Sloun, “The Eucharist as Thanksgiving,” The Catholic Spirit, November 20, 2018 (link)

    “The Words of Institution are: ‘He took the bread, and giving thanks, broke it,’ and, ‘He took the chalice, and once more giving thanks, he gave it to his disciples’ (see Lk 22:19, 17 and 1 Cor 11:24). The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes this as ‘consecratory thanksgiving’ (No. 1346). The two substances, bread and wine, are signs of gratitude, as first seen when the priest Melchizedek offered bread and wine to thank God the Creator for the fruits of the earth (Gn 14:18-20).” —Ibid.

    “The Greek word ‘eucharisteo‘ means ‘to give thanks.’” —Ibid.

Praise the Lord

Read the Whole Article at https://insidethevatican.com/