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Ecclesia de Eucharistia (The Church from the Eucharist) is an encyclical by Pope John Paul II published on April 17, 2003. Its title, as is customary, is taken from the opening words of the Latin version of the text, which is rendered in the English translation as "The Church draws her life from the Eucharist".
Thomas Aquinas defined spiritual communion as "an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the Holy Sacrament and a loving embrace as though we had already received Him." [This quote needs a citation] The basis of this practice was explained by Pope John Paul II in his encyclical, Ecclesia de Eucharistia:
Dominicae Cenae (English: The Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist) is an apostolic letter written by Pope John Paul II concerning the Eucharist and its role in the life of the Church and the life of the priest.
It follows Pope John Paul II's 2003 encyclical, Ecclesia de Eucharistia calling for an Instruction on the liturgical norms. [ 1 ] As its reason for issuing the document, the congregation stated:
Sacramentum caritatis (The Sacrament of Charity) is the first post-synodal (Rome, October 2, 2005 – October 23, 2005) apostolic exhortation by Pope Benedict XVI.It was signed February 22, 2007.
(De Euch., v.i). The above applies to both Latin Church and Eastern Catholics ; the Eastern Catholic canon law (which applies to the Eastern Catholic Churches ) having exactly the same rule regarding the obligation to receiving the sacrament of Penance or Reconciliation before taking Communion.
The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (Latin: Dicasterium de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum) is the dicastery (from Greek: δικαστήριον, romanized: dikastērion, lit.
Pope John Paul II made several suggestions to the Church in order to help the faithful benefit from the Year of the Eucharist.He called on Catholics to understand the Eucharist as "an urgent summons to testimony and evangelization," providing the necessary strength to carry out the "charge" given at the end of each Mass to spread the Gospel.