A 5-Part Study Guide of
Ecclesia de Eucharistia
On the Eucharist in its Relationship to the Church
An Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II
Description: This easy to follow 25-page study guide (PDF) is a five-week small discussion group program that explains in ordinary language how to understand this very important Church document and apply it to our every-day lives and today’s world. Group facilitators don’t need to be experts; they only need to serve as discussion starters and time-keepers.
This 5-week program explores:
• developing a personal relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist
• the Eucharist as the “source and summit of the Christian life”
• what Catholics believe and do not believe about the Eucharist
• why only Catholic priests can consecrate the Communion elements
• the role of the whole community in Holy Communion
The lessons cover:
Week 1: The Mystery of Faith
Week 2: The Apostolicity of the Eucharist and the Church
Week 3: The Eucharist and Ecclesial Communion
Week 4: The Dignity of the Eucharistic Celebration
Week 5: At the School of Mary