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Article: Communion, First
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Communion, First
For many Christians, the Eucharist (or Communion) is one of the three rites of initiation which incorporate an individual into the body of Christ
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that is, membership in the Christian church (Matthew 26:26
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28). The others are baptism and confirmation. The Eucharist, which means "thanksgiving," is the recalling of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus (paschal mysteries) that guarantees eternal life for faithful disciples. Eucharist was considered to be the culmination of the initiation rite
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the most important sacrament after baptism. For Roman Catholics, it is the source and summit of the faith. A few Christian denominations maintain a ...
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