Reception of holy Communion on the tongue has been a tradition of the Church for more than 15 centuries. It began, largely, as an effort to affirm that the Eucharist was not a symbol or a ritual ...

Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and ... and the need for cleansing with water, a symbol of baptism. Also emphasized are the critical importance of ...

Founded by Mother Angelica in 1998, the Knights of the Holy Eucharist is an active-contemplative Franciscan community dedicated to adoring Jesus our Eucharistic King, while striving to observe the ...

There are also a variety of names used, such as the Lord’s Supper, the Eucharist, Mass and the breaking ... They believe that the bread and wine are symbols of the body and blood of Jesus.