Liturgical Rhythms & Seasons Spiritual Formation

Eucharist: Becoming the “Real Presence”

I should receive the sacraments by faith in Christ, with repentance and thanksgiving. Faith in Christ is necessary to receive the grace of the sacraments, and obedience to Christ is necessary for the benefits of the sacraments to bear fruit in my life. To Be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism We look again at Anglican theologian Richard Hooker for the Anglican perspective concerning the means to experience the “real presence” of Christ in the Eucharist.…

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Liturgical Rhythms & Seasons Spiritual Formation

Eucharist: A Visible Sign

The visible sign is bread and wine, which Christ commands us to receive. To Be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism How are we to perceive the presence of God in the world? We see throughout the Bible from the time of creation to Christ’s living among humanity that God communicates through the material. More specifically through the use of signs and symbols. It is through signs, symbols that our rites and sacraments become animated by…

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