Elaborates on the Real Presence, the reason for its institution, its excellence, its veneration, ordinary and special circumstances, the meaning of Transubstantiation, and on its use.

The full teaching of the Council of Trent on this Sacrament, thirteenth session.

A declaration by the Sacred Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments that expands the Church's view on Holy Communion in the context of "First Communion" of children based on the Bible and sacred Tradition.

"A sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill."

Edward Schillebeeck, O.P., gives a homily on what the liturgy itself inspires us to consider: brotherly love in the sharing of a common meal, elevated to the sublime by this Sacrament.

Conditions for receiving Holy Communion are given while its effects on the recipient are detailed in the Catechism of the Council of Trent, numbers 895-915.

The questions and answers from numbers 869-894 of the Baltimore Catechism number 3 give a definition of it as Sacrament and as Sacrifice, and elaborates it as institution and miracle.

The Sacred Congregation of Rites explains its centrality in the Liturgy of the Church. It makes more intelligible the signs by which it is celebrated as the memorial of the Lord and worshipped as a permanent Sacrament in the Church.

An encyclical letter promulgated by Pope Paul VI (Mysterium Fidei), shedding more light on the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist, the re-enactment of the sacrifice of the cross, as celebrated in the Liturgy of the Mass.

A traditional treatment of this Sacrament, on its effects and our actions toward it, being an encyclical promulgated by Pope Leo XIII.

A rescript of eleven anathemae as given by the Council of Trent, thirteenth session. It removes all doubts as to what is not permitted by addressing critics, skeptics and heresies of that time.

The Bishops' Conferences of England and Wales, Ireland, and Scotland have produced this teaching document as a way of reaffirming the place of the Mass and the Eucharist it celebrates at the very centre of Catholic life.

Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, NJ asks the question: "How can you live without the Eucharist?" and proceeds to explain that it "is the center of the entire Christian life."

A Council of Trent pronouncement as to receiving under both species, a true Sacrament is received under either, dispensation, and, little children are not bound to sacramental Communion.

The matter, form, effects, necessity, minister and recipient are explained in a Traditional way.

Father Mark Connolly affirms that this is at the heart of what Catholics believe and then proceeds to prove it.

Joseph A. Hickey expounds on the belief that it "is the Body and Blood of the Risen Lord and is, as the Gospels say, the Real Presence of Him who created us and redeemed us by His Blood on the Cross."

Mark Brumley exemplifies the title by showing that Christian spirituality flows from it as its source, and that Christian spirituality is supremely realized in and ordered to it.

A pastoral letter by Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Youngstown wherein he instructs the faithful that "in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ Himself."

A comprehensive, traditional review of the Doctrine, rounded out by scriptural texts and official Church documents. Includes a Q&A.

A rescript concerning communion species and of infants as decided by the Council of Trent. It removes all doubts as to what is not permitted in certain circumstances.

A look at the Eucharist in Scripture, Miracles, and Liturgy as affected by Vatican II. It contains a list of related feast days, discusses the meaning of the words "Real Presence" and what the early Church believed about it. It contains material on adoration and internal links to related topics.

A document by the Committee on Doctrine of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops expanding on the belief using logic, Sacred Sripture, Papal documents, with Q&A.

The full teaching of the Catholic Church on the Eucharist, from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, articles 1322-1372.