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The Mystery of the Eucharist

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The Meaning of the Eucharist

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Preparing to receiving the Eucharist

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The Mystery of the Eucharist and the Divine Liturgy

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Receiving the Eucharist outside of the Divine Liturgy

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Recommended Reading

• The Holy Eucharist - the Mystery of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Byzantine Leaflet Series, No. 53. (Pittsburgh: Byzantine Seminary Press, 1992).
• Light for Life: Part Two, The Mystery Celebrated. (Pittsburgh: God With Us Publications, 1996).
  Chapter Five covers the Holy Mysteries.
• Nicholas Cabasilas. The Life in Christ (Crestwood, NJ: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1974.)
  Classic Orthodox explanation of the place of the Mysteries in the life of the Christian believer.
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1322-1419: The Sacrament of the Eucharist.