This means that Christian spirituality flows from the Eucharist (the source) and so Christian actions should be directed towards it (the summit). Every other sacrament is linked to the Eucharist.

Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the sacrament of ... with water, a symbol of baptism.

It has hardly been a year since the conclusion of the Year of the Rosary and we have yet again another initiative of the Holy Father: The Year of the Eucharist (October 2004 – October 2005).

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.