Part — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology

Part I. On the Most Holy Sacrament Considered in Itself

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The Most Holy Eucharist is usually defined: The sacrament of the Body and Blood of the Lord for the spiritual refreshment of the soul.

This definition having been handed down, we shall speak first, briefly, about the existence, then about the essence, then about the effects, finally about the necessity of the Eucharist.

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