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[[File:Holy-Communion Pietro Longhi, Eucharistiae Sacramentum wikipedia cropped bright.png|none|frame|Holy Communion by Pietro Longhi]] | |||
Even from Catholics, one may hear the Rite of Communion referred to -- incorrectly -- as "taking Communion." | |||
A source of the confusion may stem from the use of "partake of the one loaf" by St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 17: | |||
Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/10?16 1 Cor 10:16-17]) | |||
The word "partake" can be found in the Old Testament, such as in God's instructions to Aaron on sacrifices, | |||
"You shall eat them in a most holy place; every male may partake of them. As holy, they belong to you." ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/numbers/18:10 Nm 18:10]) | |||
The term "partake" is especially important in regards to participating in ungodly or demonic sacrifices, such as when the Jews were forced by the Greeks to "partake of the sacrifices" to Dionysus ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2maccabees/6?7 2 Mc 6:7]). | |||
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/10?16 1 Cor 10:16-17]) | |||
which is used for reception of Communion by many Protestant churches. The use of "partake," however, is deliberately distinct from "recieve", indicating "sharing in" or "participating" as opposed to reception, so even in the Protestant sense of "sharing" Communion with the Lord, "receiving" is incomplete, at best. | |||
This website is uninterested in apologetic debates (i.e., Catholic v. Protestant, etc.), so we will not get further into the Protestant choice of words here, and, instead, focus on Catholic teaching of the Sacrament of the Eucharist and Sacraments in general. | This website is uninterested in apologetic debates (i.e., Catholic v. Protestant, etc.), so we will not get further into the Protestant choice of words here, and, instead, focus on Catholic teaching of the Sacrament of the Eucharist and Sacraments in general. | ||