VI. The Paschal Banquet

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Holy Communion separates us from sin. the body of Christ we receive in Holy
Communion is “given up for us,” and the blood we drink “shed for
the many for the forgiveness of sins.” For this reason the Eucharist
cannot unite us to Christ without at the same time cleansing us from past sins
and preserving us from future sins:

PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
- CHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
  - Article 3 THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST
    - VI. The Paschal Banquet

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