Mirae caritatis

The encyclical Mirae Caritatis ( on the Holy Eucharist ) dated 28 May 1902, was instituted by Pope Leo XIII. published.

Explanation

The centrality of the Eucharist in the life of the Church explains the great attention paid by them to the sacrament of the Eucharist. From recently three major encyclicals should be mentioned on the Eucharist: Mirae Caritatis of Leo XIII, Mediator Dei of Pius XII. . and mystery Fidei of Paul VI. The content of these encyclicals is then gentium in the documents of the Second Vatican Council, especially in the Constitutions Lumen and Sacrosanctum Concilium incorporated.

Declaration on the Eucharist

The Church has always taught also quite independent of occasional confirmatory mark the importance, indeed the need of the reception of the Eucharist. In terms of a bid necessity, and also as a necessity of the means, at least in the sense of an implicit desire the Eucharist should be a spiritual communion. For the adults, it is also the necessary resources to remain a long time in a state of grace can. This follows from the fact that the Eucharist was given to us as food is. The effects thus be explained by the analogy with the food. One difference, however - as Pope Leo XIII. formulated: "food, we transform it into us; But this spiritual food transforms us into itself. "