This doctrine of the Real Presence is a fundamental doctrine of Christianity—Christ's richest gift to the world. It is the focal point of Catholic Life. Not only the Gospels, but St. Paul likewise taught it in unmistakable language. "I have received from the Lord, he wrote to the Corinthians," "that which I also delivered to you—that Jesus, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread and giving thanks. broke and said: Take ye and eat; this is My Body....In like manner also the chalice...." And ever watchful to guard his Christians against error, Paul warned them to hold fast to his teaching. Even if an angel from heaven, he wrote to the Galatians, should preach to you a gospel other than I have preached, let him be anathema. give th life to the world. the focal point of Catholic life.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.