RCIA Session February 5th 2026
The Eucharistic Prayer is at the centre of the most important thing we do as Christians. By now you should be regularly attending Sunday Mass - if work, health or something else is preventing this then attend Mass when you can. So it is worth some time contemplating it. So often, we regular Mass goers perhaps mentally turn off during the long prayer said bye the Priest at the centre of the Mass. Perhaps we are going into a prayerful state, but not fully listening. We actually should be praying the Eucharistic Prayer at every Mass - but NOT out loud!
If you like listening to a talk, try these, of you prefer to read, Click this link. or scroll down beyond the two films for some more reading.
If you are using the YouCat, please click here for general advice about the YouCat and how to use the readings. Here are the readings that go with this week’s session:
- #208 to #223 – the Holy Eucharist [11 pages]
NB the numbers (#) refer to paragraph numbers in the YouCat and not to page numbers. The number in [square brackets] at the end tells you roughly how long this passage is in terms of the pages you need to read (excluding picture pages).
LONGER READINGS FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
If you have more time, and if you want to go deeper into the topic of this session, you can follow up by exploring the longer Catechism of the Catholic Church. See the standard online version here, and a digital “flip-book” edition here. Here are the readings that go with this week’s session:
- #1322 to #1419 – the Holy Eucharist
NB the numbers (#) refer to paragraph numbers in the Catechism and not to page numbers. Click on the links themselves to read the paragraphs in the online version.
WISDOM FROM THE BIBLE
Luke 22:19-20
At the Last Supper: “Jesus took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.’”
Luke 24:30-32
After the Resurrection, on the road to Emmaus: “When Jesus was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognised him; and he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?’”
John 6:51, 54-56
“Jesus said to them, ‘I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh… Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.’”
1 Corinthians 10:16-17
“The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.”
1 Corinthians 11:27-29
“Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be answerable for the body and blood of the Lord. Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For all who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgement against themselves.”
Hebrews 7:24-25
“But he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues for ever. Consequently he is able for all time to save those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.”