The Bread of Life: Or Saint Thomas Aquinas on the Adorable Sacrament of the Altar (Illustrated)
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Theology
Chapters 35
- ‘To THE REV. FATHER RAWES, S.T.D. ≈ 3 min
- PREFACE TO THE SERVANTS OF THE HOLY GHOST ≈ 10 min
- I About the three reasons for the institution of the Sacrament of the Body of Christ ≈ 17 min
- II About the first reason for the institution of the Holy Sacrament, that is, the remembrance of our Saviour ≈ 15 min
- III About the second reason for the institution of the Sacrament of the Eucharist, that is to say, the Sacrifice of the ≈ 19 min
- IV About the excellence of our Sacrifice ≈ 14 min
- V About the third reason for the institution of the Blessed Sacrament, namely, that it may be the food of man ≈ 17 min
- VI About the other two reasons why our Lord gives us His Body as food ≈ 16 min
- VII About the manner of the gift, that is, why our Lord is given to us veiled in this Holy Sacrament ≈ 14 min
- VIII About the other two reasons why our Lord’s Body is veiled ≈ 17 min
- IX About the form of the gift, by which it is given under the appearance of bread ≈ 15 min
- X About the form of the gift, namely, that it is given under the appearance of wheaten bread ≈ 15 min
- XI About the three miracles that are wrought in consecration ≈ 22 min
- XII About the third miracle wrought in consecration ≈ 14 min
- XIII About the three miracles in the possession of our Lord’s Body ≈ 23 min
- XIV About the three miracles in receiving the Body of our Lord ≈ 24 min
- XV About our preparation for Holy Communion ≈ 22 min
- XVI About our preparation for Communion, as to the third point, that is, the Paschal lamb ≈ 22 min
- XVII About the threefold manner of eating; and first about the sacramental manner only ≈ 20 min
- XVIII About the third kind of unworthy eaters, that is, the presumptuous ≈ 20 min
- XIX About the second manner of eating, namely, that which is only spiritual ≈ 31 min
- XX About the third way of eating, or the way sacramental and spiritual at once ≈ 30 min
- XXI About the twelve effects or fruits of the Body of Jesus which have power against our twelve evils: and now about the ≈ 20 min
- XXII About the second four fruits of the Body of Jesus ≈ 24 min
- XXIII About the third four fruits of the Body of Jesus ≈ 26 min
- XXIV About the three chief effects of our Lord’s Body ≈ 23 min
- XXV About three effects of the Body of Jesus, taken from three of its names ≈ 27 min
- XXVI About three other effects of our Lord’s Body, taken from three other of its names ≈ 19 min
- XXVII About the consideration of the Blood of Jesus in three ways; and here about the first way, as that Blood was shed ≈ 23 min
- XXVIII About the two other things to be noted with regard to the preciousness of the Blood of Jesus ≈ 23 min
- XXIX About the Blood of Jesus in the second way, that is, as received in the most Holy Sacrament ≈ 21 min
- XXX Of the third point about the Blood of Jesus, that is, the usefulness of this Blood when worthily received ≈ 25 min
- XXXI About the Blood of Jesus taken in the third way, that is, as it is spiritually drunk by the faithful ≈ 28 min
- XXXII Of the threefold draught of the Blood of Jesus ≈ 44 min
- CONTENTS ≈ 5 min
| Author | Saint Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | 1200s |
| Categories | Theology |
| Length | 35 chapters · ≈ 11 h 48 min read |
| Formats | Web Book · EPUB |
