Title III. The Most Holy Eucharist (Cann. 897 - 958)

Can. 897 The most August sacrament is the Most Holy Eucharist in which Christ the Lord himself is contained,

offered, and received and by which the Church continually lives and grows. The eucharistic sacrifice, the memorial

of the death and resurrection of the Lord, in which the sacrifice of the cross is perpetuated through the ages is the

summit and source of all worship and Christian life, which signifies and effects the unity of the People of God and

brings about the building up of the body of Christ. Indeed, the other sacraments and all the ecclesiastical works of

the apostolate are closely connected with the Most Holy Eucharist and ordered to it.

Can. 898 The Christian faithful are to hold the Most Holy Eucharist in highest honor, taking an active part in the

celebration of the most august sacrifice, receiving this sacrament most devoutly and frequently, and worshiping it

with the highest adoration. In explaining the doctrine about this sacrament, pastors of souls are to teach the faithful

diligently about this obligation.