" This profound statement about the Eucharist stands at the center of this book by Cardinal Ratzinger.

The first paperback edition of this new book by bestselling Catholic author Scott Hahn will enable readers to see the Mass with new eyes, pray the liturgy with a renewed heart, and enter into the celebration of the Eucharist more ...

In this dazzling, seminal volume, two of the discipline's most distinguished practitioners reflect on its surprisingly disparate sources and far-reaching effects.

Old Testament Sacrifices and Ritual Meal --The Origin of the Christian Eucharist --From the Jewish Liturgy to the Christian Eucharist --Primitive Anaphoras: From the Didache to the Mystical Eucharist --Primitive Anaphoras: Developments of ...

"In this book, for the first time, critical studies in the learned periodicals of many countries have been carefully sifted and the results arranged to give a clear picture of the development of the Eucharistic rite."--BOOK JACKET.