Resources on the Eucharist

Universal Documents

Catechism of the Catholic Church
No. 1322-1419 on the Sacrament of the Eucharist

Sacrosanctum Concilium
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Vatican Council II, Dec. 4, 1963

Papal Documents

Mystici Corporis Christi
1943 Encyclical of Pope Pius XII on the Mystical Body of Christ

Ecclesia de Eucharistia
2003 Encyclical of Pope John Paul II on the Church of the Eucharist

Sacramentum Caritatis
2007 Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Benedict XVI on the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of the Church's Life and Mission

Papal Homilies on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ

Corpus Christi, 2001
Homily by Pope John Paul II

Corpus Christi, 2002
Homily by Pope John Paul II

Corpus Christ, 2003
Homily by Pope John Paul II

Corpus Christi, 2004
Homily by Pope John Paul II

Corpus Christi, 2005
Homily by Pope Benedict XVI

Corpus Christi, 2006
Homily by Pope Benedict XVI

Corpus Christi, 2007
Homily by Pope Benedict XVI

Corpus Christi, 2008
Homily by Pope Benedict XVI

Other Magisterial Documents

"The Eucharist: Sacrament of Communion, of Unity and Diversity"
Conference given by Cardinal Adam Maida at the International Eucharistic Congress, Quebec, June 16, 2008.

"Body Broken, Bread Shared"
Conference at the International Eucharistic Congress, Quebec, June 16, 2008 on the Orthodox Teaching on the Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist.

Homily of Card. Jozef Tomko at the Mass of Inauguration of the 48th International Eucharistic Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct. 13, 2004

"The Eucharist, Mystery of Communion and Mission"
Catechesis by Cardinal Peter Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana, at the 48th International Eucharistic Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct. 13, 2004

Eucharistic Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, 2004
Homilies, conferences, etc. in various languages