Eucharistie als Quelle für den karitativen Einsatz der Kirche

Abstract

Eucharist as a source for the charitable work of the Church  How can the charitable work of the Church be saved from secularization and suppressing references to God? How can we give these activities their rightful meaning? How to regain the Christian identity of the ecclesiastical Caritas? The liturgical constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium of the Second Vatican Council designates the Eucharist as the source and culmination of Christian life and the center of life for the whole Church (No. 10). Because of this, and in order not to lose the Christian character of the church's commitment to charity, but rather to let it emerge even more, it seems important to return to this source of Christian life. Even more; it is about rediscovering the connections between the Eucharist and the charitable service of the Church. This sets the goal of the considerations. The reflection consists of three stages: firstly will be presented the importance of the Eucharist for the ecclesial community (1); then  the Eucharist as a place of revelation of Christ's love (2); and as a mission for the realization of the commandment „love thy neighbor” (3). Keyword: Eucharist, Church community, the charitable work, the mission of the Church