Ecclesia de Eucharistia
| Ecclesia de Eucharistia Latin : The Church from the Eucharist Encyclical letter of Pope John Paul II |
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| Date | 17 April 2003 |
| Argument | The Eucharist in its relationship with the Church |
| Encyclical number | 14 of 14 of the pontificate |
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Ecclesia de Eucharistia (Latin: The Church from the Eucharist) is an encyclical by Pope John Paul II published on April 17, 2003, the purpose of which is "to rekindle this Eucharistic 'amazement' […], in continuity with the Jubilee heritage which [he has] left to the Church in the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte and its Marian crowning, Rosarium Virginis Mariae" and which he hoped "will effectively help to banish the dark clouds of unacceptable doctrine and practice, so that the Eucharist will continue to shine forth in all its radiant mystery."
John Paul II addresses the encyclical "to the bishops, priests and deacons, men and women in the consecrated life and all the lay faithful".
In the introduction John Paul II emphasises the importance of the Holy Eucharist in the Church:
He also expresses regret at the abandon of Eucharistic adoration and the stripping of its sacrificial meaning.
He ends the introduction with the expression of his intention in the publication of the encyclical:
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