Eucharist in Heaven

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I have been pondering this for some time. I know that when we make it to Heaven we will have full communion with God. Will we be able to receive the Holy Eucharist? I also know that we can’t have a clear picture of Heaven until we get there. What, if anything, does the Church teach about this?
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18trouble said:
I have been pondering this for some time. I know that when we make it to Heaven we will have full communion with God. Will we be able to receive the Holy Eucharist? I also know that we can’t have a clear picture of Heaven until we get there. What, if anything, does the Church teach about this?
Thanks for any (name removed by moderator)ut!
R 😉
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The institutional Church and the sacraments are for this life. They are signs to direct us to the reality.

When you have the reality, the sign is no longer needed. AIUI.

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18trouble said:
I have been pondering this for some time. I know that when we make it to Heaven we will have full communion with God. Will we be able to receive the Holy Eucharist? I also know that we can’t have a clear picture of Heaven until we get there. What, if anything, does the Church teach about this?
Thanks for any (name removed by moderator)ut!
R 😉
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The person above me answered quite well, but I’ll elaborate. Let’s reflect on 1 Corinthians 13:12-13.

[BIBLEDRB]1 Corinthians 13:12
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“We see now through a glass in a dark manner…” This could be interpreted to meditate on the mystery of the Eucharist. The Eucharist is a reflection of the glory of heaven, an important sign, but a mere image of the glory to come. “Now I know in part; but then I shall know even as I am known.” For now we know Christ in part through the sacraments, but then (in heaven), we shall know and partake in Christ just as well as he knows and rests in us.

So the Eucharist is merely a sign–a foretaste–of what heaven will be like. For now, we are partaking of Holy Communion (commune, communing, communication, etc.) with God [and our neighbor]. But in heaven, we will be partaking of Holy Union (unity, unifying, unification) with God, which is beatific vision. I’m sure you know this next verse:

[BIBLEDRB]John 3:16[/BIBLEDRB]

Who is the only eternal Being? God! Who has eternal Life? God! If we are to have God’s eternal life, we are to partake of him in Union.
His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. 2 Pet 1:3-4
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18trouble said:
I have been pondering this for some time. I know that when we make it to Heaven we will have full communion with God. Will we be able to receive the Holy Eucharist? I also know that we can’t have a clear picture of Heaven until we get there. What, if anything, does the Church teach about this?
Thanks for any (name removed by moderator)ut!
R 😉
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The Church teaches us how to get to heaven. What happens once we are in heaven, that will be taught to us if and when we get there.
 
The Eucharist is confected as the “sacrificial” part of the Sacrifice of the Mass. In heaven there is no sin; there is no need to offer sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin.

“Take this, all of you, and eat of it:for this is my Body which will be*** given up for you***.”

“Take this, all of you, and drink from it: for this is the chalice of my Blood, the Blood of the new andeternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me.”
 
My thoughts on this is that Heaven will be like receiving the Eucharist but 100 times better. It will be more like we are in the Eucharist. Part of the awesomeness of the Eucharist is the grace (free and undeserved gift from God that allows us to be closer to him) it bestows upon us. In Heaven we will be very close to God.

Also, to me receive is a physical thing. We will not have bodies, so physical is out.
 
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My thoughts on this is that Heaven will be like receiving the Eucharist but 100 times better. It will be more like we are in the Eucharist. Part of the awesomeness of the Eucharist is the grace (free and undeserved gift from God that allows us to be closer to him) it bestows upon us. In Heaven we will be very close to God.
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Also, to me receive is a physical thing. We will not have bodies, so physical is out.
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After the resurrection we’ll have bodies – glorious resurrected immortal bodies.
 
dconklin said:
Also, to me receive is a physical thing. We will not have bodies, so physical is out.
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This is gnosticism. We will have physical bodies, the Creed lays it out plainly:

“I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.”
 
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