The last one was written by JP II in Titled Ecclesia d Eucharistia…It is my favorite encyclical. It is brief around 30 pages and simple to understand.I’m curious how many Papal Encyclicals are there on the Eucharist?
I did a google search and can only come up with the more recent ones. I’d like to know what Popes wrote Encyclicals on the Eucharist. Thanks.
Thanks!Here’s the list I know of; not all are encyclicals, though:
- Encyclical [Mirae Caritatis (http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/l...f_l-xiii_enc_28051902_mirae-caritatis_en.html) MS Word, 72 K, 8pp] (On the Holy Eucharist) - Pope Leo XIII (1902)
- Encyclical [Mediator Dei (http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/p...ts/hf_p-xii_enc_20111947_mediator-dei_en.html) (On the Sacred Liturgy) MS Word, 232 K, 31pp] - Pope Pius XII (1947)
- Encyclical [Mysterium Fidei (http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/p...uments/hf_p-vi_enc_03091965_mysterium_en.html) MS Word, 100 K, 12pp] (On the Holy Eucharist) - Pope Paul VI (1965)
- Letter [Dominicae Cenae (http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/j...hf_jp-ii_let_24021980_dominicae-cenae_en.html) MS Word, 147 K, 14pp] (On the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist) - Pope John Paul II (1980)
- Joint Statement [On The Mystery of the Church and the Eucharist in the Light of the Mystery of the Holy Trinity (http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/p...cs/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_19820706_munich_en.html) (with the Orthodox Church) MS Word, 60 K, 6pp] - Secretariat for Christian Unity (1982)
- Encyclical [Ecclesia de Eucharistia (http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/s...-ii_enc_20030417_ecclesia_eucharistia_en.html) MS Word, 250 K, 20pp] (On the Eucharist in its Relationship to the Church) - Pope John Paul II (2003)
- Document [The Eucharist and the Priest (http://wf-f.org/Eucharist-and-the-Priest.html) MS Word, 47 K, 4pp] (A commentary on [Ecclesia de Eucharistia (http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/s...-ii_enc_20030417_ecclesia_eucharistia_en.html)) - Congregation for the Clergy (2003)
- Apostolic Letter [Mane nobiscum Domine (http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/j...-ii_apl_20041008_mane-nobiscum-domine_en.html) MS Word, 77 K, 8pp] (On the Year of the Eucharist) - Pope John Paul II (2004)
- Apostolic Exhortation [Sacramentum Caritatis (http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/b...vi_exh_20070222_sacramentum-caritatis_en.html) MS Word, 303 K, 39pp] (On the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of the Church’s Life and Mission) - Pope Benedict XVI (2007)
These documents are available in MS Word format on my blog. You can find other documents there too. I also recommend gcatholic.com/ which is a resource I use for finding Catholic Magisterial documents.
The Council of Trent had a couple sessions (particularly session 13) on the Eucharist. That is quite definitive. (pun intended)Are there any older ones that you know of? Even from previous Councils. Thanks.
This has encyclicals all the way back to the year 1227. Which ones relate to the Eucharist you’ll have to find for yourself as I don’t speak latin.Thanks!
Are there any older ones that you know of? Even from previous Councils. Thanks.