Sermon to the Newly-Baptized

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I have a friend who reveres St. Athanasius. St. Athanasius makes some comments about the Real Presence in his Sermon to the Newly-Baptized. Specifically, “So long as the prayers and invocations have not yet been made, it is mere bread and a mere cup. But when the great and wondrous prayers have been recited, then the bread becomes the body and the cup the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. . . . When the great prayers and holy supplications are sent up, the Word descends on the bread and the cup, and it becomes His body.” However, to my friend (and to me) it is really important to be able to read these quotes in context to properly evaluate them.

Bottom Line: [Ideally] does anyone have a translated version of this entire text? We could struggle with the original Greek if that’s all anyone can find.

Thanks.