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The Eucharist gives one the "food of eternal life." The Eucharist also allows us to receive the Lord and shows us that we are committed to Him. The Eucharist also is the initiation into Christ's body and blood which was shed for us. Therefore Eucharist is a sacrament of Initiation.

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