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Faith Q&A › Catechism › 20. The Sacrament of the Eucharist

What does the heavenly Bridegroom offer the faithful on His table?

The answer

The Bridegroom offers His body to the bride to partake of it. St. Jacob of Sarug says, “Who ever saw a bridegroom sacrificed at the marriage supper, or brides eating their betrothed? The Son of God has done a new thing in the world, which no man ever did but He alone. His Body and His Blood He has set forth at the feast before them that sit at table, that they may eat of Him, and live with Him without end. Meat and drink is our Lord at His marriage supper: blessed is He who has given us His Body and Blood, that in Him we may delight.”1510

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Notes

1510 St. Jacob of Sarug, On the Reception of the Holy Mysteries.

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volume 1, Books 1–3. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.