«Ele está no meio de nós»

: a união com Cristo na Eucaristia : uma abordagem teológica à luz da Suma de Teologia de São Tomás de Aquino

Abstract

The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist is a mystery of faith, which
Saint Thomas Aquinas sought to explain in the questions 73 to 83 of the Third Part of his Summa Theologiae. Indeed, the certainty that Jesus Christ remains with men through the mystery of Transubstantiation, in the humble appearances of bread and wine, leads Saint Thomas to teach that the union with Christ in the Sacrament is a union with Christ resurrected and ascended to Heaven. Such a union with the Real Presence of Christ involves several elements that allow for the sacramental communion to be a true spiritual communion with Jesus. Faith, charity and devotion emerge as fundamental characteristics of a sacramental and spiritual communion that consists, precisely, in the intimate union of the faithful with Christ.

Date of Award	5 Dec 2023
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	João José Marques Eleutério (Supervisor)