Christian History: The Council Of Trent in full: Session XIII (13)



  • The Synod of Trent aims to clarify the doctrine of the Eucharist and combat heresies regarding its true nature, emphasizing the real presence of Christ in the sacrament.
  • The Eucharist is instituted as a spiritual nourishment for souls and a reminder of Christ’s love, to be received with great reverence and holiness.
  • The doctrine of transubstantiation is affirmed, declaring that bread and wine become the true body and blood of Christ during consecration.
  • Canons are established to condemn various heretical views on the Eucharist and emphasize the importance of proper preparation and reception of this sacrament by all Christians.

Session 13: CONCERNING THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST FIRST DECREE Being the third under the Sovereign Pontiff, Julius III., celebrated on the eleventh day of October, MDLI. The sacred and holy, oecumenical and general Synod of Trent,-lawfully assembled in the Holy Ghost, the same Legate, and nuncios of the Apostolic See presiding therein, although the end for which It assembled, not without the special guidance and governance of the Holy Ghost, was, that It might set forth the…

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