Eucharist in the Catholic Church Eucharist in the Catholic Church The Eucharist in the Catholic Church is celebrated as "the source and summit" of the Christian life. The Eucharist is consecrated daily (except on Good Friday, when consecration takes place on Maundy Thursday, but is distributed during the Mass of the Presanctified) during the celebration of Mass, the eucharistic liturgy. The term "Eucharist" is also used for the bread and wine when transubstantiated (their substance having been changed), according to Catholic teaching, into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. "At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Saviour instituted the Eucharistic
Christian ethics the Ten Commandments often figure prominently in Christian ethics. "The Prophets ground their appeals for right conduct in God's demand for righteousness." On the other hand, "It is not... true to say that for the OT writers righteousness is "defined" by what God does; i.e., an act is not made righteous by the fact that God does it. Also noted as ethical guidelines adhered to by Old Testament figures is "maintenance of the "family"", "safeguarding of the family "property"", and "maintenance of the community". Much of Christian ethics derives from Biblical scripture and Christians have always considered the Bible profitable