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“We call this food ‘eucharist,’ and none may partake of it if he believes not in the truth of our doctrine, has not received the washing for the forgiveness of sins and regeneration, and lives not according to the precepts of Christ. For we do not take this food as common bread and common drink, but just as our Savior Jesus Christ, incarnate by the power of the Word of God, took flesh and blood for our salvation, so the food consecrated by the prayer formed of the words of Christ, this food which is to nourish our blood and flesh by being assimilated, is the flesh and blood of the incarnate Jesus: such is our teaching. For the Apostles, in their memoirs called Gospels, report that Jesus gave them these instructions: “Do this in memory of me, this is My Body”; He likewise took the cup, and having given thanks He said: “This is My Blood”: and He gave it to them only."
St. Justin Martyr, First Apology c. 150 A.D.
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"Pure religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world." (James 1:27)
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