The document discusses Jesus inviting people to share a special meal with him, just as he did during the Last Supper. At Mass, Catholics gather as a big family around Jesus to share in the Holy Eucharist, where bread and wine are consecrated and become the body and blood of Jesus. By receiving communion, people are brought closer to Jesus and show their unity with him and each other as friends of Jesus.

1. JESUS INVITES US TO
HIS SUPPER

2. Jesus often ate with friends and sinners.
We also gather around Jesus to share a special
meal. When we go to Mass every Sunday, it is
Jesus who is inviting us to this special meal 
very much like the Last Supper that He ate with
His disciples.
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3. Today, we call this special meal the
Holy Eucharist.
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4. Just as Jesus invited His friends to eat at His
table, Jesus invites us today to be together
with Him around the altar.
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5. Jesus offers us the bread and wine that He
described as His Body and Blood.
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6. What is mass?
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special gathering around Jesus.
special occasion when the friends
of Jesus today gather as one big
family.

7. When Catholics come together at Mass, they
show their unity with Jesus and with one
another.
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8. Jesus offers His Body and Blood in Holy
Communion. People line up to receive Jesus in
the form of a small white bread called the
Sacred Host.
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9. At Mass, the bread and wine are more
than ordinary bread and wine. They
become the Body and Blood of Jesus
during the part of the Mass called the
Consecration.
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10. The priest says a special prayer over the
bread and wine that people offer during the
offertory.
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11. During the Last
Supper, Jesus gave His
apostles a special
power to change the
bread and wine into
His Body and Blood.
Through them and
through His priests
today, Jesus gives
Himself to us in the
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12. The priest gives us the
Holy Communion. He
raises the big Host and
says, “This is the Lamb
of God who takes away
the sins of the world.
Happy are those who are
called to His Supper.”
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13. The people respond,
“Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter
under my roof but only
say the word and my soul
shall be healed.”
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14. The people line up to
receive Jesus. When
we receive Jesus in the
Eucharist, He brings us
closer to Him.
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15. The Mass is a special meal around Jesus. It is
called the Eucharist. Jesus invites us to share
the bread and wine that are changed into
His Body and Blood during the Mass.
Sharing in this meal is a sign of our unity and
love as friends of Jesus.
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