Intercommunion
glossary_termParticipation or sharing in the reception of the Eucharist or Holy Communion by Christians who are not fully united to or in full communion with the Catholic Church
Catechism Passages
Passages ranked by relevance to Intercommunion, from most closely related outward.
§1398
CHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
The Eucharist and the unity of Christians. Before the greatness of this mystery St. Augustine exclaims, "O sacrament of devotion! O sign of unity! O bond of charity!" 234 The more painful the experience of the divisions in the Church which break the common participation in the table of the Lord, the more urgent are our prayers to the Lord that the time of complete unity among all who believe in him may return.