La presenza reale di Cristo nei sacramenti

Abstract

Although the term «real presence» is spontaneously associated to the eucharist, Sacrosanctum Concilium 7 speaks of the manifold presence of Christ in the liturgy, saying that He «is present with his virtue in the sacraments». Starting from here, the article returns to the real presence «par excellence» (the Eucharistic one) and focuses on some recent interpretations of the theme. This reflection therefore offers the elements to highlight both the aspects that make unique the presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and the aspects that join this presence with that one rediscovered in the other sacraments. Similar to what is stated for the Eucharist, the memory/presence of Easter, that the other sacraments bring about, is not the «product» of the believers’ faith, but a possibility offered to them objectively.