Holy Eucharist Teachings by the Fathers of the Church Fathers of the Church - Origen (c. 185 - 254 A.D.)
"We give thanks to the Creator of all, and, along with thanksgiving and prayer for the blessings we have received, we also eat the bread presented to us; and this bread becomes by Prayer a Sacred Body, which sanctifies those who sincerely partake of it." (Against Celsus 8:33)
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