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Jesus is believed to have taken bread and given it to his disciples, telling them to eat of it, because it was his body, and to have taken a cup and given it to his disciples, telling them to drink of it because it was his blood.
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St.Justin writes the description of the Rite today.
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Latin was now the Language of the liturgy
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Law was passed to give people the right to the lay people to receive communion at least one time in a calendar year
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Pope Pius published a roman missal that thoroughly explained the ritual of the Eucharist.
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Dedication to the blessed sacrament continued to shine, although people rarely received communion until 1910, when Pope Pius X permitted children who attained the age of maturity to receive holy communion and encouraged frequent communion by all the faithful.