Unità documentaria 0262 - Ricordo della S. Comunione Pasquale

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The sepia-coloured image depicts Jesus Christ during the Last Supper with His beloved disciple, St John, resting on His shoulder. it representes the moment the Holy Eucharist was instituted. It is a memento of the Paschal Communion at the Church of the Sacred Heart belonging to the Franciscan Capuchin Friars in Milan, Italy. The Paschal Communion is an obbligation to all Catholics to receive Holy Communion during the Easter period, i.e. between Easter Sunday and Pentecost. In the middle pages, one finds two prayers and at the bottom, spread out on both pages, an Act of Adoration and Thanksgiving. The back page depicts Jesus Christ as the Shepherd.

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