如果單是聖名,他其實不必改,因為在洗禮和堅振聖事,都可加上一個聖名。初領聖體加聖名卻很少這樣做。如,出生領洗時 Wesley 領洗聖名是 John, 他就是 Wesley John。 堅振時若他要 Peter, 就變成 Wesley John Peter。他自可以讓別人只稱他為 Peter。

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耶穌在最後晚餐時,成聖聖體後清楚說明:你們要這樣做來紀念我。這「紀念「一詞,並不是要我們憶起往事的那種紀念,而是猶太人逾越節的那種 “anamnesis”的紀念,是永遠現在式的。最後晚餐是以猶太逾越節來慶祝,因為這是逾越節的完滿。在猶太人逾越節,他們不說我們憶記以往天主從埃及救了我們的祖先,而是說天主(現在)救了我們與祖先;他們是說明以往的事正在現在同樣拯救着我們。

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We have to receive Holy Communion (physically) because Jesus commanded us to receive. “Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you have no life in you” (John 6:53). And at the Last Supper, he said “Take and eat, for this is my Body… take and drink, this cup is my blood”, and added, “Do this to remember me.” Clearly, we must partake of His Body and Blood in the Holy Communion as often as possible.

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