Introduction
Reference to the institution of the Eucharist during the Last Supper; the Eucharist as a lignum, i.e. a “tree” that will bear fruit (“Erit tanquam lignum quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum”, quote from Psalmi 1, 3).
Divisio (see above)
1) First part: Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie et dimitte nobis debita nostra (quote from Matthew 6, 11-12). Importance of “spiritual communion”, which guarantees the remission of sins (“Believe and you will have communicated”, reference to Augustine).
2) Second part: «Io son pan vivo chi son disceso del cielo. Se alcuno manzerà di questo pane, el viverà in eterno» (quote from John 6, 51-52).
3) Third part: «Tutti chi participiamo di uno pane, siamo uno corpo ed uno pane mistico» (quote from 1Corinthians 10, 17); whoever participates in the Eucharist on earth will participate in the glory and blessed life in heaven through the vision of God and the true body of Christ (reference to Augustine).
4) Fourth part: «[…] Quando Dio pioveva la manna […] el pareva una rosada, over grani de neve» (quote from Exodus 16, 13-14); the “manna” as a dew that dampens the desires of the flesh (reference to a “giosa”, i.e. a not specified biblical gloss): as water quenches fire, so celestial water quenches the fire of the flesh (for the power of celestial water, reference is made to the episode of Longinus).
5) Fifth part: firstly, the Eucharist increases charity and love for God; secondly, it increases the union of the human souls with God.
6) Sixth part: the Eucharist as an “eternal medicine” capable of healing even the dying.
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