leichnams

Updated: July 4, 2025

Luther in the Sermon von dem hochwürdigen Sacrament des heiligen wahren Leichnams Christi , still accepts the phrase as meaning the participation in the Sacrament, and through it the participation in "the spiritual possessions of Christ and His saints." In our treatise, it is taken as the definition of "the holy Catholic Church," in the sense of a communion with the saints.

Martin Luther - Works of Martin Luther: With Introductions and Notes (Volume I)