[ichabod1]

Nowhere in scripture does it say that grace is imparted through the Eucharist as is taught by the Church.

Gotcha. We don't teach grace is imparted solely from the Eucharist. We wish all people could eat and drink worthily. If you cannot we ask that you refrain. It's that simple. It is desirable, it SHOULD be the most desirable thing in the world. But your state of grace determines whether you can eat and drink it worthily, not the other way around.

[HarleyD]

Gotcha. We don't teach grace is imparted solely from the Eucharist.

I assume you mean that the Eucharist is not the as the "only" method of imparting grace. That is true. If memory serves me correctly there are seven sacraments, the Eucharist being one of them. But the Church teaches that grace is imparted through the Eucharist (as one method).

CHAPTER II. That the Sacrifice of the Mass is propitiatory both for the living and the dead.

And forasmuch as, in this divine sacrifice which is celebrated in the mass, that same Christ is contained and immolated in an unbloody manner, who once offered Himself in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross; the holy Synod teaches, that this sacrifice is truly propritiatory and that by means thereof this is effected, that we obtain mercy, and find grace in seasonable aid, if we draw nigh unto God, contrite and penitent, with a sincere heart and upright faith, with fear and reverence. For the Lord, appeased by the oblation thereof, and granting the [Page 155] grace and gift of penitence, forgives even heinous crimes and sins. - Council of Trent, 23rd Session

According to the Council of Trent we find mercy and grace through the mass. This may seem like a technical difference to most Protestants today but please observe closely what Trent states; the mass is our propritiation, not the finished work of Christ. Consequently, Christ has to continuously die as a propritiation of our sins. This is contrary to scripture that teaches Christ died ONCE for all as our propritiation. We are justified not by taking communion over and over but by the blood of Christ that has already been shed.