The Veil of the Temple: A Study of Christian Initiation

Marco Pallis

The Eucharist is food and drink unto salvation, taking this word not merely in its usual restricted sense but also in that unqualified sense that all authentic traditions give to whatever word they use to indicate the ultimate goal of man’s spiritual voyage.

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Originally published in Tomorrow, vol. 12, no. 2 (Spring 1964), later continued as
Studies in Comparative Religion. Republished here with thanks.