Description of the Eucharist.....

Please read this carefully.  I will share with you in a later post where  this came from. I would like for you all to read it and give it your  best shot to identify it, or at least give some clue as to where and/or  when it might have been written. SLG "No one may share the Eucharist with us unless he believes that  what we teach is true, unless he is washed in the regenerating waters  of baptism for the remission of his sins, and unless he lives in  accordance with the principles given us by Christ. We do not consume the eucharistic bread and wine as if it were  ordinary food and drink, for we have been taught that as Jesus Christ  our Savior became a man of flesh and blood by the power of the  Word of God, so also the food that our flesh and blood assimilates  for its nourishment becomes the flesh and blood of the incarnate  Jesus by the power of his own words contained in the prayer of  thanksgiving. The apostles, in their recollections, which are called gospels,  handed down to us what Jesus commanded them to do.  They tell us that he took bread, gave thanks and said: Do this  in memory of me. This is my body. In the same way he took the cup,  he gave thanks and said: This is my blood. The Lord gave this  command to them alone. Ever since then we have constantly  reminded one another of these things. The rich among us help the  poor and we are always united. For all that we receive we praise  the Creator of the universe through his Son Jesus Christ and through  the Holy Spirit. On Sunday we have a common assembly of all our members,  whether they live in the city or the outlying districts. The recollections  of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as  there is time.   When the reader has finished, the president of the  assembly speaks to us; he urges everyone to imitate the  examples of virtue we have heard in the readings. Then we  all stand up together and pray. On the conclusion of our prayer, bread and wine and  water are brought forward. The president offers prayers and  gives thanks to the best of his ability, and the people give  assent by saying, “Amen”. The eucharist is distributed, everyone present communicates, and the deacons take it to those who  are absent. The wealthy, if they wish, may make a contribution, and  they themselves decide the amount. The collection is placed in  the custody of the president, who uses it to help the orphans and  widows and all who for any reason are in distress, whether  because they are sick, in prison, or away from home. In a  word, he takes care of all who are in need. We hold our common assembly on Sunday because it is the first day of the week, the day on which God put darkness and  chaos to flight and created the world, and because on that  same day our savior Jesus Christ rose from the dead. For  he was crucified on Friday and on Sunday he appeared to his  apostles and disciples and taught them the things that we  have passed on for your consideration."