In this little book, the Christian symbol of broken bread is contrasted with the broken bodies of the 15 million people who die of starvation each
year, and the 500 million who suffer from acute hunger and severe malnutrition. The Lord’s Supper, or Eucharist, becomes the focus of the
solution to the problem. Broken bread is symbolic of Christ’s last meal with his disciples, and of His own broken body on the cross. In this, it has sacramental meaning. But, as Professor Grassi leads the reader through a Bible study and historical sketch of the social and political times of Jesus,
one comes to understand the breaking of bread as a literal sharing of food, a
call to feed the hungry.

The purpose of this book is to point out how a deep understanding of and
participation in the Eucharist can mobilize effective individual and community
action to start a great miracale of sharing that will lead to the end of
hunger. It shows how a meaningful celebration of the Supper of the Lord can
lead to political and social action to eliminate poverty and oppression - the
root causes of world hunger.