The parish is not principally a structure, a territory, or a building, but rather, "the family of God, a fellowship afire with a unifying spirit,"[91]' "a familial and welcoming home,"[92] the "community of the faithful."[93] Plainly and simply, the parish is founded on a theological reality because it is a Eucharistic community.[94] This means that the parish is a community-properly suited for celebrating the Eucharist, the living source for its upbuilding and the sacramental bond of its being in full communion with the whole Church.
(93) En definitiva, la parroquia está fundada sobre una realidad teológica, porque ella es una comunidad eucarística. (94) Esto significa que es una comunidad idónea para celebrar la Eucaristía, en la que se encuentran la raíz viva de su edificación y el vínculo sacramental de su existir en plena comunión con toda la Iglesia.