The Eucharist (bread and wine), after transubstantiation (see last paragraph for explanation), in the Catholic Church founded by Jesus Christ, is not a memorial or a symbol as it is in other Christian denominations, but the real body and blood of Jesus Christ who Himself stated at The Last Supper (John 6:51): "I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
In the Catholic Church, we have a program by the name of RCIA which either instructs you more about the faith and/or prepares you for Baptism and the other sacraments, including the Holy Eucharist.
About transubstantiation:
Paragraph 1376 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church(CCC) states,
The Council of Trent summarizes the Catholic faith by declaring: "Because Christ our Redeemer said that it was truly his body that he was offering under the species of bread, it has always been the conviction of the Church of God, and this holy Council now declares again, that by the consecration of the bread and wine there takes place a change of the whole substance of the bread into the substance of the body of Christ our Lord and of the whole substance of the wine into the substance of his blood. This change the holy Catholic Church has fittingly and properly called transubstantiation (CCC, 1376).
It is a re enactment of the Last Supper where Jesus gave his disciples Bread and Wine in remembrance of Him
it is a memorial meal because when catholic are at mass they are remembering how Jesus gave up his life and saved us from sin and to bring Christianity into the world.
The Eucharist is a memorial, making present and sacramentally offering Christ's sacrifice.
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a sacrifice, a sacrament, and a memorial
The Celebration of the Eucharist (properly called the Liturgy of the Eucharist or Mass of the Faithful) is celebrated during Mass; the portion of the Mass called the Liturgy of the Eucharist or Mass of the Faithful is from the Presentation of the Gifts until the Great Amen.
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it is a memorial meal because when catholic are at mass they are remembering how Jesus gave up his life and saved us from sin and to bring Christianity into the world.
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Jesus' body and blood in the form of bread and wine at Eucharist
it is what we believe
There are a few books that illustrate the roots of the Eucharist. One book is called Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist, which can be found on Amazon.
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