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Can a deacon hold up a consecrated host at the altar and say the body of Christ?
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Where on the altar does the priest store the consecrated Body of Jesus?
Consecrated Hosts are stored in a locked Tabernacle, not on the altar. The Tabernacle may be located immediately behind the main altar or on its own pedestal in the Church, non on the altar.
Why is the blessed sacrament covered during a catholic mass?
It is during the offering up in the Catholic Mass by the priest that the bread and wine are consecrated with the repeated words of Jesus Christ at the Last Supper,"This is My Body;This is My Blood" thereby making Jesus Christ present on the altar Body,Blood Soul and Divinity in the consecrated hosts and the Chalice filled with now consecrated wine which is the Blood of Christ. The "reserved Eucharist" you speak of is the consecrated species from other Masses offered by the priest. The Church always has extra consecrated host (not wine) in the Tabernacle saved for the sick and in the event there are more in attendance at the specific Mass then the priest has consecrated. Because the species in the tabernacle is already the Body and Blood of Christ and in respect to what already" is" and what is "about to be" consecrated, the Eucharist (Blessed Sacrament) is covered and held in a secure place called the Tabernacle.
Why are altars used in Catholic religion?
The altar represents the eating place of the last supper. Mass is said at the altar and the Holy Eucharist (Christ's body and blood) is consecrated there from wine and bread just as Jesus did at the last supper. He said to his apostles: "Do this in memory of me." and so it is done.
Who can administer communion?
Once the Host has been consecrated by the priest, it becomes the Body of Christ. After consecration, the Eucharist is administered by either the priest, the deacon, or trained Eucharistic Ministers.
What is a church altar?
The altar is where the priest changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.
What is permissible to place on a Roman Catholic altar?
blood of christ, body of christ, bible
What does the word Sacramento mean in English?
Sacrament. Eucharist. The consecrated Body of Christ (Corpus Christi).
Put consecrate in a sentence?
Consecrate the bread into the body of Christ.
What is a tabernacle in a church?
church is a tabernicle of spirit. just like our body, it's built to resemble human body, altar being the head, concisness, third eye, conecting us to divine. tabernicle was constructed in the same manner too.
Is the wafer at communion called a host?
Yes it is. Preferably, after it has been consecrated, it would be better to use the term Body of Christ.
At what part of the mass do you become united as the Body of Christ on Earth?
The part of the mass where the faithful become united as the Body of Christ on Earth is during the reception of Holy Communion, when the bread and wine are consecrated and transformed into the body and blood of Christ. Through this sacrament, the faithful participate in the Eucharistic meal and are spiritually nourished and united with Christ and one another.
What is a Catholic monstrance?
A monstrance is a receptacle used for holding a Consecrated Host (as Catholics be believe that when the bread [hosts] and wine are Consecrated during Mass they truly become the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ) for Adoration by the faithful.
