with his hands.
the priest can only hands out the consecrated bread at mass.
The part in mass which you present the gifts of bread and wine is in the offertory part.
The 'breaking of the bread ' is an idiom to mean Christ's body that He sacrificed for humanity . However many theological debates interpret multiple meaning and significance to this in Eucharist,passover feast or even saving a part of God's grace in the human rituals as in a Holy Mass.
A priest is a member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. A priest can administer most of the sacraments, say mass and transform bread into His Body and wine into His Most Precious Blood.
The priest is merely a vessel for Christ. Christ transubstantiates the bread and wine at the hands of the priest.
We Catholics believe that during the Mass the bread and wine change into the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Christ after the words of consecration are said by the priest. This process is called transubstantiation.
Neither. A priest celebrates a mass.
The purpose of the Eucharist in mass is for everyone to take in Jesus. The Bread and Winebecomes the Body and Blood of Christ once the priest has blessed it.To be able to take Communion you must have had you first Holy Communion. Once you have had it you can receive Bread and Wine (The body and Blood) at Church. When you go up for Communion the priest will say "the body of Christ" and will have to answer "Amen" to receive it.
A validly ordained priest offering unleavened wheat bread and unadultered grape wine using approved prayers would be offering a valid Mass.
transubstantiation of the eucharist, or the belief that Jesus Christ becomes present in the bread when the words are said by a priest at mass
The lead Priest in a Mass is the Celebrant.
The priest gives the bread during communion