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Yes, this is what Catholics believe.
At the Last Supper, Jesus said, "Take this bread. It is my body." Then he said, "Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me."
Catholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through a miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
Catholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where God, acting through the priest, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
This is a great sacrament of Thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.
By the way, the Eastern Catholic, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Lutheran and many Anglican Churches also believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This is more than half of all Christians in the world.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1322 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt1art3.shtml
With love in Christ.
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∙ 8y agoYes, it is the real sacramental presence of the glorified Christ, body, blood, soul, an divinity. This is a mystery of our faith and central to it. The bread and wine remain in appearance and taste but are transubstantiated to the real presence.
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∙ 8y agoProtestants say that Jesus is only symbolically present in the Holy Communion. In other words, he is not really present, but his presence is deemed for sacramental purposes.
Catholics say Jesus is really present, because the bread and wine are actually turned into his flesh and blood, although they retain all the physical properties of bread and wine.
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∙ 8y agoNo, that statement, as such, would be considered incorrect. During the Mass, transubstantiation occurs, which is when the entire bread becomes the entire Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ - permanently, and nothing remains of the bread, but the "accidents" (the appearance, taste, etc.). The same with the wine, when transubstantiation occurs, the entire wine is replace with the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of the entire Christ, and this is permanent: even after the Mass is over, the Body and Blood of Our Blessed Lord remain. After transubstantiation, there is NOTHING remaining of the substance of the bread and wine, only the accidents (the appearance, etc.) and the entire substance is changed permanently.
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What did Berangar of Tours question the Church's teaching on?
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
What two main gifts do you present at mass as signs of us?
The Eucharistic bread and wine offered at Mass symbolize Christ's body and blood, which Catholics believe to be the ultimate gift of divine love. Through this offering, the faithful are invited to partake in the sacrificial meal and unite themselves with Christ.
What is the most important response of the Mass?
The Great Amen when the congregation asserts its belief that Jesus Christ is now present on the altar under the forms of bread and wine.
What is the part of the Mass in which gifts of bread or wine are presented to the priest?
The part in mass which you present the gifts of bread and wine is in the offertory part.
Why do people eat bread and wine at mass?
The bread and wine of the Eucharist symbolises the body and Blood of Jesus.
What thing tells you that jesus is present in church?
The light or candle over the tabernacle tells you Jesus is present. At mass, Jesus is present in the Eucharist; also in the scripture readings.
When do the bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus?
During the concecration of the Eucharist during the mass, the bread and wine becomes the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
What are the 3 ways Catholics believe Jesus is presented in the Mass?
Jesus is present in the WORD (readings and Gospel).Jesus is present in the PEOPLE.Jesus is substantially present in the EUCHARIST (Body and Blood).
Was Jesus last supper with apostles or disciples?
The last meal Jesus spent with his Apostles is called the Last Supper, consisting of only bread and wine. Jesus said a blessing, saying that the bread was the bread of life, and the wine was Jesus' blood. If you go to a Catholic mass, there will be something called a communion, where you take the blessed bread and wine and drink it.
What is the central and important steps of the mass?
The most important and central part of mass is the transubstantiation. This is when the bread and the wine become Jesus' body and blood.
Why is Eucharist most important part of the mass?
It is the Transubstantiation or Consecration of the Bread and Wine into Jesus' Body and Blood.
Why is the consecration of the bread and wine and the holy eucharist the two most important part of the mass?
because after the preacher blesses it...they say the wine is Jesus's blood and the bread is his body
