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What is it called when the bread turns into the Body of Christ?
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∙ 12y ago
It is called, Eucharist.
Roman Catholic AnswerTransubstantiation is the complete change of the substance of bread and wine into the substance of Christ' Body and Blood by a validly ordained priest during the consecration at Mass.Wiki User
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What type of bread is used at holy communion?
it is called the host, it is the body of jesus christ it is given out when you do your communion. you take the bread when you had your communion.
Who celebrate transubstantion?
Transubstantiation is a belief held by the Catholic Church. Catholics believe that during the Eucharist, the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. This belief is celebrated during the Mass by Catholics around the world.
What do the Christian bread and wine glass mean?
In the christian faith it is the symbol of Jesus Christ. Jesus says "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty." He also uses it as a symbol of his body during the last supper.
What is the definition of The Body of Christ?
The Body of Christ is a term used mostly by the Catholic faith so I believe. It applies to the partaking of the sacrament. The Catholics believe that the bread and water in some miraculous way turn into the body and blood of Christ. While other faiths understand that the bread and water are only symbolic of His sacrifice.
Why do catholic think bread and wine is symbolic?
Catholics believe in transubstantiation, that the bread and wine in the Eucharist is not symbolic but Christ's REAL PRESENCE-the body and blood of Christ.
This represents Christ's body in the communion?
The bread that has been blessed, represents Christ's body. The wine, that has also been blessed, represents his blood.
What is the plate with the body of Christ called?
The Body of Christ Porcelain Plate?
What do you do at a Catholic Communion?
You go to receive the Eucharist, which was originally ordinary bread but is now (after the consecration) the body of Christ. We receive this and are then united with Christ through this. It still looks and taste like bread, yet it is the Body of Jesus.
What is the Holy Bread used for?
The consuming of bread when it is used in a church setting is done to symbolically represent the body of Christ.
What kind of bread do we use at the Catholic Mass?
Catholics use unleavened bread. This becomes the Body of Christ after the consecration.
What other names does the catholic church call the holy bread?
Unleavened bread.
What is the church united together in Christ called?
The true church is called the "body of Christ". Christ is the Head and the church is the body.
