transubstantiation
Transubstantiation
Holy Communion. It is partaking in the body and blood of Christ to confirm your belief in Jesus as your Holy savior.
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No, not exactly: Catholic belief is that at the consecration of the bread and wine at Mass, these elements become the true essence of the Body and Blood of Christ. While the physical form is unchanged, it is believed there is an essential transformation. Catholics do not believe that the bread and wine are representative, they believe they are the Body and Blood of Christ (in essence).
it is called a tabernackle, and it used in Catholic churches to hold the body and blood of Christ
The feast that celebrates the Body and Blood of Christ is called Corpus Christi. It is a Catholic feast day that honors the Eucharist as the sacrament of the body and blood of Jesus Christ. It is typically celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
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.
.Catholic AnswerThe Bread, the Body, does not symbolize anything, It IS the actual Body of Our Blessed Lord; as indeed, the wine, the Blood, IS the actual Blood of Our Blessed Lord. They do not symbolize anything, they are Jesus Christ in the Flesh.
3rd June 2009 The Solemnity (i.e. major feast) of Corpus Christi is now called the Body and Blood of Christ. It is celebrated either on the Thursday or the Sunday following Trinity Sunday. It commemorates the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The Solemnity of Christ the King is the last Sunday of the liturgical year, and is the Sunday before Advent; thus, it falls at the end of November. The feast celebrates the Catholic belief that Christ is Lord of the Universe.
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During communion, a Catholic priest will change the host and a cup of wine into the body and blood of Christ. Some churches allow both to be consumed during communion; others will strictly use the host.
Yes, Catholic tabernacles are locked in order to preserve the safety of the Eucharist inside which Catholics believe to be the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ.