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The reference is a most sacred reference to the Body of Christ and its real presence to believers in the Communion wafer or Host. This is one of many arguments- by the way that militates against the ordination of women. as the Priest intones- This is My Body there is an implication of a Male Body in Human form- a Woman performing these sacred rites- well, it raises some problems, Christ had the body of a Man, albeit, God-Made Man or God-Man but of Male gender. This, along with the arguments of St. Paul- a virtual (silent running! order in the church, is one of the more cogent arguments against the ordination of females. it is not someting akin to voting rights, social security, etc. -but a Biblical issue. There were no female priests in Biblical times.
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Catholic AnswerThe priest does NOT say "this is your body", he says:.
Take this, all of you, and eat of it,
for this is my Body,
which will be given up for you.
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When a man is ordained, he is made into "another Christ", there is only one priest, and that is Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. All other "priests" are only men who are loaning their bodies to Our Blessed Lord so when the priest says, "This is MY Body", it is Our Blessed Lord acting through His priest, at that instance, the entire substance of bread vanishes and is replaced by the entire substance of Our Blessed Lord's Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity; only the appearance of Bread remains. Bottom line, what He means is exactly what Our Blessed Lord meant the first time around, it is not doing it again, it is the same sacrifice of Our Blessed Lord on the Cross two thousand years ago, being presented again, just as it was at the Last Supper.
What else can I help you with?
What does it mean when the Bible says that Jesus is the High Priest?
It means that he is above all priest. He will teach us more then they will.
What does the priest say during the Liturgy of the Eucharist?
Roman Catholic AnswerWhen the priest actually gives you Holy Communion, he says, "The Body of Christ".
What does the priest represent?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe priest doesn't just represent Our Blessed Lord, he is "another Christ", he presents Our Blessed Lord to whomever he is dealing with. In the sacraments, he doesn't say "may God absolve you" he says "I absolve you"; he doesn't say "this is Christ's Body" he says "This is MY Body". When he is functioning as a priest, he IS Christ.
What do you say when the priest says body and blood of Christ just before receivied the eucharist?
Amen.
What does the priest say when he blesses the bread and wine during the Eucharist?
The priest says, "This is my body" when blessing the bread and "This is my blood" when blessing the wine during the Eucharist.
Does the priest merely pray that your sins will be forgiven?
No, the priest is an "alter Christus", "another Christ". When a man is ordained as a priest, he becomes more than the representative of Christ, Our Blessed Lord actually works through him. When the priest is consecrated the elements at Mass, he does not say, "this is Your Body", he says, "This is MY Body". He is speaking AS CHRIST. Similarly, during confession, he speaks as Christ, and says, "I forgive you your sins." We have Our Blessed Lord's guarantee that when the priest pronounces forgiveness, God is forgiving you.
Do Catholic priests have special powers?
Roman Catholic AnswerYes, by virtue of his ordination, a man becomes an "alter Christus" (i.e. another Christ). Though technically it is not the priest, himself, who has the special power, it is Christ working through him. This is why, during the Mass, the Priest says "This is my body" and through a miracle of God, the bread is entirely transformed into the Body of Christ. Notice the priest says "my body" not His body. Because the priest is "standing in" for Christ. Similarly, in the sacrament of reconciliation, the priest says, "I absolve you of your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." Which is ridiculous, no human being can absolve sins, but God can, and it is God who is working through the priest.
What is the part of the Eucharist prayer when by the power of the Holy Spirit and through the words and actions of the priest the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ?
It happens during the consecration when the priest says 'Take all of you and eat of this for this is my body' and when he says 'this is the chalice of my blood which will be shed for you and many for the forgiveness of sin."
What does the village priest mean when he says there are 2 kinds of mirrors in the cat who thought she was a dog?
the cat is gay
What does it mean when a guy says you have a 'rockin body'?
He wants to see it
When receiving communion in the Catholic Church what does it mean when the priest says humm before giving you the host?
He may be waiting you to respond with 'Amen' when he says 'The Body of Christ.' If you do not respond he may think you do not believe in the True Presence of the Lord in the Eucharist. Too many Catholics today do not really know how to receive communion.
What does it mean when someone says you love your asses-ts?
They mean they like your body and how it looks.
