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What are the gifts presented during Mass?
Usually the gifts are bread, wine, and the Collection.
Who hands out the holy bread at mass?
the priest can only hands out the consecrated bread at mass.
How does the priest break the bread in mass?
with his hands.
What is a priest?
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.
What happens during the offertory at mass?
Offertory is the part of a mass where the deacons pass around the collection plate to get donations for the church. Additionally, the bread and wine used in the Eucharist are brought out and laid on the altar.
What do gifts represent?
The gifts of bread and wine at Mass, represent the unleavened bread and wine used at the last supper. The gifts are offered (taken up to the altar) by two or more people at Mass (representing the entire congregation's participation in the 'sacrifice'. At the consecration, we (Catholics) believe that the bread and wine are substantially changed into the body and blood of [Jesus] the Christ. From the "Tantum ergo" (written by St. Thomas Aquinas) [Praestet fides supplementum sensuum defectui --- ] what our senses fail to fathom, we accept by faith's assent. The "cash" received during the "collection" not the ["offertory" (pre-Vat II term - or the "Presentation" post-Vatican II] is not the offering... they should not be presented at the altar
What two main gifts do you present at mass as signs of us?
As Catholics we present wine and unlevened bread (as wafers) to the priest because Jesus ate these and served them to his disciples saying when you eat this bread and drink this wine think of me for they are the body and blood of Christ.
What is the term used to describe what happens to the bread and wine durning Mass?
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.
Does the catholic priest perform a mass or hold a mass?
Neither. A priest celebrates a mass.
What is the eucharist in the mass for?
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.
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 must happen to be considered a Catholic mass?
A validly ordained priest offering unleavened wheat bread and unadultered grape wine using approved prayers would be offering a valid Mass.
