It is not really that the priest who is changing the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus, rather, it is Jesus himself who performs this miracle THROUGH the priest. Jesus can do this because He is God and is therefore all-powerful.
Before the consecration in the Catholic Mass, the bread and wine are just regular food and drink. They are not yet considered the Body and Blood of Christ. It is through the words of consecration spoken by the priest that Catholic belief holds that a transformation occurs, and the bread and wine become the Real Presence of Christ.
If you are asking this question in regards to the priesthood I would say that Jesus Christ being the first priest instituted the priesthood at the Last Supper when he uttered the words "Do this in memory of me". He was instructing His disciples to go forth into the world and repeat the consecration of the bread and wine transforming them into the Body and Blood of our Lord at every Mass.
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.
In biblical terms, red symbolizes various things such as sin, blood, sacrifice, and war. It can represent both negative aspects, like sin, and positive aspects, like the blood of Jesus shed for salvation.
This is only in Luke's Gospel. On the cross, Jesus said, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit," and died forthwith.In Mark and Matthew Jesus' last words were, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?", and in John,"It is finished," upon which he died forthwith.
well in a catholic church the eucharist is about Jesus Christ. we take the bread and wine to the priest and the priest is actually Jesus but in priest form and the priest (Jesus) converts the bread and wine into the body and blood of christ. when we take the body and blood, we are receiving the eucharist. eucharist has an H in it btw
Assuming you're talking about the Catholic or other Christian mass, He offers himself through the the body his blood, in a rite performed by the Priest.
Only if that medic happens to be an ordained Catholic priest or bishop.
Jesus was born with a body and blood.
A priest celebrating mass in the Catholic Church is significant because it is believed to be a reenactment of the Last Supper, where Jesus instituted the Eucharist. The priest acts as a mediator between God and the congregation, offering prayers and consecrating the bread and wine, which Catholics believe become the body and blood of Christ. This ritual is central to the faith and is seen as a way for believers to participate in the sacrifice of Jesus and receive spiritual nourishment.
Roman Catholic AnswerYes, under very rare and specific circumstances. If a Christian who is not a member of the Church is in danger of death and can not receive the Eucharist from their own priest and if they truly believe that the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ and if they are in a state of grace, and if they ask for it on their own volition from a priest, then it is allowed. Please note that the person asking would probably be an Orthodox or belong to some other schismatic sect. A protestant or other Christian who does not believe that the Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ would have no reason to request Holy Communion from a priest, and, would, according to St. Paul, be endangering their life.
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.
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.
Only a priest or bishop
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The Episcopal priest is able to perform all the Sacraments of the Episcopal Church with the same authority as a Catholic priest for THEIR own sacraments. But the Episcopal Church does not believe in transsubstantiation. Transsubstantiation is strictly a Catholic doctrine that states Christ is truly present, Body, Soul, Blood, and Divinity, within the Bread and Wine AS the "Body of Christ". The Episcopal Church believes that after the Words of Institution that Jesus Christ is truly present--really present--in the Bread and Wine. In the Catholic Church the bread and wine is no longer bread and wine. Look up Platonic Philosophy.
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.