At every Mass, the events of our salvation are made present to us on the altar in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, and we are invited take part in this memorial of our salvation.
The Church is an enduring sign of salvation and is the very instrument of our salvation.
Jesus taught us that He is the Bread of Life and that we must eat His Body and drink His Blood in order to have eternal life.
The narrative of the Last Supper and the Institution of the Eucharist help us to understand the source and summit of our Catholic Faith, the Blessed Sacrament.
The effect of this Sacrament is reconciliation with God and the Church.
Because Jesus rose from the dead, we have been saved from sin and death, and it is now possible for us to be forgiven of our sin and to enter into Heaven one day.
Just as the food we eat becomes a part of us to nourish us and give us life and health, so too does the Eucharist make us a part of Christ and give us spiritual life.
Transubstantiation is the theological term used to describe the miraculous change of the gifts of bread and wine into Jesus’ Body and Blood.
This month’s Teaching the Faith with Current Events explores what the Church proclaims about her most precious Sacrament, why the Eucharist should be preeminent in our lives and in our devotions, how we can truly participate in Christ’s Sacrifice at Mass, and what it means to carry our Faith out into the world with gratitude and joy.
