Transubstantiation is the theological term used to describe the miraculous change of the gifts of bread and wine into Jesus’ Body and Blood.
The Eucharist fulfills our Lord’s promise to give us Himself, the Bread of Life.
The members of the Church are the Body of Christ.
The Eucharist is the “source and summit of the Christian life.”
In the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, we receive an outpouring of God’s grace to strengthen us to face suffering and sickness and even death that results from Original Sin.
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.
We must be prepared to receive Holy Communion at Mass and to better understand the mystery of Christ’s presence to us in the Eucharist.
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.
The Mass is a re-presentation of Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross.
Jesus fulfills the ancient rites and sacrifices of the Old Testament.
The matter, form, minister, recipient, effects, and symbols of the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
The scriptural basis, matter, form, minister, and effects of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
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.
Jesus gave His life on the Cross and rose from the dead on the third day so that we could be forgiven of our sins.
We must be prepared to receive Holy Communion at Mass and to better understand the mystery of Christ’s presence to us in the Eucharist.
