In previous columns, I have shown how certain truths of the faith in the New Testament were prefigured and foreshadowed in the Old Testament. Here, I will focus on the Eucharist. There are a ...

The view in Constantinople was the bread for the eucharist must be sourdough. But in Rome, an unleavened wafer had been used for longer than anyone could remember and the Vatican argued unleavened ...

Hope comes and is fulfilled in Christ,’ the Southwark, England, shepherd reminds the faithful in new YouTube reflection.

A. The Holy Eucharist is the Sacrament which contains the body and blood, soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ under the appearances of bread and wine. Q. 871. What do we mean when we say ...

For within the overall structure of the Mass it is during the eucharistic prayer that the bread and wine presented in the offertory are transformed into the body and blood of Christ. While the ...

We know that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist at each and every single ... Crowds gather around that altar and adore what looks like bread. Doing so might appear to be irrational to ...

Every other sacrament is linked to the Eucharist. During the service of Mass, prayers are said and Catholics confess their sins. They are given bread by the priest and wine from a shared cup.

After considering the different denominational views of sacraments, this presentation focuses on the Anglican significance and symbolism of the bread, wine, music and words in a Eucharist service.

He did not see the bread and wine as sacrifices, nor the Body and Blood of Christ at the hands of a sacrificing priest. Some Catholics regard Eucharistic Prayer II as unsuitable for regular Sunday ...

Herein lies the challenge: Church teaching holds that for bread to be valid matter for the Eucharist, it must “contain enough gluten to affect the confection of bread” but there is no strict ...