Catholic Doctrine: The Holy Eucharist

A brief video about the Blessed sacrament. The song is Tantum ergo sacramentum, it is one of the two songs we use during benediction. In English:
Down in adoration falling, this great sacrament we hail.
over aincient forms of worship newer rights of strenght prevail.
Faith will tell us Christ is present when our Human senses fail.
To the ever lasting Father, and the Son who made us free, and the Spirit God proceeding to them each eternally be salvation, honor blessing might and endlesss majesty.
Amen

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[johnthreesixteen316]

We return to Calvary? Nope. All you are doing is returning to a catholic building every week. It's one thing to be book smart and another to be wise.

[cheesemonkey1990]

during the Mass, time and eternity fold into one and the priest, acting for Jesus speaks his words at the last supper and the bread and wine actually become the body, blood, soul, divinity and humanity of Jesus. So since there was only one sacrifice, we are actually present at that one sacrifice which took place at Calvary. Tell me, did you read the John 6 referance yet?

[cheesemonkey1990]

@johnthreesixteen316 When the words THIS IS MY BODY are apoken, they are the same words of Jesus, and through the Priest He continues to speak those words again and again to make himself present for our spiritual nourishment.

[johnthreesixteen316]

Christ is not present in the eucharist. He died once and for all 2000 years ago.....Hebrews....."So Christ was ONCE offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. . . ."

[cheesemonkey1990]

I would strongly recommend reading John 6: 24-71 and pay special attention to what Jesus has to say in Verses 51-53 and 71 about Judas. Not believeing in the True prescence was the first crack in his discipleship. Yes, Jesus did die 2000 years ago, which is why at Mass we return to Calvary at the one sacrifice. No one in the Catholic Church has ever said anything about re killing Jesus.

[kiwichristian2009]

@cheesemonkey1990 Rome teaches that the Mass is a continual "sacrifice" of Jesus Christ, but God's word states that Jesus made the FINAL sacrifice on Calvary! This is made perfectly clear in Hebrews 10:10-12:"By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

[nweires]

Jesus Christ is truly present in the Holy Eucharist-body, blood, soul, and divinity! Read the Gospel of John chapter 6, especially verses 54-56. Many of the most essential things in life are unseen- air, heat, love, oxygen, and of course electricity in the modern world. We can't see these things but we know from their effect that they exist. It is the same with the real presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist. We know by faith and we know by feeling and seeing the effects it has in one's life.

[gespb32]

To all my Catholic brothers & sisters, try not to reason with those who believe Christianity only started with Luther, they have no knowledge of Church history or the Church Fathers.

They are blind, one of these "people" below states that the early Church "read scripture" little does he know there was no canon, it was preached by the Catholic priests & bishops who also gave him the same Bible his heroes butchered & altered, but they are ignorant of this reality, blind leaders of the blind.

[johnthreesixteen316]

@cheesemonkey1990 Hello friend. You have missed the metaphor. Oh well.

[JJJOUTLAW]

Catholics! Do not be shaken by someone telling you Christ is not present in the Holy Eucharist, it is merely the continuous work of satan to break up Jesus' Church, The Catholic Church.... Protestants, my Church was established by Jesus Christ, who established yours?

[bigboyburnsy]

@kiwichristian2009 In verse 6:52 the Jews said "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus never tried to reason with them or tried to explain to them instead he replies "Verily, verily, i say unto you, except ye EAT the flesh of the Son of man, and DRINK his blood, ye have no life in you.

Verse 55 "For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed."

this is more than just figurative speech, this is literal, straight from the mouth of our LORD.

[bigboyburnsy]

Can someone give me all the verses that back up the Holy Eucharist?

[kiwichristian2009]

@goku3882 The early church as described in the NT did the following: shared all things in common, relationships, support missionaries/ministers, teaching & preaching, praying, worshiping, reading of scripture, evangelism, fostering spiritual gifts. No where does the NT dictate fancy buildings, robes, repetitive prayer, a priesthood, Mary worship, sectarianism, or any order of service, etc.. all these are MAN-MADE traditions ADDED ON.