I still can't get a decent answer. Please explain the ritual of communion to me. How does it help a soul?

Answer 1

You repetitiously consume crackers and grape juice.

Answer 2

Okay, I am not a Catholic but I can explain things from a biblical perspective. The ritual of communion is based on the last supper that Jesus shared with his disciples the night before he died on the cross. Jesus shared bread with the disciples, explaining that the bread was a symbol of his body [on the cross] (Mark 14:22) and then shared a cup of wine saying that it was his blood that was poured out for many [on the cross again] (Mark 14:23). Then Jesus said "Do this in remembrance of me" (Luke 22:19).

So that is the biblical basis for sharing bread and drinking wine from a cup - to remember that Jesus died on the cross for us. It helps us to do this so that we are reminded of the great sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
It is something that Jesus told us to do but it is not what saves us - only God's grace saves us - the fact that Jesus has died for our sins.
Most churches break bread and share the wine - not just catholics. Some use white bread, some unleavened and some wafers but it really doesn't matter because it is all about remembering what God has done for us.

I hope that answers your question.

Answer 3

Well to get the best results join a Catholic Church.
Its like saying I accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior be it's in a ritual form, it means you have learned about god and that you will uphold the law of god. Truly a great day in a Catholics life, I remember mine it was great and when I walk out of church I knew I was responsible for my actions. Truly you should join a Catholic Church and it's communion ritual is not a secret society thing it's bring you from youth to man & woman hood. I tell you its better than any other Christian experience, that you get from off the wall churches as for as youth learning. The Catholic way of life is the best way for youths and if you can afford to attend there schools so much the better.

Answer 4

The ritual services of communion are essentially the same. In Christianity this is true, although the ritual is expressed differently between Catholics and Protestants. Catholics believe that the elements of bread and wine are charged into the actual body and blood of Christ, while maintaining their physical appearances of bread and wine, during the mystical act of transubstantiation during the celebration of the Mass; so when the priest and people partake of Communion they believe they actually receive or consume Christ's body and blood. Protestants, however, do not believe in transubstantiation, but believe that the bread and wine, or grape juice that they partake of is only a resemblance of Christ's body and blood. However, both Catholics and Protestants believe that they are commemorating the communion service that is described in the Bible. (Matthew 26:26-28)

According to scripture Christ changed bread into his body and wine into his blood for the remission of the sins of the world, and told his disciples to eat and drink. When they did they thought their sins were forgiven also. Their authority to renew the act came from Christ's words, "This is my body which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me." (Luke 22:19) Also, many Christians believe that when receiving communion they become more Christ like and better people, is the hope for a continuance of spiritual existence after death. Whether the individual seeks to repeat the birth, death, and rebirth cycle during which there is a return to God, or wishes to spend eternity with God, the desire for spiritual existence after death.

Answer 5

Communion was practiced by jews during the passover in remembrance of their deliverance from Egypt. Before Jesus Christ was crusified he shared the bread with his desciples and in symbolic of his death he said "drink, this is my blood and eat this is my flesh" The practice has been carried on since then and as religion grew christians started to give it their own interpretations. Paul did mention that we take communion in remembrance of Jesus Christ who gave his life for us. It helps as remembrance and it should be treated as holy.

Answer 6

Communion is a ceremony in remembrance of Jesus Christ's sacrifice for our sins on the cross. You eat the bread as a representation of His body and you drink the wine (or grape juice) as a representation of his blood. Communion isn't something you do to look religious in front of others but to remember the Lord's sacrifice for you, in setting you free of your sins (if you've repented, asked for forgiveness of your sins and given your life to him). It's something between you and God - it's simply you saying thanx to Jesus for taking your sins as burdens on his shoulders so that God could see you pure in his eyes. God sees your heart when you do this ceremony. It can be just eating food or it can be a connection of your soul to God's as you remember and thank him for his love for you. If you truly thank God for his sacrifice for you, you won't just be taking part in this ceremony but you will be in relationship with him - talking and listening to him, reading his word, living life with him...That is what helps your soul - living for God. Striving to live in his perfect will for your life. Resting in his love.

I hope this has been helpful m8. Got any more questions - e-mail me :) [e-mail]

Answer 7

To remember what Jesus did for us on the Cross.
The bread represents his body (The old testament) to remind us his body was broken and the beating he took for us.(We are healed by his stripes). The cup represents his blood (The new testament or new confident) The blood he spilled to give us a new life, we no longer sacrifice animals for God because Jesus gave himself as a sacrifice for us.
Always clear your heart and do this to remember what Jesus did for us it is to be taken very seriously.

Answer 8

We call it the Holy Sacrifice of the mass. From your question it seems to me that you know very little of the mass. Here is the teaching of the Catholic Church on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. I am sure it will be a decent answer to your question.

IN BRIEF

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Jesus said: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; . . . he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and . . . abides in me, and I in him" (Jn 6:51, 54, 56).

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The Eucharist is the heart and the summit of the Church's life, for in it Christ associates his Church and all her members with his sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving offered once for all on the cross to his Father; by this sacrifice he pours out the graces of salvation on his Body which is the Church.

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The Eucharistic celebration always includes: the proclamation of the Word of God; thanksgiving to God the Father for all his benefits, above all the gift of his Son; the consecration of bread and wine; and participation in the liturgical banquet by receiving the Lord's body and blood. These elements constitute one single act of worship.

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The Eucharist is the memorial of Christ's Passover, that is, of the work of salvation accomplished by the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, a work made present by the liturgical action.

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It is Christ himself, the eternal high priest of the New Covenant who, acting through the ministry of the priests, offers the Eucharistic sacrifice. And it is the same Christ, really present under the species of bread and wine, who is the offering of the Eucharistic sacrifice.

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Only validly ordained priests can preside at the Eucharist and consecrate the bread and the wine so that they become the Body and Blood of the Lord.

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The essential signs of the Eucharistic sacrament are wheat bread and grape wine, on which the blessing of the Holy Spirit is invoked and the priest pronounces the words of consecration spoken by Jesus during the Last Supper: "This is my body which will be given up for you. . . . This is the cup of my blood. . . ."

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By the consecration the transubstantiation of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ is brought about. Under the consecrated species of bread and wine Christ himself, living and glorious, is present in a true, real, and substantial manner: his Body and his Blood, with his soul and his divinity (cf. Council of Trent: DS 1640; 1651).

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As sacrifice, the Eucharist is also offered in reparation for the sins of the living and the dead and to obtain spiritual or temporal benefits from God.

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Anyone who desires to receive Christ in Eucharistic communion must be in the state of grace. Anyone aware of having sinned mortally must not receive communion without having received absolution in the sacrament of penance.

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Communion with the Body and Blood of Christ increases the communicant's union with the Lord, forgives his venial sins, and preserves him from grave sins. Since receiving this sacrament strengthens the bonds of charity between the communicant and Christ, it also reinforces the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ.

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The Church warmly recommends that the faithful receive Holy Communion when they participate in the celebration of the Eucharist; she obliges them to do so at least once a year.

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Because Christ himself is present in the sacrament of the altar, he is to be honored with the worship of adoration. "To visit the Blessed Sacrament is . . . a proof of gratitude, an expression of love, and a duty of adoration toward Christ our Lord" (Paul VI, MF 66).

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Having passed from this world to the Father, Christ gives us in the Eucharist the pledge of glory with him. Participation in the Holy Sacrifice identifies us with his Heart, sustains our strength along the pilgrimage of this life, makes us long for eternal life, and unites us even now to the Church in heaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints.

Peace and every blessing

Answer 9

Holy Communion is a ritual or a sacrament. We call it receiving the Holy Eucharist. The Holy Eucharist is the Body of Christ. On the night He was betrayed, on the last supper which happened on Holy Thrusday, the day before Good Friday, Jesus took some bread, He gave it to His twelve apostles and said "Take this all of you and eat it. This is My Body, Which will be given up for you." So in every mass, the priest, does exactly what Jesus did on Holy Thursday. The priest transforms the bread to the Body and Blood of Christ. The Bread becomes the real Body of Christ. It is the Food of our souls. God is the Food of our souls. Jesus did not want to leave us alone. He wanted to leave us a sacrament - a sign of His true Presence. He decided to give us His own Flesh and Blood in holy Communion. In holy communion, we receive Jesus in the form of Bread. It looks like bread, tastes like bread but it isn't bread it is God's Body and Blood. God then gives us His Body. We receive His life. His graces, His sanctifying grace. Jesus transforms us into Himself. We become more and more like Jesus. Jesus gives us the power to love others as He loves us. Jesus gives us His strength to overcome our problems. He gives us His light to see the truth. He gives us His love to love our brothers and sisters and everybody. He gives us His peace to erraticate hatred or jealousy, etc. He gives us the power to overcome temptations. He gives us the power to fight evil in the world. He gives us the words and wisdom to touch the hearts of our brothers and sisters. He gives us the words to help people in their problems. Holy communion gives us the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit. We receive knowledge, wisdom, piety, fear of the Lord, fortitude, understanding, etc. We receive the 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit. We receive Joy, Peace, love, charity, chastity, modesty, fortitude, goodness, benignity, etc. Jesus gives us the graces we ask for in the manner that we prepare to receive them. If we prepare ourselves well, we receive more graces. We become more eloquent in sharing our faith and in helping others learn about the Word of God. We must receive communion in a state of grace. We must free ourselves of all mortal sins. We first have to ask God for pardon for our sins. The Holy Eucharist forgives our venial sins. Our mortal sins have to be forgiven in the sacrament of reconciliation. Holy Communion helps us to become better children of God. It helps us come closer to God because of the intimacy we have with Him. Jesus transforms us into Himself. We become more Christlike in our actions, words, thoughts, attitudes. We receive fortitude to do the will of God even if it is hard. We receive light to understand God's will and God's ways or God's Word more fully. The Eucharist is the sacrament par excellence. It is the most excellent of all the sacraments because we receive the Source of all graces - God Himself. I can go on and on but maybe this might be enough for the moment. There is more about the Eucharist in other websites. Also watch EWTN on cable TV. Thanks for asking. God bless you and keep you safe and happy always.

Answer 10

>>How does it help a soul?<<

"The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, 'How can this man give us his flesh to eat?' So Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me.'" - John 6:52-57

Answer 11

..eat my body, drink my blood do this in remembrance of me.
when done in the right way, it has power to heal the body and bring deliverance. that is why repentance has to be done before communion