is it true that catholics believe that...?

Question

...communion waffer actually turns into the body and blood of jesus christ.

Answer 1

Yes!

At Holy Mass, by the power of God, the wine and bread become the actual body, blood, soul and divinity of the Lord Jesus.

It does not "represent" Him or "symbolize" Him. It actually IS His physical body and blood.

It is a mystery called Transubstantiation, and it is a matter of faith that binds all Catholics, and it is why Mass is so important for Catholics and why you should find them on their knees at Communion as they received God in the flesh.

"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." - John 6:53

"Take, eat, THIS IS MY BODY." - Mark 14:22

Pax Vobiscum+

Answer 2

The Christian tradition holds and the Catholic faith will always uphold that the first Eucharist was the Last Supper. At that moment Christ changed the bread that they ate and the wine that they drank into his body and blood respectively. It is fitting that it is named eucharist which means thanksgiving (Greek) for it was a sacrifice; Christ's perfect sacrifice for all of us. The institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper can be found in Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24, Luke 22:19-20 and 1 Corinthians. 11:23-26.



Before it is consecrated it is just a wafer, but after the priest re-enacts the Last Supper then it is truly the body and blood of Jesus Christ. This is also known as the Real Presence. The Church has maintained since the time of the apostles that the bread that is broken and the wine that is poured becomes the actual body and blood, not that Jesus is present with the bread and the wine, nor that they are merely a symbol. In the Eucharist Christ is truly, wholly, and substantially present. The two clearest expressions of the real Presence in Scripture is in 1 Corinthians 10:14-17 and John 6:22-69.

What three elements does the Sacramental Sacrifice include?
Catholics consider the Eucharist as thanksgiving and praise to the Father, the sacrificial memorial of Christ and his body, and the presence of Christ by the power of his word and of his Spirit..


Here is a website that explains the Eucharist.

http://www.scripturecatholic.com/the_eucharist.html

Answer 3

Yes.

At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” Then he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.”

Catholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through a miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

Catholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where God, acting through the priest, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

This is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.

By the way, the Orthodox, Lutheran and many Anglican Churches also believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1322 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt1art3.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

Yes. as in the Last Supper the bread or "waffer" is turned into the body and blood of Jesus Christ through the blessing of the priest also known as transubstanciation

Answer 5

Yes, all practicing Catholics in good faith believe that as dogma. You see, at the Last Supper, on the night He was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of His Body and Blood. He said, "This is my body. Take and eat. This is my blood. Take and drink." This He did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until He should come again, and so to entrust to His beloved spouse, The Church, a living memorial of His death and resurrection. Receiving Communion is a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal Banquet in which Christ's body & spirit is actually consumed, where our mind, body and soul is filled with grace, and we receive a pledge of future glory when He comes again.

It is known as "Holy Communion," because by this sacrament we unite ourselves to Christ, who makes us sharers in His Body and Blood to form a single body.

Answer 6

Mt 26:26, Mk 14:22, Lk 22:17, 1 Cor 10:16, 1 Cor 11:23-29, "This IS my Body" Which part of "IS" don't you understand. The concept of symbol is no where in this directive.

If God can create the universe in 7 days, does this sound impossible to you as a Bible believing Christian?

As a Catholic, I have Faith in the Word of the Lord.

Answer 7

That was the doctrine when I learned it 40 years ago. The wafer doesn't just represent the body and blood of Jesus, it really is the body and blood of Jesus, even though it still looks and tastes like a little round cracker. The name for this idea is "transubstantiation".

Answer 8

Yes, that is true. That is what we believe. There is almost an entire chapter in the gospel of John that says "If you do not eat the flesh, and drink the blood of the son of man, you will have no life in you". We Catholics take this very seriously and literally. The language used was not one of parables.

Answer 9

Yes, Catholics believe the wafer and wine physically change into the substance of the body and blood of Jesus, the doctrine of transubstantiation. That is why the priest only handles the host with his thumb and first finger.

Answer 10

Yes, it is His body and blood, under the apearance of bread and wine (taste and smell too).

We read, very simply, Mattew 26:26-30; and reflect on 1 Cor. 10:16–17, 11:23–29; and, John 6:32–71).

It is explained in
http://www.catholic.com/library/Real_Presence.asp

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library/Christ_in_the_Eucharist.asp