"corporeal presence (real objective presence), sometimes even with Eucharistic adoration (mainly high church Anglo-Catholics), to belief in a pneumatic presence (mainly low church Reformed Anglicans). In Anglican theology, a sacrament is an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. In the Eucharist, the outward and visible sign is that of bread and wine, while the inward and spiritual grace is that of the Body and Blood of Christ. The classic Anglican aphorism with regard to the debate on the Eucharist is the poem by John Donne (1572–1631): ""He was the Word that spake it; He took the"
"of the Holy Spirit, who has been called down upon the bread and wine. The separate consecrations of the bread (known as the host) and of the wine symbolizes the separation of Jesus' body from his blood at Calvary. However, since he has risen, the Church teaches that his body and blood are no longer actually separated. Where one is, the other must be. Therefore, although the priest (or other minister) says ""The body of Christ"" when administering the host and ""The blood of Christ"" when presenting the chalice, the communicant who receives either one receives Christ, whole and entire,"
"whereby we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof."" It thus has the effect of conveying sanctification in the individual participating in the sacrament. According to this, in the Eucharist the outward and visible sign is ""bread and wine"" and the ""thing signified"", the ""body and blood of Christ"", which are truly taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's supper. Sacraments have both ""form"" and ""matter"". ""Form"" is the verbal and physical liturgical action, while the ""matter"" refers to material objects used (bread and wine). In an Anglican Eucharist the form is contained in the"
"Corpus Christi (feast) The Feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for ""Body of Christ"") is a Catholic liturgical solemnity celebrating the real presence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in the elements of the Eucharist—known as transubstantiation. Two months earlier, the Eucharist is observed on Maundy Thursday in a sombre atmosphere leading to Good Friday. The liturgy on that day also commemorates Christ's washing of the disciples' feet, the institution of the priesthood and the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. The feast of Corpus Christi was established to create a feast focused solely on"
"blood, and seal in our hearts his grace"" (II.11). This is especially close to Calvin's own definition of a sacrament. Like the early Protestants, Jewel recognises two sacraments, baptism and the Eucharist. Baptism is a sacrament of the remission of sins, representing the Christian's being washed in Christ's blood (II.13). The Eucharist is a sacrament of the body and blood of Christ, representing the death and resurrection of Christ (II.14). It serves to remind Christians of Christ's sacrifice and thereby to nourish hope of the resurrection and of eternal life. Concerning the nature of the Eucharistic elements, the ""Apology"" is"
"the bread of Eucharist as a liturgical representation of the Christ's sacrifice. With the exception of Churches of the Armenian Rite, Orthodox Churches and Eastern Catholic Churches use leavened bread for the Eucharist. Thus, the sacramental bread symbolizes the Resurrected Christ. The ""hostia"" or sacramental bread, known as ""prosphorá"" or a πρόσφορον (""prósphoron"", ""offering"") may be made out of only four ingredients: fine (white) wheat flour, pure water, yeast, and salt. Sometimes holy water will be either sprinkled into the dough or on the kneading trough at the beginning of the process. Because leaven is symbolic of sin, the Armenian"
"Transubstantiation Transubstantiation (Latin: ""transsubstantiatio""; Greek: μετουσίωσις ""metousiosis"") is, according to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, the change of substance or essence by which the bread and wine offered in the sacrifice of the sacrament of the Eucharist during the Mass, become, in reality, the body and blood of Jesus Christ. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that in the Eucharistic offering bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ. The reaffirmation of this doctrine was expressed, using the word ""transubstantiate"", by the Fourth Council of the Lateran in 1215. It was later challenged by various"
"and several other Eastern rite churches, the Eucharist (communion) is given through intinction, whereby the Body of Christ (the host) is partially dipped in the Blood of Christ (the consecrated wine) and then placed on the tongue of the receiver. If only one of the consecrated elements is available or received; either the consecrated wine or bread, the fullness of the Body and Blood of Christ are believed to be present. The clergy will use only the consecrated bread during communion calls outside the church, but still state, ""The Body and Blood of Christ"" while administering the sacrament. Altar rails"
"the traditional order, with Confirmation administered before First Communion, is being increasingly restored. The Eucharist, also called the Blessed Sacrament, is the sacrament (the third of Christian initiation, the one that the ""Catechism of the Catholic Church"" says ""completes Christian initiation"") by which Catholics partake of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ and participate in his one sacrifice. The first of these two aspects of the sacrament is also called Holy Communion. The bread (which must be wheaten, and which is unleavened in the Latin, Armenian and Ethiopic Rites, but is leavened in most Eastern Rites) and wine (which"
"the Divine Liturgy, the Mass, and the Great Offering. The outward and visible sign in the Eucharist is bread and wine, given and received according to Christ's command. The inward and spiritual grace in the Holy Communion is the Body and Blood of Christ given to his people, and received by faith. The benefits we receive are the forgiveness of our sins, the strengthening of our union with Christ and one another, and the foretaste of the heavenly banquet which is our nourishment in eternal life. Prior to receiving the Eucharist, it is required that we should examine our lives,"
"Blessed Sacrament The Blessed Sacrament, also Most Blessed Sacrament, is a devotional name used in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, as well as in Anglicanism, Lutheranism, Methodism, and the Old Catholic Church, as well as in some of the Eastern Catholic Churches, to refer to the body and blood of Christ in the form of consecrated sacramental bread and wine at a celebration of the Eucharist. In the Byzantine Rite, the terms Holy Gifts and Divine Mysteries are used to refer to the consecrated elements. Christians in these traditions believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in"
"Reserved sacrament During the Liturgy of the Eucharist, the second part of the Mass, the elements of bread and wine are considered to have been changed into the veritable Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. The manner in which this occurs is referred to by the term transubstantiation, a theory of St. Thomas Aquinas, in the Roman Catholic Church. Members of the Orthodox, and Lutheran communions also believe that Jesus Christ is really and truly present in the bread and wine, but they believe that the way in which this occurs must forever remain a sacred mystery. In many Christian"
"Anaphora (liturgy) The Anaphora is the most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy, or the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as the body and blood of Christ. This is the usual name for this part of the Liturgy in Greek-speaking Eastern Christianity. In western Christian traditions which have a comparable rite, the Anaphora is more often called the Roman Canon in the Latin liturgy, or the Eucharistic Prayer for the three additional modern anaphoras. When the Roman Rite had a single Eucharistic Prayer (between the Council of Trent and Vatican"
"""ostensorium"" has only this meaning. In the Catholic tradition, at the moment of consecration the elements (called ""gifts"" for liturgical purposes) are transformed (literally transubstantiated) into the body and blood of Christ. Catholic doctrine holds that the elements are not only spiritually transformed, but are (substantially) transformed into the body and blood of Christ. Although the elements retain the appearance, or ""accidents,"" of bread and wine, they become the body and blood of Christ. The presence of Jesus in the Eucharist is known as the doctrine of the Corporeal Presence within the Roman Catholic tradition. Other Christians (notably in the"
"forgiveness of sins (""The Absolution to the Father""). The Elevation reminds the one of the Byzantine Rite, with the celebrant who raises the portion of the Lamb engraved with a cross (the ""ispadikon"") crying: """"The holy things for the holy ones"""". The priest makes a second consignation and puts gently the ispakidon in the chalice (the commixture), then he recites aloud a Confession of faith. The partaking of the Eucharist follows, first the Body of Christ given to the celebrants, to the deacons and to the faithful who approach the sanctuary without shoes and then the Blood of Christ in"
"gave his disciples bread, saying, ""This is my body"", and wine, saying, ""This is my blood"". There are different interpretations of the significance of the Eucharist, but ""there is more of a consensus among Christians about the meaning of the Eucharist than would appear from the confessional debates over the sacramental presence, the effects of the Eucharist, and the proper auspices under which it may be celebrated."" The phrase ""the Eucharist"" may refer not only to the rite but also to the consecrated bread (leavened or unleavened) and wine (or, in some Protestant denominations, unfermented grape juice) used in the"
"by the senses) Christ’s body and blood.. Ratramnus used the same two terms (""figura"" and ""veritas"") to describe the Eucharist as Paschasius, but used them differently. For him, ""veritas"" meant “perceptible to the senses,” so the Eucharist could not ""truly"" be Christ’s body and blood, as it – according to the senses – did not change in appearance, but remained bread and wine, nor was it literally Christ’s historical incarnate body. No condemnations were issued as a result of the debate, and neither of the two monks quoted or referred to the other in his work. On account of this,"
"and also the doctrine of real presence that Christ's body and blood are truly and fully present in the Eucharist. Both doctrines conclude the Mystical Presence of Christ, thus the essence of Eucharistic theology is maintained in either doctrine. The consecration takes place during the Canon of the Mass, incorporating both the Words of Institution as spoken by Christ at the Last Supper and the conferring of the Holy Spirit over the elements. Collectively, the bread and wine are believed to become the Body and Blood of Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. As in the Maronite Church"
"in the Trinitarian view of Christ. Mixed chalice In the Christian sacrament of the Eucharist, the mixed chalice is the admixture of emblessed water and emblessed wine. In preparing the sacrament, the priest blesses the water to represent the grace of God bestowed during baptism with water. The holy water is then mixed with red wine, which symbolises the blood of Christ, so as to represent the uniting of man-seeking-God (Baptism) and God-reaching-out-to-man (the Passion). In the same way, the Mass is a communion with the whole Christ: Jesus’s Incarnation, ministry, Passion and Resurrection. The mixed chalice also represents the"
"the Church's teaching on the Incarnation. Just as Christ is the union of the fully human and the fully divine (cf. Council of Chalcedon) so to the Eucharist is a union of Bread and Body, Wine and Blood. According to the doctrine of real presence, the substances of the body and the blood of Christ and of the bread and the wine were held to coexist together in the consecrated Host during the communion service. While Luther seemed to maintain the perpetual consecration of the elements, other Lutherans argued that any consecrated bread or wine left over would revert to"
"himself on the cross and his commission of the apostles at the Last Supper. The elements of the Eucharist, sacramental bread (leavened or unleavened) and sacramental wine (or by some grape juice), are consecrated on an altar (or a communion table) and consumed thereafter. Communicants, those who consume the elements, may speak of ""receiving the Eucharist"", as well as ""celebrating the Eucharist"". Christians generally recognize a special presence of Christ in this rite, though they differ about exactly how, where, and when Christ is present. While all agree that there is no perceptible change in the elements, Roman Catholics believe"
"Mixed chalice In the Christian sacrament of the Eucharist, the mixed chalice is the admixture of emblessed water and emblessed wine. In preparing the sacrament, the priest blesses the water to represent the grace of God bestowed during baptism with water. The holy water is then mixed with red wine, which symbolises the blood of Christ, so as to represent the uniting of man-seeking-God (Baptism) and God-reaching-out-to-man (the Passion). In the same way, the Mass is a communion with the whole Christ: Jesus’s Incarnation, ministry, Passion and Resurrection. The mixed chalice also represents the hypostatic union, God incarnate, that subsists"
"sanctuary are also several symbols of the Eucharist: wheat, grapes, wine, loaves of bread, a fish, a monstrance, a chalice and host, and a pelican. Below the dome on the pendentives are medallions of the four Evangelists. The altar is the central element in the cathedral. It is around the altar that the faithful gather to celebrate Eucharist. It is long, a number which is significant in its association with the number of the Apostles and the tribes of Israel. Above the altar hangs a golden tester. The word ""cathedral"" is derived from a Latin word, ""cathedra"", meaning ""chair"". In"
"Blood of Christ Blood of Christ in Christian theology refers to (a) the word (blood) actually shed by Jesus Christ primarily on the Cross, and the salvation which Christianity teaches was accomplished thereby; and (b) the sacramental blood present in the Eucharist or Lord's Supper, which is considered by Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran Christians to be the same blood of Christ shed on the Cross. The Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox churches, the Oriental Orthodox churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, and Lutherans, together with some Anglicans, believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The"
"the view that in the moment of consecration, the bread and wine on the altar became identical with the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Paschasius was clear that the body and blood on the altar are precisely the same natural body and blood as Christ’s incarnate body on earth. In his description of the Eucharist, Paschasius drew a distinction between figura (figure) and veritas (truth), which he understood to mean “outward appearance” and “what faith teaches” respectively. No controversy seems to have arisen as a result of Paschasius’ treatise, which he first composed likely as a teaching aid and"
"grace."" The rite is seen as a symbol of the spiritual change or event that takes place. In the Eucharist, the bread and wine are symbolic of the body and shed blood of Jesus, and in Roman Catholicism, become the ""actual"" Body of Christ and Blood of Christ through Transubstantiation. The rite of baptism is symbolic of the cleansing of the sinner by God, and, especially where baptism is by immersion, of the spiritual death and resurrection of the baptized person. Opinion differs as to the symbolic nature of the sacraments, with some Protestant denominations considering them entirely symbolic, and"
"says: ""The body of Christ"", indicating what is held to be the reality of what is given. Since the consecrated bread is believed to be the body of Christ and sacred, what remains of the host after celebration of Mass is kept in the church tabernacle. This is primarily for the purpose of taking Communion to the sick, but also to serve as a focal point for private devotion and prayer. On appropriate occasions, there may be public Eucharistic adoration. The Eastern Orthodox Church also believes that the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine become the actual body and blood"
"Corporal (liturgy) The corporal (arch. ""corporax"", from Latin ""corpus"" ""body"") is a square white linen cloth, now usually somewhat smaller than the breadth of the altar, upon which the chalice and paten, and also the ciborium containing the smaller hosts for the Communion of the laity, are placed during the celebration of the Catholic Eucharist (Mass). It may reasonably be assumed that something in the nature of a corporal has been in use since the earliest days of Christianity. Naturally it is difficult, based on the extant records from the early church, to distinguish the corporal from the altar-cloth. For"
"Rico, San Marino, Spain, parts of Switzerland, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, parts of the United States, and Venezuela. Corpus Christi (feast) The Feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for ""Body of Christ"") is a Catholic liturgical solemnity celebrating the real presence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in the elements of the Eucharist—known as transubstantiation. Two months earlier, the Eucharist is observed on Maundy Thursday in a sombre atmosphere leading to Good Friday. The liturgy on that day also commemorates Christ's washing of the disciples' feet, the institution of the priesthood and the agony"
"the Baby Jesus held on her lap. A smiling angel, wearing a crown of myrtle, offers them a bowl containing twelve ears of wheat and grapes. The child raises a hand in benediction, and Mary holds one of the ears of corn. The scene may be set in a walled garden or ""hortus conclusus"", symbolic of Mary's virginity, with a landscape of hills and a river visible through an opening in the arcade around the wall. The wheat and grapes are symbolic of the bread and wine of the Eucharist, which themselves symbolise the body and blood of the incarnate"
"prayers of thanksgiving expressing the communicants' joy at having received the holy mysteries ""for the healing of soul and body"". From the American ""Book of Common Prayer 1979"" The Holy Eucharist is the sacrament commanded by Christ for the continual remembrance of his life, death, and resurrection, until his coming again. The Eucharist, the Church's sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, is the way by which the sacrifice of Christ is made present, and in which he unites us to his one offering of himself. The Holy Eucharist is called the Lord's Supper, and Holy Communion; it is also known as"
"back to God. With his death he opened an infinite source of divine life (grace) through the seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick, Confession and the Eucharist, where Jesus Christ himself, both perfect God and perfect man, is present in person. Catholic theologians also say that the Jesus Christ in the Eucharist is another sign of contradiction. Catholics believe that during the Last Supper, when Christ said, ""This is my body,"" he was referring to the bread that he was holding, and that the bread became his Body in substance and in essence, retaining the"
"the Lamb provided by God himself as a sacrifice for the sins of the world. Before his death on the cross, Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples (the Last Supper) and offered blessings over the bread and wine respectively, saying: """"Take and eat. This is my body"""" and """"Drink from this all of you, for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, poured out for the forgiveness of sins""."" (Matthew 26:26–28 Jerusalem Bible). The next day Christ's body and blood were visibly sacrificed on the cross. Catholics believe that it is this same body, sacrificed on the"