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This is the attitude we bring to the Mass. We give ourselves to the Father through
the sacrifice of Jesus, and then the Father gives himself to us through the Eucharist.

 Consecration

The Bread & Wine become the
Body, Blood, Soul & Divinity
of Christ - The Eucharist. The
moment when the priest says:
“Take this all of you and eat of
it, for this is my body.” At this
moment the bread is entirely

changed to the body of Christ
and the wine is entirely
transformed into the blood of
Christ.

No matter what we think or
believe, the bread and wine,
after the words of consecration,
are gone. Jesus Christ is truly
present – body, blood, soul and
divinity. This is why the

Catholic Church teaches that
by the consecration of the
bread, there takes place a change of the whole substance of the bread and the whole
substance of the wine to become the body and blood of our Lord and we will be in
the physical presence of Jesus Christ.

 Holy Communion

We receive the Eucharist and are united physically & spiritually with Christ and his
divine life is poured into our souls in the measure we are open to receive it. It is
strength for the journey; above all, strength to love unconditionally and sacrificially.
If we cooperate with this grace by doing our best to grow in virtue, then over time,
the perfect love of his sacred heart gradually transforms our hearts and we are given
the capacity to love others with His perfect love. Our hearts are enlarged and
ability to love increases. We are conformed to Christ.

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