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PC Lesson 26
Baltimore Catechism # 1
Question | Answer |
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154. What is the Holy Eucharist? | The Holy Eucharist is a sacrament and a sacrifice. In the Holy Eucharist, under the appearance of bread and wine, the Lord Christ is contained, offered, and received. |
155. When did Christ institute the Holy Eucharist? | Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the night before He died. |
156. What happened at the Last Supper when our Lord said: "this is my body...this is My blood"? | When Our Lord said, "This is my body," the bread was changed into His body; and when He said, "This is My blood," the wine was changed into His blood. |
157. Did anything of the bread and wine remain after they had been changed into Our Lord's body and blood? | After the bread and wine had been changed into Our Lord's body and blood, there remained only the appearances of bread and wine. |
158. What do we mean by the appearances of bread and wine? | By the appearances of the bread and wine we mean their color, taste, weight, and shape. |
159. When did Christ give His priests the power to change bread and wine into His body and blood? | Christ gave His priests the power to change bread and wine into His body and blood when He said to the apostles at the Last Supper: "Do this in remembrance of Me." |