Form:
"Take this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my body, which is given up for you."
"Take this, all of you, and drink of it: for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant. Which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins."
"Do this in memory of me."
Matter:
The matter of Eucharist is bread made from wheat and water, and wine made from grapes.
Roman/Western Christians do not use yeast in the bread for the Eucharist, but Eastern/Orthodox do.
Minister:
Only a priest or bishop may consecrate the bread and wine to become the Eucharist.
Deacons, priests, and bishops are the ordinary ministers of distributing Holy Communion. Lay people may be trained to be the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to assist at Mass and bring the Eucharist to the home bound.
Rite:
This sacrament occurs at every regular mass. It is a re-enactment of the Last Supper. Eucharist begins with the Lord's Prayer. Then the Priest holds up the bread, saying, "Take this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my body, which is given up for you." He then lowers the bread, which is now consecrated into the body, and picks up the chalice of wine, raising it, saying "Take this, all of you, and drink of it: for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant. Which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins." He then raises both body and blood and says, "Do this in memory of me." He turns and gives Eucharist to the ministers. They are given the Eucharist to administer to the congregation, leave the alter and begin to give it to the parishioners, saying, "The Body of Christ" or "The Blood of Christ" Once administered to all the parishoners at mass, the blessed Eucharist is combined into one chalice and taken to the tabernacle, where it is protected until the next mass where it is administered.
"Take this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my body, which is given up for you."
"Take this, all of you, and drink of it: for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant. Which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins."
"Do this in memory of me."
Matter:
The matter of Eucharist is bread made from wheat and water, and wine made from grapes.
Roman/Western Christians do not use yeast in the bread for the Eucharist, but Eastern/Orthodox do.
Minister:
Only a priest or bishop may consecrate the bread and wine to become the Eucharist.
Deacons, priests, and bishops are the ordinary ministers of distributing Holy Communion. Lay people may be trained to be the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to assist at Mass and bring the Eucharist to the home bound.
Rite:
This sacrament occurs at every regular mass. It is a re-enactment of the Last Supper. Eucharist begins with the Lord's Prayer. Then the Priest holds up the bread, saying, "Take this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my body, which is given up for you." He then lowers the bread, which is now consecrated into the body, and picks up the chalice of wine, raising it, saying "Take this, all of you, and drink of it: for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant. Which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins." He then raises both body and blood and says, "Do this in memory of me." He turns and gives Eucharist to the ministers. They are given the Eucharist to administer to the congregation, leave the alter and begin to give it to the parishioners, saying, "The Body of Christ" or "The Blood of Christ" Once administered to all the parishoners at mass, the blessed Eucharist is combined into one chalice and taken to the tabernacle, where it is protected until the next mass where it is administered.
What is Adoration?
Adoration is the practice of worshiping our Lord in the Eucharist, the body and blood of Christ, outside the context of mass. The Sacred Host is placed in a monstrance for the faithful to adore the Lord. During Adoration, we watch and wait, we sit in silence in the presence of God and open ourselves to His Graces, which come from the Eucharist. We become what God wants us to be by worshiping the Eucharist during adoration.
When is Adoration offered at Kellenberg?
Adoration is offered at Kellenberg everyday before lunch periods, once a month during XLT, on Freshman Faith Day, and Sophomore A.N.N.O.I.N.T. Day.
When is Adoration offered at your parish?
At my parish, St. Agnes, adoration is offered at any time there is not mass or a service occurring. At St. Agnes Cathedral, you are welcome to come to the church and Adore the Eucharist at any time.
What is one example of a Eucharistic Miracle that has occurred in the Church's History?
On August 15, 1996, in the parish of Santa Maria y Caballito Almagro, in Buenos Aires, a woman approached Father Alejandro Pezet after Mass and reported a Host on the candle holder in the back of the church. Following Canon Law, Father Pezet put the Host in a glass of water to dissolve, however, it turned into a bloody piece of meant. Pope Francis, at the time Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Bergoglio, had it photographed on September 6, 1996. Pope Francis opened an investigation,and on October 5, 1999, a sample of the blood was sent to Forensic Analytical, a lab in San Francisco. The results showed that the blood sample from the Host was human blood, type AB-Positive. Tissue samples were then sent to Dr. Frederick Zugibe, who discovered that the sample was “a fragment of the heart muscle found in the wall of the left ventricle close to the valves.” Church Officials compared the results to the results of a miracle that occurred in Lanciano, Italy, centuries earlier. Finding that the DNA was identical between both samples, the Church declared this as a Eucharistic Miracle
This is a picture of me on my First Holy Communion.