Christ Jesus, You sealed the covenant in your body and blood: Christ, have mercy. Lord Jesus, You call us into this covenant whenever we partake of the Eucharist: Lord, have mercy. Prayer of the ...

Scripture for Life: To remember Jesus in the breaking of the bread involves a promise St. Augustine described as an act of receiving what we are so that we can be what we receive, the body of Christ.

By sprinkling the Passover Blood: First, we must appreciate the fact that Jesus is reckoned in scriptures as the Passover Lamb. It is written: …For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us ...

Most Protestants insisted, contrary to John 6 (one of the few times they deny what Scripture plainly says), that the Eucharist is nothing more than bread and wine that reminds us of Jesus.

There is also one mediator between God and the human race, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself as ransom for all” (1 Tim 2:6; cf. also 1 Tim 4:10; John 11:52; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; 1 ...

My, how incurably “religious” we humans are. We’ll worship anything. It’s in our DNA. From converting popular Hollywood actors and musicians into idols, ...

Most importantly, Peter calls everyone in his audience to remember that they have all been redeemed from a futile way of life by the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, and not by any perishable thing ...

June 22, 2025, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: This Sunday’s readings call the faithful to reconsider the most holy body and blood of Christ in light of extreme ...

Same-sex marriage views in the Catholic Church are rooted in the Scriptures, teachings of Jesus Christ February 23, 2012 More than 13 years ago By Rev. Msgr. Charles Pope ...

The Catholic faith teaches that wine and a bread wafer signify the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Typically, they're consecrated by a priest at Mass. open image in gallery.