March 6, 2012 – Catechism 1373 – 1381

“It is not man that causes the things offered to become the Body and Blood of Christ, but he who was crucified for us, Christ himself. The priest, in the role of Christ, pronounces these words, but their power and grace are God's. This is my body, he says. This word transforms the things offered.” St. John Chrysostom, prod. Jud. 1:6: PG 49, 380.

How can you call yourself a Christian and ignore the Eucharist. It is so obvious that the early Christians believed that Christ Body and Blood were truly present. I just don’t understand how you can ignore it. Many call it a man made doctrine, but that is not what you get from John 6. Some say it was only made a teaching later in Church history or after the Reformation, but this is from the year 380 and it speaks very clearly of Christ being present and becoming the Body and Blood. When do non-Catholic Christians think the understanding of Eucharist and Catholic teaching started or when man made it. The evidence shows that God wanted this, Christ came to fulfill it and open the door for it and that it is achieved by the power of the Holy Spirit. If your church is not offering the Eucharist and claiming that it is truly Christ Body and Blood, ask yourself if your are following the same church that Christ wanted or that was being developed by the Earliest Christians. They obviously believed in the Real Presence.