Lesson 1.2 — The Real Presence in the Eucharist
Transubstantiation: The Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ.
In the Most Holy Eucharist, under the species of bread and wine, Our Lord Jesus Christ is truly, really, and substantially present. Through transubstantiation at the consecration, the entire substance of bread becomes Christ’s Body, and the substance of wine becomes His Precious Blood.
Primary Magisterial Sources
Catechism Paragraphs 1322–1327
The Holy Sacrifice of the Eucharist (CCC 1322-1327)
The Holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. The oth...