Life in Christ begins in the Most Blessed Sacrament

Life in Christ begins in the Most Blessed Sacrament

“ The Body of Christ;”  Words that are the Body and Blood of the Son of God; Jesus Christ living and without any end once the Transubstantiation has been accomplished through the Holy Spirit and with the anointed hands of a Catholic priest.  This is the truth as noted:  “Only validly ordained priests can preside at the Eucharist and consecrate the bread and wine so they become the Body and Blood of the LOrd.”  (CCC 1411). 

Because this bread and wine have been made Eucharist (“eucharisted,” according to an ancient expression), we call this food Eucharist, and no one may take part in it unless he believes that what we teach is true, has received baptism for the forgiveness of sins and new birth, and lives in keeping with what Christ taught.”  (St Justin).  Following CCC 1355).  This also explains why non-Catholics are not permitted to receive Holy Communion at funerals, weddings, or any Catholic Mass.  Our reception of a consecrated host indicates what St. Justin states as in the above notation.  

The Miracle of Bolsena-Orvieto appeared to a priest who doubted the doctrine of transubstantiation - that the bread and wine turn into the literal body and blood of Christ during Communion.  After he had consecrated the Eucharist, the host began bleeding onto the altar’s cloth.”   

Lanciano, Italy (8th Century, Circa 750).

There was a woman in Santarem whose husband was being unfaithful to her.  She was distressed by this and decided to enlist a sorceress for help.  The sorceress's fee was a consecrated host, so the woman went to Mass at the Church of St. Stephen.  When she received the Eucharist on her tongue,  she removed it and wrapped it in her veil to bring to the sorceress.  Before the woman had even left the Church, the host started bleeding.  Instead of returning to the sorceress, she went home and placed the host in a trunk.  During the night , light emanated from the trunk.  She repented for what she had done and confessed to her priest the next morning.  The priest retrieved the host and brought it back to the church, which is now called the Church of the Holy Miracle, where it remains to this day.

There are many incidents of similar occurrences that leave no doubt about the real presence of Christ in the consecrated hosts.  This presence cannot and will not leave these hosts.  

However, there is what we call “Sacrilege" which consists in profaning or treating unworthily the sacraments and other liturgical actions, as well as persons, things, or places consecrated to God.  Sacrilege is a grave sin specially when committed against the Eucharist , for in this sacrament the true Body of Christ is made substantially present for us.”  (CCC 2120).

Unfortunately we have in our midst Black Masses that intentionally blaspheme the Holy Eucharist.  A Black Mass is a ceremony by various Satanic groups.  It has allegedly existed for centuries in different forms, and the modern form is intentionally a sacrilegious and blasphemous parody of a Catholic Mass.  A Black Mass in the Roman Catholic Church, a requiem mass during which the celebrant wears black vestments.  The term is more commonly used, however, for blasphemous and usually obscene burlesque of the true mass performed by satanic cults.  The naked back of a woman serves as an altar, and a validly consecrated host is generally used to intensify the mockery.  The rite commonly incorporates other elements of satanic magic as philtres of abortifacients.  When we were attending retreats at a house used for retreats in North Park, Pittsburgh, we heard that a house right across the road from where we were had Black Masses going on.  Interestingly this very retreat house is where Duquesne University students in Pittsburgh were also using it for a Charismatic session when the Holy Spirit entered with wind blowing through the structure, and the charismatic movement got its start.  This occurred in 1967.  

Priests, deacons, and Eucharistic ministers always need to keep their eyes open to ensure that someone receiving the host does not put the host in their pocket.  One could be using it for evil intentions.  No doubt the consecrated hosts used for Satanic purposes were taken from the church during the communion rite.  

One last important doctrine on the Eucharist:  “Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us,”  is present in many ways to his Church:  in his word, in his Church’s prayer, “where two or three are gathered in my name,” in the poor,  the sick, and the imprisoned, in the sacraments of which he is the author, in the sacrifice of the Mass, and in the person of the minister.  But “he is present ….most especially in the Eucharistic species.”  (CCC 1373).

Ralph B. Hathaway