Baltimore Catechism No. 2 (of 4) by Anonymous
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and under the form of wine?
A. Jesus Christ is whole and entire both under the form of bread and under the form of wine. 244. Q. Did anything remain of the bread and wine after their substance had been changed into the substance of the body and blood of our Lord? A. After the substance of the bread and wine had been changed into the substance of the body and blood of our Lord there remained only the appearances of bread and wine. 245. Q. What do you mean by the appearances of bread and wine? A. By the appearances of bread and wine I mean the figure, the color, the taste, and whatever appears to the senses. 246. Q. What is this change of the bread and wine into the body and blood of our Lord called? A. This change of the bread and wine into the body and blood of our Lord is called Transubstantiation. 247. Q. How was the substance of the bread and wine changed into the substance of the body and blood of Christ? A. The substance of the bread and wine was changed into the substance of the body and blood of Christ by His almighty power. 248. Q. Does this change of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ continue to be made in the Church? A. This change of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ continues to be made in the Church by Jesus Christ through the ministry of His priests. |
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