Eucharist Review

What is transubstantiation?

• The term describing how Christ mingles his presence with the bread and wine

• The term describing how the substance of the bread and wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Jesus

• The process in which Jesus inserts himself into the interior of the bread and wine while preserving the exterior shell of the bread and wine

• The biological process of Subway sandwiches being digested

What does it mean to say that the Eucharist is Jesus but the accidents of bread and wine remain?

• The Eucharist is the mingling of Jesus' presence with the substance of bread and wine

• The Eucharist is Jesus, but some bread and wine remains so that the Eucharist looks and tastes like bread

• The bread and wine are there unintentionally as a container for Jesus' presence

• The bread and wine are no longer there; the Eucharist is entirely Jesus, but it retains the appearance of bread and wine

What is a Eucharistic miracle?

• When the bread and wine actually become Jesus

• When the outer shell of the bread and wine disappear to reveal true flesh and blood

• When the Eucharist is no longer a mingling of Jesus with bread and wine, but just Jesus alone

• After transubstantiation, the accidents of flesh/blood appear

Which of the following is true about the Eucharist?

• Each piece of the Eucharist contains some of Jesus

• Jesus' spirit is fully present in every piece of the Eucharist, but his body is not

• Each piece of the Eucharist (no matter how small) is Jesus, whole and entire

• Breaking the Eucharist in half divides Christ's body in half

Does the Church worship the Eucharist?

• No! Because there is still some bread/wine in the sacrament, worshipping the Eucharist would involve worshipping the inanimate objects of bread and wine

• Yes, because it is Jesus himself

• No, because it would mislead and confuse people if it seemed like Catholics were worshipping bread and wine

• Yes, because the Church worships all the sacraments

When did the Church start believing in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist?

• From the very beginning of the Church

• After the first Eucharistic miracle ever reported

• After the Eucharistic miracle of Bolsena, when St. Thomas Aquinas convinced the Pope that the Eucharist truly is Jesus

• In the 1500s after the Council of Trent

Does the Eucharist contain all the dimensions and parts of Jesus' body?

• No, because they would not be able to fit into the host or chalice

• No, because Christ is only spiritually present in the Eucharist

• Yes, even the smallest particle of the Eucharist contains the entire Jesus

• Yes, but those dimensions are divided when the bread is broken and distributed

Which of the following is true about the Eucharist?

• The Eucharist is one of the three sacraments of initiation

• The Eucharist is never mentioned in Scripture

• How much Christ is present in the Eucharist depends partly on the holiness of the priest celebrating Mass

• Only Eucharistic miracles have the physical presence of Jesus

Answer explanation

The three sacraments of initiation are: Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. They all initiate you more deeply into the life of the Church.

Which of the following is the best definition of the Church?

• The sacred institution founded by the apostles that spreads Christ's message to the world

• A holy place where you go to pray and connect with God

• The community that humanity formed so that we could be close to God

• The communion of Christ's love, which is the very purpose for God creating the universe

Which of the following is true?

• The Church believes that the Eucharist defies all logic, but we ought to have faith in it

• The teaching of the Church about the Eucharist depends on the evidence of Eucharistic miracles

• The Church believes that the Eucharist must be accepted on blind faith, for it is impossible to understand the Eucharist at all

• The Church believes that the Eucharist depends on God's power and requires faith to accept, but that it is not illogical to believe in the Eucharist

Answer explanation

The Church teaches that faith and logic can NEVER contradict each other! So believing in the Eucharist is not illogical or unreasonable. The Eucharist is extraordinary and unique, but you do NOT have to abandon logic to have faith in the Eucharist.