priest the bread and wine necessary for the celebration of Mass. Q. 930. Is it not simony, or the buying of a sacred thing, to offer the priest money for saying Mass for your ...

Most Catholics see the eucharistic prayer as centered on the consecration of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ. But the eucharistic prayer is addressed in thanks and praise to ...

Due to the global shutdown, sacramental wine and altar bread businesses have suffered as Covid-19 is preventing most indoor public celebrations of the Mass.

One Vinea survey asked 1,138 participants about the Eucharist in Pew’s language: “During Catholic Mass, the bread and wine … a. Actually become the body and blood of Jesus Christ b.

The Pew study, issued Aug. 5, showed that 69% of all self-identified Catholics said they believed the bread and wine used at Mass are not Jesus, but instead "symbols of the body and blood of Jesus ...

They found that 35 percent of Catholics answered that at the consecration, the bread and wine becomes the body and blood of Jesus, while just 8 percent said they are a symbol and nothing happens.

As for wine, it states that it “must be natural, from the fruit of the vine, pure and without corrupting, without mixing of foreign substances,” and insists that no other drinks “of any kind ...

One year ago, with the world rapidly changing around me, I stepped away from active ministry with a new calling. I dedicated one year to visiting churches, going to denominations ...

In contrast to regular wine, which might be made with extra yeast, tannin powders, and flavorings, Communion wine must be “natural, from the fruit of the grape, pure and incorrupt, not mixed ...

Bishop Robert J. Baker has instructed churches to stop using the communal chalice because of fears of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Baker also instructed that during the part of the Mass ...

Q. At Mass recently, after listening intently to the words of consecration, our 4-year-old granddaughter whispered to my wife, “Is wine really blood?” How would you answer her question?

“All Consecrated Wine must be consumed by the priest at each Mass. Consecrated Wine cannot be stored after Mass.” “The Consecrated Bread (communion hosts) should be consumed at Mass, but it ...