The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist (Aquinas 101)

Is Jesus really present in the Eucharist? How? And what exactly is transubstantiation? In this episode of Aquinas 101: The Sacraments, join Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., a Dominican friar from the Province of St. Joseph, as he explains how Jesus is really present in the Eucharist through transubstantiation.

The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist? (Aquinas 101) - Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

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[roisinpatriciagaffney]

It's a blessing to hear bedrock Catholic teaching. Thank you, Father Legge.
Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom, pray for us.

[jimastley]

Through my own Eucharistic miracle I was blessed to know our Holy Communion we receive in our Catholic mass truely is Jesus and not a symbol....After weeks of being distressed during mass with this question of how do you really know I brought Holy Communion home to my elderly 94 year old Mom in a church approved pix container....My Mom was making her rosaries ( about a 100, 000 to date ) as I got home from Sunday evening mass . I said Mom I have communion for you. When I reached for the Eucharist from my pix container O was started to see that there was a pure white dove out stretched and as if inlayed on my Holy Eucharist host. Incredible !! My Mom acted no different when I gave her the comminion host. The next day I called the church where I got the Holy Eucharist host from and the priest said our communion hosts have no white doves on them. they are all the same; a plain wheat colored communion host....The next day I googled white dove and Holy Spirit and immediately Luke 3:22 came up. That bible verse is about the baptism of Jesus and states: And the spirit of God came down upon him in the shape of a dove and a voice from heaven said this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased....Well that hit me like a ton of bricks cause I instantly knew God had answered the distressing questions I was having with mysrlf during mass I that I mentioned earlier ...The dove came down upon Jesus in the bible verse, there was a white dove on my Holy Communion host...Yes! God just miraculously told me the Holy Communion host we receive in our Catholic mass has been transfored by the priest to be the ACTUAL body of Jesus !!! Yes this really happened to me about four and a half years ago !! Yeah and obviously no more of those distressing questions come to me during mass anymore....Yes, Jesus Christ TRUELY is present through our Ctholic priests in the Holy Commumion we receive during mass...So please be truely ready for Holy Communion by going to Confession often. Jim

[brianw.]

Amazing. I go to Mass for the Eucharist and Confession.

God Bless.

[superapex]

All I can say is: WOW, that was AMAZING...welcome to the wonderful world of Catholic metaphysics!

[TeaHeart]

This is why I became Catholic. everything else is secondary. politics, parish customs, liturgy, saints and angels. all is secondary to Christ Our Lord. Praise be to God.

[trumpwon]

I still don’t understand it but I believe it is Jesus’s body. I have faith 😊🙏🏻💛

[richardhildreth]

I grew up in a Protestant home. I remember asking my parents why Catholics believe the bread and wine are the body and blood of Christ and "we" don't even though the Bible says they are. My parents said that it was just a Catholic thing, and "we" don't believe that. Always found that argument a little weak. Probably why I'm a Catholic now.

[taylorthatwriter]

I am trying to explain the Eucharist to my sister who is a Protestant Evangelical (of the Charismatic sort). When I said that Jesus was really, truly present, body, blood, soul, and divinity, she gave me this really confused face. When I told her that it was the substance of Christ's body, she was almost offended. To her, Jesus is always present. And I said, "Yes, Jesus is always made present by the Holy Spirit, but Jesus' body is present in a special way that is different from him being made present by the Holy Spirit in the day to day." To be sure, the teaching that Jesus is really and truly present body, blood, soul, and divinity... it is a hard teaching. But man, is it absolutely beautiful when you begin to understand it.

[PInkW]

“At the last supper
Jesus held his body in his hands”
St Augustine

[supunfernando]

I was stuck at understanding the manner of Christ's presence in the Eucharist, and today I clarified my doubts... Also now only I understood about concomitance.. thank you Fr Legge and Aquinas 101 team... Excellent... May God bless you all ❤❤❤

[donaldmyers]

If Jesus says he is there in the bread, he is!

[SacredReason]

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30)

[christ_mark]

Well explained, really spot on! I'm going to share this not just to my friends, but also to my family to understand Our Lord's presence in the Eucharist. God bless you all

[nelditaroseong]

Thank you sl much FR.DOMINIC for your clear explanation....God bless....

[anthonypetrozzelli]

I have been blessed to have dreams and visions of the Holy Eucharist. I have dreamt that I was praying before the Blessed Sacrament, and I heard a voice, " Arrise, you are not praying to a wafer of bread, but the Lord. I looked up, and I saw Our Lord Jesus Christ emanating from the Eucharist. The Eucharist was in his sacred heart. I also dreamt and had visions during the consecration of the host, of seeing the face of Jesus inprinted in the Eucharist. Now, I can still see his face when the priest elevates the host and declares, "This is my body." Jesus is present in the Eucharist!

[ignatiusTH]

Very interesting. When I was in mass on Sunday the priest was talking about the Eucharist. I never thought about it fully. and I don't think I have ever got as good of an explanation as this.

[lucasvarela]

Indeed what’s in your heart matters to the upmost degree when having a relationship with our Father.

[Patrick_]

This was a very good explanation of substance and accidents.

[billmartin]

Fantastic video! I’ll be using this in my RCIA classes!!!

[christianasunbabaara]

Thank you so much for this clear explanation. God bless you