Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless
you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not
have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living
Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one
who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that
came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,
whoever eats this bread will live forever.” John 6:53-58
As Catholics we take this revelation by Jesus to heart. We believe that through transubstantiation, the bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus Christ at consecration. The Mass is not a memorial of the Last Supper, it's not a representation, it is truly our Savior in the flesh and blood.
Just as we need food to nourish our body, we need the Eucharist to nourish our soul. We have no eternal life without Him.
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread
that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” John 6:47-51
Jesus is the bread of life. We who believe will indeed have eternal life. If you have never read the miracle of Lanciano, read this site. http://miraclerosarymission.org/lanciano.html. It is the miracle that was performed because a priest had doubt that the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Christ. This time, it physically changed into a blood type of O negative (universal blood type) and the body was tested and it is heart tissue. It is still in it's same form today without external preservation. What more proof is needed?
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Alexandrina Maria da
Costa (1904-1955)
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Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa lived on the Eucharist alone for 13 years, receiving no other form of nourishment. To read about her fascinating devotion to suffering for our sins read http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20040425_da-costa_en.html. These mysterious and miraculous occurrences are given to us so we may see and believe.
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