Clarification request from AAA

[Jabronie]

In this “Ask an apologist” thread : http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=220052, Father Serpa said made this statement…

That’s because they don’t realize that the Lord’s passion transcends time. Certainly, they would agree that His passion benefited not only those who were living at the time, but also those who had lived before and those who would come later. In the Eucharist His blood is separate from His body, underscoring that fact that He died.

In signifying His passion and death, the Eucharist, therefore, transcends time as well.

When we see His body and blood on the altar under the appearance of bread and wine, we are celebrating the SAME passion and death that occurred on Calvary. We are recreating nothing.

I’d like to ask for some clarification on that statement that I put in bold print.

From my understanding of the Eucharist, the body and blood of Christ are NOT separate. Whether you receive the host or drink from the cup, you receive both body and blood, since the Eucharist is the body, blood, soul, and divinity of our Lord.

Or am I reading what he said incorrectly?

 

[baltobetsy]

Did you want amateur answers or a clarification from Fr. Serpa? Perhaps you should submit this to AAA or in a PM to Fr. Serpa.

Betsy

 

[benedictgal]

In this “Ask an apologist” thread : http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=220052, Father Serpa said made this statement…

I’d like to ask for some clarification on that statement that I put in bold print.

From my understanding of the Eucharist, the body and blood of Christ are NOT separate. Whether you receive the host or drink from the cup, you receive both body and blood, since the Eucharist is the body, blood, soul, and divinity of our Lord.

Or am I reading what he said incorrectly?

Ah, but there is one important detail that may have not been included. During the Fraction Rite, the priest places a small piece of the consecrated Host into the Chalice, thus mingling the Body and the Blood of Our Lord. My PV (parochial vicar) told us that we are witnessing the resurrection, if you will, of our Lord, as his body and blood have been reunited.

I will ask him (he’s out of town) if he can show me where this idea is. It seems right, though. He’s pretty orthodox about things and a very astute priest, so he’s not likely to have pulled this notion from out of the air.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

In this “Ask an apologist” thread : http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=220052, Father Serpa said made this statement…

I’d like to ask for some clarification on that statement that I put in bold print.

From my understanding of the Eucharist, the body and blood of Christ are NOT separate. Whether you receive the host or drink from the cup, you receive both body and blood, since the Eucharist is the body, blood, soul, and divinity of our Lord.

Or am I reading what he said incorrectly?

Fr. is absolutely correct. The Bread is Consecrated into the Body of Christ separate from the wine being Consecrated into the Blood of Christ. Signifying the Sacrifice and death of Christ, and participating in the one Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross outside of time. Christ died by the separation of his Blood from his Body. Shortly after this the Fraction and co-mingling takes place uniting the Body of Christ and His Blood. Signifying the Resurrection of Christ.

PS. No, I did not read Benedictgal’s post before posting my answer.

 

[Ron_Conte]

The consecrated wine is the Eucharist, all of Christ, body, blood, soul, and Divinity, under the appearance of wine.

The consecrated bread is the Eucharist, all of Christ, body, blood, soul, and Divinity, under the appearance of bread.

The Eucharist under the appearance of wine symbolizes the Blood.
The Eucharist under the appearance of bread symbolizes the Body.
And the separated figures of wine/blood and bread/body symbolize the separation of body and blood at His Passion and death.