Communion Song

[Jan_McArthur]

I am a new Catholic convert and I firmly believe that when the priest says the words “This is my body”, the communion wafer is no longer wheat but the body, blood, soul and divinity of our lord Jesus Christ. What bothers me is that one of the communion songs we frequently sing next called “See Us, Lord, About Your Altar” seems to contradict this doctrine. In verse three it says:

“Once were seen the blood and water: Now is seen but bread and wine; Once in human form he suffered, Now his form is but a sign.”

Is there a way to interpret this verse in a way that does not contradict the doctrine of transubstantiation? Perhaps I am getting hung up on the words “**but **bread and wine” and “but a sign” which seem to me to imply that no real change has taken place.

Yours in Christ,
Jan McArthur

 

[OrthoCath]

Jan,

Drive a little farther and find another Catholic Church. Unfortunately, just like in every faith you have good Priest (Pastors) and bad Priest (Pastors). Regardless of the time period you would have lived in, this would be true. If you lived in 104 A.D. and 2004 A.D. you would still find bad Priest. Priests are human and thus sinful.

BTW, if you can’t find a good Roman Catholic Church you like, you do know that you can attend ANY Eastern Catholic Church. You may receive ALL of the sacraments in those Churches. Perhaps one of those Churches might interest you: crosslink.net/~hrycak/ch_indx-s.html

Or you might like to go to an indult Traditional Latin Mass:
web2.airmail.net/~carlsch/MaterDei/churches.htm