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WojciechKosek
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The physical presence of Christ in Holy Communion is different from the physical presence of ordinary bodies. The Catholic Church has not dogmatically defined how the Jesus’ human body received in Holy Communion is related to our physical space. We only know that where the Most Holy Host is, there, i.e. in this place (or rather in a deep connection with this very place, i.e. in connection impenetrable, not known, not revealed), the Lord Jesus in his human body is physically. But the important thing is that there is no physical interaction between the body of Jesus and the bodies of our world!
Maybe it is shocking, but the Holy Host (i.e. bred after transubstantiation) is not the physical body of the Lord Jesus! Similarly, the Holy Blood (i.e. wine after transubstantiation) is not the physical blood of Jesus.
What we eat / drink is not the physical body / blood of Jesus.
We eat the so-called Eucharistic forms (species in Latin), that is (and this is shocking, but the Church so teaches) we only consume physical influences that are responsible for the taste, shape, color, smell, etc. physical characteristics of the bread (i.e. the physical characteristics of the host). To be more precise: during the act of consumption, our bodies enter into natural physical interactions with the physical properties of the host which does not exist (because transubstantiation consists in the fact that the physical host does not exist anymore! - after transubstantiation is the physical, real, substantial presence of Jesus! - simply He is here, where before there was a physical host, i.e. white non-acid bread).
We can only figuratively say that after receiving Holy Communion the blood of Jesus flows in our veins. Only figuratively, poetically… Because the truth of faith is as I wrote above: there is no physical interaction between the physical human body of Jesus and the bodies of our world. He is close, very close, He is physically with you after receiving Him in Holy Communion, but at the same time he does not physically touch you, he does not touch any element of your body.
His physical presence is not intended to change something in our body (at least this is not the main goal, although Jesus can e.g. heal someone physically after coming in the Holy Communion).
The goal of His physical presence is to make us thinking about Him, being physically with him… as if we see Him physically. His short physical presence with us is an occasion for us to focus on Him, to focus on His physical presence, and therefore to focus on His unique presence, a presence that lasts only until the complete dissolution of the Eucharistic forms (in spirituality textbooks it is assumed that this is about 15 minutes, although I do not know what is this knowledge from! I do not know any studies that would confirm this view!).
It is important to note the uniqueness of his presence! Jesus wants to be hosted after communion as Mary used to do it (cf. Luk 10:38-42): she used to sit at His feet, listen to His voice, look at Him with love… Well, well… love is the most important… Jesus’ love for me, my love for Jesus, our mutual love with Jesus…
Maybe it is shocking, but the Holy Host (i.e. bred after transubstantiation) is not the physical body of the Lord Jesus! Similarly, the Holy Blood (i.e. wine after transubstantiation) is not the physical blood of Jesus.
What we eat / drink is not the physical body / blood of Jesus.
We eat the so-called Eucharistic forms (species in Latin), that is (and this is shocking, but the Church so teaches) we only consume physical influences that are responsible for the taste, shape, color, smell, etc. physical characteristics of the bread (i.e. the physical characteristics of the host). To be more precise: during the act of consumption, our bodies enter into natural physical interactions with the physical properties of the host which does not exist (because transubstantiation consists in the fact that the physical host does not exist anymore! - after transubstantiation is the physical, real, substantial presence of Jesus! - simply He is here, where before there was a physical host, i.e. white non-acid bread).
We can only figuratively say that after receiving Holy Communion the blood of Jesus flows in our veins. Only figuratively, poetically… Because the truth of faith is as I wrote above: there is no physical interaction between the physical human body of Jesus and the bodies of our world. He is close, very close, He is physically with you after receiving Him in Holy Communion, but at the same time he does not physically touch you, he does not touch any element of your body.
His physical presence is not intended to change something in our body (at least this is not the main goal, although Jesus can e.g. heal someone physically after coming in the Holy Communion).
The goal of His physical presence is to make us thinking about Him, being physically with him… as if we see Him physically. His short physical presence with us is an occasion for us to focus on Him, to focus on His physical presence, and therefore to focus on His unique presence, a presence that lasts only until the complete dissolution of the Eucharistic forms (in spirituality textbooks it is assumed that this is about 15 minutes, although I do not know what is this knowledge from! I do not know any studies that would confirm this view!).
It is important to note the uniqueness of his presence! Jesus wants to be hosted after communion as Mary used to do it (cf. Luk 10:38-42): she used to sit at His feet, listen to His voice, look at Him with love… Well, well… love is the most important… Jesus’ love for me, my love for Jesus, our mutual love with Jesus…
