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Now to answer question 8 - What does the word “THIS” refer to.
This statement by Christ, was the apostle’s commission, where He gave them, as priests of the New Covenant, the authority to do everything He had done while He was on earth, including, and most important of all, offering this new sacrifice (The Mass), so as to feed His lambs, to feed his sheep (John 21:15-17) – feed them spiritually with the Holy Eucharist. Remember that on the night of the original Passover the Jews ate the lamb to strengthen them physically for the journey they were about to undertake. In the Mass we eat The Eucharist - the Living, Resurrected, Heavenly, Glorified body of Christ - to strengthen ourselves for the spiritual journey (John 6: 51-58) to Heaven.
Only in the Catholic Church can one fulfill the requirements of John 6:51-58. Many Protestant churches have “communion services” but It should be noted, that in such a service, people receive only bread and wine (a symbol), not the real Body and Blood of Christ. No protestant minister has the ability to change bread and wine into Christ’s Body & Blood. Only a properly ordained priest or bishop who is a direct descendant of the Apostles can do that. This sacramental lineage is prefigured in the Old Testament - see 2 Chronicles 26:18 - “they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to make an offering to the Lord, but for the priests - the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to make offerings. Go out of the sanctuary; for you have done wrong, and it will bring you no honor from the Lord God.”
It should also be noted that, at Mass, the priest does not, by his own, humanly power, change the bread and wine into Christ’s Body and Blood. He is only acting as an agent for Christ. It is Christ who performs the miracle and makes the change. A good example of this is found in Peter’s actions in Acts 3:6-16
Continued in part 6
Now to answer question 8 - What does the word “THIS” refer to.
This statement by Christ, was the apostle’s commission, where He gave them, as priests of the New Covenant, the authority to do everything He had done while He was on earth, including, and most important of all, offering this new sacrifice (The Mass), so as to feed His lambs, to feed his sheep (John 21:15-17) – feed them spiritually with the Holy Eucharist. Remember that on the night of the original Passover the Jews ate the lamb to strengthen them physically for the journey they were about to undertake. In the Mass we eat The Eucharist - the Living, Resurrected, Heavenly, Glorified body of Christ - to strengthen ourselves for the spiritual journey (John 6: 51-58) to Heaven.
Only in the Catholic Church can one fulfill the requirements of John 6:51-58. Many Protestant churches have “communion services” but It should be noted, that in such a service, people receive only bread and wine (a symbol), not the real Body and Blood of Christ. No protestant minister has the ability to change bread and wine into Christ’s Body & Blood. Only a properly ordained priest or bishop who is a direct descendant of the Apostles can do that. This sacramental lineage is prefigured in the Old Testament - see 2 Chronicles 26:18 - “they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to make an offering to the Lord, but for the priests - the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to make offerings. Go out of the sanctuary; for you have done wrong, and it will bring you no honor from the Lord God.”
It should also be noted that, at Mass, the priest does not, by his own, humanly power, change the bread and wine into Christ’s Body and Blood. He is only acting as an agent for Christ. It is Christ who performs the miracle and makes the change. A good example of this is found in Peter’s actions in Acts 3:6-16
Continued in part 6
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