This is my body.” He did something similar with a cup of wine saying, “This is my blood. ... That is, we receive the body and blood of Jesus on a spiritual level that usually, ...

Donating blood is not life-threatening, but it’s not insignificant either: a pint of blood takes the body six to eight weeks to replace. It’s just two cups—16 ounces. But it feels substantial when you ...

He said "Take my body." I've spent my whole life trying to figure why that was so important. And what I've come up with is that I am closest to the divine when I am closest to others. When I give ...

“Take, eat. This is my body, given up for you. Take, drink. This is my blood, poured out for you.” Jesus’ words at the Last Supper ought to shake us. His body is beaten down and broken, for ...

“This is my body…this is my blood. Do thisin remembrance of me.” – Jesus. In the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, Jesus tells the followers to bless, break, and take the bread.

Martin Luther stressed to Ulrich Zwingli that the “is” in “This is My body” and “This is My blood” means just that (Matt. 26:26–28).

Sunday, June 2, is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Mass readings: Exodus 24:3-8; Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16, 22-26. On this solemn feast ...