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The Moment of Grace

This Rock Volume 20, Number 2   February 2009     Reasons for Hope By Cherie Peacock   Letters   Why Fermented Grapes? By David P. Lang   The Moment of Grace   The Christian Code: Ancient Christian Symbols Speak to the Here and Now By Mike Aquilina   A Dictionary of Christian Symbols   The Sad History of the Knights Templar By Christopher Check   Military Monastics   Medieval Methods of Extraction   Further Reading   Seven Deadly Fallacies: The Illogic of Pro-Abortion Arguments By Donald DeMarco   Damascus Road Glimpses of Divine Humor By Andrew Seddon   By the Book Was Paul Anti-Catholic? By Jim Blackburn   Eyes to See Ever Changing, Ever New By Michael Schrauzer   Truth be Told Nicene Credence By Matthew E. Bunson   Quick Questions   Last Writes By Karl Keating    Subscribe    Permissions

During the consecration, a complete change of substance takes place and only the appearances of bread and wine remain. The changing of the wine takes place at the second part of the consecration, when the priest, acting in the person and at the command of Christ, utters the words he spoke at the Last Supper: "This is my blood." See:

• Matthew 26:27-28
• Mark 14:23-24
• Luke 22:17-18, 20
• 1 Corinthians 11:25
• Catechism of the Catholic Church 1375-1377