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The Mass and Transubstantiation

The Roman Catholic Church teaches that at the consecration the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ, to be adored, and that the Mass makes present and offers the one sacrifice of Calvary for the living and the dead; Scripture teaches that Christ offered Himself once for all and gave His churches a supper of remembrance.

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1

Explain transubstantiation as the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) and the Council of Trent (1551) defined it

2

Describe the Catholic teaching that the Mass is a true and propitiatory sacrifice (Trent, Session 22; Catechism, §§1365–1367)

3

Explain the adoration of the consecrated host and why Rome practices it

4

Answer from Hebrews 10:10-14, Luke 22:19, and John 6:63, and show why the Lord's Supper is a memorial

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