I Can Show You that the Eucharist is Indeed Jesus!
Catholics (as well as Orthodoxies and some Anglicans) believe that Jesus is present in the Eucharist under the appearances of bread and wine. This can be very hard to believe, and many Catholics don't. This is unfortunate, because of how beautiful a gift that it is. Our Lord, on Holy Thursday, consecrated the Holy Eucharist when He said: 'This is My body, which will be given for you. Do this in memory of me.' And He did the same with the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which will be poured out for you.' (Lk 22:19-20) I understand that this saying is sometimes taken as a metaphor. After all, Jesus said that he was a door in John 10:1. However, In John chapter 6, when Jesus says he is the Bread of Life (Jn 6:48-51), the Jews quarrel ' How can this man give us his flesh to eat?' (Jn 6:52) After reinforcing this statement, Jesus's followers leave him, saying 'This is a hard saying. Who can accept it?...