What is Consecration?

What is Consecration?

• A. The closing blessing
• B. The distribution of the Eucharist
• C. The part of the Eucharistic Prayer when, by the power of the Holy Spirit and through the words and actions of the priest, the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ
• D. The blessing of the bread and wine

Answer: (C)

Consectration is the moment during the Mass when the bread and wine are made into the Body and Blood of Christ. This happens during the Eucharistic Prayer, through the power of the Holy Spirit and through the priest’s words and actions, echoing Jesus’ words at the Last Supper. That transformation is what the term describes—the gifts truly become Jesus Christ’s Body and Blood, not just bread and wine. The closing blessing occurs at the end of Mass, the distribution is when people receive Communion, and the blessing of the bread and wine happens before they are consecrated. So, the key idea is the moment of transformation in the Eucharistic Prayer.

Consectration is the moment during the Mass when the bread and wine are made into the Body and Blood of Christ. This happens during the Eucharistic Prayer, through the power of the Holy Spirit and through the priest’s words and actions, echoing Jesus’ words at the Last Supper. That transformation is what the term describes—the gifts truly become Jesus Christ’s Body and Blood, not just bread and wine. The closing blessing occurs at the end of Mass, the distribution is when people receive Communion, and the blessing of the bread and wine happens before they are consecrated. So, the key idea is the moment of transformation in the Eucharistic Prayer.