Monday, July 09, 2007

"Proper Sacramental Form"

What if a Catholic priest mixes up his words of “consecration” during the Mass – will the “Jesus” of Rome still turn himself into wafers and wine? This is what the Catholic Zenit News Agency July 3 article titled, “When Words Over the Host are Repeated,” tried to answer.

Recently, a priest at Mass accidentally repeated the words of consecration for the wafer, “this is my body,” over again when he held up the chalice full of wine!

According to Rome, “Jesus” did not turn himself into wine for what is called “lack of proper sacramental form.” Thus, the Mass was invalid because a “valid Mass” requires both wafers and wine to be turned into “Jesus.” (God forbid!)

(And, I suppose it must work the other way. If a priest says, “this is my blood” over the wafers, or somehow doesn’t get the words right, “Jesus” won’t turn himself into wafers, either!)

What’s a confused priest to do? The article said:

“The priest, as soon as he has realized his mistake, should then recite the proper formula (emphasis mine).”

So……the “Jesus” of Rome won’t turn himself into wafers or wine unless a formula is recited properly! Recited formulas? It sounds like something out of a Harry Potter movie.

The Mass is an abomination in the eyes of God. The real Jesus of the bible has no use for words magically and mindlessly regurgitated week by week by week by week……out of a Catholic Missal. Pray that God grants many conversions out of Rome and into faith ALONE in Christ for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.