A new Adoration Chapel was dedicated Dec. 8, the feast of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, at St. Mary Church of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Walnut Creek.
A standing-room only crowd attended a Mass celebrated by Oakland Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ. The chapel was dedicated after Communion; after Mass, there was a reception at the school and the chapel was open to visitors.
In the chapel, the Eucharist is exposed for adoration as a place of intercession with the Lord. The chapel is an extension of the Mass, the bishop said, a place where we can come in and pour out our hearts to Jesus Christ.
The crowd broke into applause when the bishop said: What makes the Catholic Church different than others? Only we believe that the bread and wine is changed at consecration into the body and blood of Christ
Is the Bishop correct? I thought at least a few Protestant denominations believe in Transubstantiation. [I am not commenting on validity of orders or other related issues].
Mike M ..you are wrong…Protestants Do Not Believe Christ is fully and really present in Blessed Sacrament
bohemond, you are incorrect, at least partially. While most Protestant churches do not believe in transubstantiation, they often believe in consubstantiation. Without getting into the weeds about the difference, while we believe that the bread and wine are forever changed, those who believe in consubstantiation believe that the change is only for the time of communion. In the Lutheran Church, for example, the consecrated hosts are set aside in a special place, until the next service when they are brought back to the altar, but they do not rest in a tabernacle. Most Protestant churches that I know about believe that communion is only a commeration.
Is Bishop Barber denying that the Orthodox Church teaches [and has always taught] the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist? That will come as a surprise to faithful Orthodox Christians!