After Jesus said this, many of his followers left...

Among Christians, there’s lots of dispute about the Eucharist.

Is it just a symbol or really the Body and Blood of Christ?

When Jesus taught about the Eucharist in the Gospel of John, he used powerful words, saying his followers must “eat his body and drink his blood.”

When his followers protested, he didn’t soften his language--he ratcheted it up. He said, “My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.”

This caused many of his disciples to leave. They said it was just too hard to accept.

However, when Jesus asked his disciples whether they would leave too, Peter spoke for all Catholics then and now: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life.”

Watch this short video to learn more about this difficult teaching:

Questions:

• Why were Jesus’ words about eating his flesh and drinking his blood so difficult for his disciples to accept? Why do many people still struggle with them today?
• Why is the Eucharist the highest and most powerful sacrament?
• What value does the Eucharist have in your own life? In what ways can you more fully cherish the gift of the Eucharist?
  
  

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