“Following the example of Christ, the Church has always used bread and wine with water to celebrate the Lord’s Supper” (GIRM 319). “The words of the Savior, by which He instituted this sacrament, are the form of this sacrament; for the priest speaking in the person of Christ effects this sacrament.” From these authoritative yet […] The post Wheat, Wine, and the Word: Essentials of the Eucharist appeared first on Adoremus.