Can one touch the body of Jesus Christ in itself by touching the accidents of bread and wine?
No; because the accidents are not accidents of our Lord's body but of bread and wine only (LXXV. 4-8).
Do these eucharistic accidents always remain in the state of eucharistic accidents after the consecration of the bread and wine?
No; for immediately after the communion when they are consumed they begin to alter and pass into another state. They can also alter and become corrupt through atmospheric conditions when they are left for too long a time (LXXVII. 4).
What happens when the eucharistic accidents of bread and wine cease to be accidents of the bread and wine which were consecrated?
Immediately the body and the blood of our Lord ceases to be present (LXXVI. 6, Obj. 3).
It is then only by reason of the consecration of the bread and wine and of the permanency of the accidents that Jesus Christ is present eucharistically?
Yes (LXXVI. 6, Obj. 3).
How does the consecration of the bread and wine come about?
By the pronunciation, given the proper conditions, of the following words : -- For the bread: "This is My Body." For the wine:" This is the chalice of My Blood, of the New and Eternal Testament, mystery of faith, Which for you and for many was shed unto the remission of sins.
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