On Holy Thursday, we commemorated the Last Supper: when Jesus Christ established the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and the institution of the priesthood. But, do Catholics today receive exactly the same Eucharist that the Apostles did at the Last Supper, now that Jesus is risen and has a glorified body? Namely, was the body of Christ present in the Eucharist at the Last Supper the body of Jesus as He was at the Last Supper, or as He would be at the Resurrection? Is the substance of Christ’s body in the Eucharist the same before and after the Resurrection?
23 April 2025
Do We Receive the Same Eucharist the Apostles Did at the Last Supper?
With Fr Ambrose Little, OP, PhL, PhD, Assistant Director, Thomistic Institute.
On Holy Thursday, we commemorated the Last Supper: when Jesus Christ established the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and the institution of the priesthood. But, do Catholics today receive exactly the same Eucharist that the Apostles did at the Last Supper, now that Jesus is risen and has a glorified body? Namely, was the body of Christ present in the Eucharist at the Last Supper the body of Jesus as He was at the Last Supper, or as He would be at the Resurrection? Is the substance of Christ’s body in the Eucharist the same before and after the Resurrection?
On Holy Thursday, we commemorated the Last Supper: when Jesus Christ established the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and the institution of the priesthood. But, do Catholics today receive exactly the same Eucharist that the Apostles did at the Last Supper, now that Jesus is risen and has a glorified body? Namely, was the body of Christ present in the Eucharist at the Last Supper the body of Jesus as He was at the Last Supper, or as He would be at the Resurrection? Is the substance of Christ’s body in the Eucharist the same before and after the Resurrection?
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