This sacrament is viewed as a recreation of the Lord's Supper, and believers in transubstantiation contend that its elements become the flesh and blood of Christ.
The oldest liturgy still in use that includes this concept is the Liturgy of St. James, which uses the Syriac term Qurbana to describe it. Martin Luther argued that the Catholic interpretation of this concept had been polluted by the use of Aristotelian physics, and the papal encyclical Mysterium Fidei rejects another interpretation of this concept. Open and closed varieties of this action are practiced by various Christian denominations, with the extreme occurring when catechumens are dismissed from the church before it. This sacrament is viewed as a recreation of the Lord's Supper, and believers in transubstantiation contend that its elements become the flesh and blood of Christ. For 10 points, name this sacrament that involves the consecration of bread and wine.
The oldest liturgy still in use that includes this concept is the Liturgy of St. James, which uses the Syriac term Qurbana to describe it.
Eucharist [accept Holy Communion; accept Lord's Supper until mentioned]