The Eucharist, or Holy Communion, is a sacrament preformed by the Roman Catholic church. During this part of the Mass, the priests will perform a special blessing over the bread and wine in the belief that they become the actual flesh and blood of Jesus, through an event called transubstantiation. The Eucharist is administered by a priest in the form of a dissolvable wafer that is placed on the tongue of the believer. According to church tradition, the effects of the Eucharist are a closer union with God and one’s neighbor, an increase of sanctifying grace, preservation from mortal sin the and remission of venial sin, the lessening of our inclinations to sin and the help to practice good works.
